School of Teaching ESL
School of Teaching ESL
School of Teaching ESL
 
General Information for Online Classes
   

Prerequisite or co-requisite for all online classes is EPDES 930.

Students who are registering for more than two online classes in a given quarter must have prior approval from the Director.

Currently, these twelve classes are offered online: EPDES 930, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 945, and 946. Coming Fall Quarter 2008 - EPDES2 960. Students who study in the online format typically complete the twelve-credit certificate in two to four quarters. Online students are required to be working with a group of ESOL students while enrolled in an online class. Online classes may not be taken for graduate status credit.

ADMISSIONS
Students must meet regular S-TESL admissions requirements.

CREDITS
All classes taken through the School of Teaching ESL carry credits (900 level) from Seattle University College of Education. Seattle University is accredited by the Northwest Association for Colleges and Universities. The College of Education is additionally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

At the end of a quarter, you will receive a grade report from Seattle University by mail. When you have received your grade report, you can then order your transcript from Seattle University.
Related Online Links
 
Seattle University
    TEXTBOOKS
The School of Teaching ESL bookstore stocks textbooks for all classes. For online courses, you may purchase books from other sources and receive them in time to begin the course. Required texts are announced with each class and are available through our Amazon.com fulfilled bookstore If Amazon.com does not carry a title another website, email, or telephone number will be given. If you are outside the US, it is especially important that you order your textbooks with plenty of lead-time. If you plan to purchase online textbooks from S-TESL please call in advance to confirm textbook availability; however, S-TESL does not mail books.

INTERNET PLATFORM PROVIDER
The platform provider is Embanet Corporation at http://moodle.embanet.com/STESL/ When you pay your tuition to S-TESL, you will also pay a quarterly Embanet Fee of $45. S-TESL will then register you with Embanet, and send you a login and password on the start date of the quarter. At that time, you can login and access the course.

HELP WITH THE INTERNET PLATFORM
All help with the technical (internet delivery) side of the course is provided by Embanet. You can call 416-494-6622 ext. 1, or you can send an email to support@embanet.com. For the Embanet student manual for online support click here. You can print this out to have as a reference.

Using the credits earned for online classes taken through S-TESL and Seattle University
 
  • You can earn a 12-credit Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages for completion of four accredited Seattle University classes (all offered online) with a 3.0 grade point average. EPDES 930 is a requirement.
  • You can earn a 24-credit Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages for completion of 8 accredited Seattle University classes with a 3.0 grade point average (all offered online). EPDES 940 is a requirement.
  • You can earn an Endorsement in ESL onto a Washington State Teaching Credential. This is a Seattle University endorsement program. Click here to view Endorsement information.
  • You can combine on-ground and online classes through the School of Teaching ESL and Seattle University for all of the above. Work closely with the Director of S-TESL, Bernice Ege-Zavala bezavala@seattleu.edu, when you are planning your course of study.
  • The Seattle University credits earned online cannot apply to Seattle University master's programs. If you are interested in taking TESOL classes that will apply to the masters programs (Master in TESOL, Master in Adult Education, Master in Teaching, Master in Curriculum and Instruction) you must take on-ground classes at S-TESL.