Teaching English Learners | ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ /profession/teaching-english Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½University-Icon-FullColor-32x32.png Teaching English Learners | ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ /profession/teaching-english 32 32 Kim Gonzalez /faculty/kim-gonzalez Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:55:05 +0000 /?post_type=faculty&p=13061 Biography Kim Gonzalez is adjunct faculty in the School of Education. She received her master’s degree in applied linguistics from San Diego State University. She has taught for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ for over 20 years, first as TESOL program faculty and then CTEL faculty from 2010 to the present. Kim Gonzalez was the director for the Teaching […]

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]]> Bilingual Authorization /teaching-english/bilingual Sat, 04 Dec 2021 02:58:55 +0000 /program/bilingual Bilingual Authorization Overview Are you a teacher interested in using your bilingual language abilities to teach dual-language students? If you’re proficient in Spanish or Mandarin and you want to teach in a dual language immersion environment or bilingual classroom, this program provides you with the authorization needed to provide instruction to English learners. The bilingual […]

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]]> What Is a TESOL Certification? /blog/what-tesol-certification Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:50:38 +0000 /blog/what-tesol-certification With populations growing in number — and becoming increasingly diverse and globally connected — it’s not uncommon to meet someone who’s not a native English speaker. People from non-English-speaking countries who migrate to the United States for work often bring family members – including children who attend schools and are given labels like English Language […]

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]]> How to Get a TESOL Certification: 5 Easy Steps /blog/how-get-tesol-certification-5-easy-steps Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:21:24 +0000 /blog/how-get-tesol-certification-5-easy-steps Schools and organizations commonly have English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors who teach English to students whose primary language is not English. These teachers know the students’ cultural and language backgrounds, understand how language is learned, and have the skills and tools necessary to help them become proficient in English. But there are teaching […]

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]]> Certificate in California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL), Leading to CLAD Certificate /teaching-english/ctelclad Wed, 29 May 2019 23:17:00 +0000 /program/ctelclad CTEL and CLAD Certification Overview If you are looking to earn your cross-cultural language and academic development certification, this online CLAD and CTEL certification program can provide you with the education you need for a successful career as an English teacher. Diversity and multiculturalism are at the core of our CTEL teaching credential programs which […]

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]]> Study Tips to Prepare for the CTEL Exam /blog/study-tips-prepare-ctel-exam Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:45:58 +0000 /blog/study-tips-prepare-ctel-exam The California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) exam was developed as a method to test the competency of teachers in the skills and knowledge required to teach English learners1. The CTEL exam consists of three subtests: Language and Language Development (CTEL 1): covers your knowledge of the structure of the English language and the importance of English […]

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]]> Why there is a Rising Global Demand of English Teachers /blog/there-world-wide-demand-tesol-teachers Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:13:55 +0000 /blog/there-world-wide-demand-tesol-teachers As of 2017, 1.75 Billion people speak English worldwide—and that number has grown since then and is expected to continue to grow well into the next decade. 1.75 Billion. Almost a quarter of the global population already, and more are being added to that total every day, which is expected to finally exceed 2 Billion […]

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]]> CTEL – 10 Tips for Teaching a Foreign Language /blog/ctel-10-tips-teaching-foreign-language Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:19:09 +0000 /blog/ctel-10-tips-teaching-foreign-language Anyone at any age can learn a foreign language. For children, learning a language different from their own is more natural because they rely on the deep motor area of their brain more than adults. This area of the brain makes learning a new language much easier for children because it absorbs information quickly and […]

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]]> TESOL: Helping Students Find Their Voice /blog/tesol-helping-students-find-their-voice Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:11:23 +0000 /blog/tesol-helping-students-find-their-voice With our current political climate, with the ripples of insecurity and uncertainty being felt throughout our immigrant communities, and in honor of Cesar Chavez day—let us recognize the role that education plays in our societal push for equality. English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers have a critical […]

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]]> Top 5 Resources for the TESOL Student /blog/top-5-resources-tesol-student Thu, 15 Feb 2018 03:52:05 +0000 /blog/top-5-resources-tesol-student As a TESOL teacher, you can make your impact through enabling students to communicate, express and advocate for themselves. TESOL teachers give the gift of voice, and online resources complement classroom learning, so here are our 5 favorite resources for TESOL learners. 1. Lanternfish TESOL learners of all ages will enjoy Lanternfish, which offers vocabulary […]

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