GENERAL STANDARDS

Domain 1: Language and Linguistics

Code Descriptor Approaches Meets Exceeds
TESOL.1  DOMAIN 1: LANGUAGE - Candidates know, LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
understand, and use the major concepts, theories, and LING 511 TPOVs Internship
research related to the nature and acquisition of LING 518
language to construct learning environments that Readings
support ESOL students' language and literacy
development and content area achievement.
TESOL.1.a  STANDARD 1A DESCRIBING LANGUAGE - LING 512 LING 640
Candidates demonstrate understanding of language as a LING 613 Internship
system and demonstrate a high level of competence in TPOVs
helping ESOL students acquire and use English in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing for social and
academic purposes.
TESOL.1.a.1  Apply knowledge of phonology (the sound system) to LING 611 LING 611 LING 640
help ESOL students develop oral, reading, and writing Reading Internship
(including spelling) skills in English.
TESOL.1.a.2  Apply knowledge of morphology (the structure of LING 611 LING 640
words) to assist ESOL students' development of oral Reading Internship
and literacy skills in English.
TESOL.1.a.3  Apply knowledge of syntax (phrase and sentence LING 613 LING 613 LING 640
structure) to assist ESOL students in developing written TPOVs Internship
and spoken English.
TESOL.1.a.4  Apply understanding of semantics (word/sentence LING 613 LING 640
meaning) to assist ESOL students in acquiring and Internship
productively using a wide range of vocabulary in
English.
TESOL.1.a.5  Apply knowledge of pragmatics (the effect of context LING 613 LING 518 LING 640
on language) to help ESOL students communicate LING 518 LING 613 Internship
effectively and use English appropriately for a variety
of purposes in spoken and written language, and in
formal and informal settings.
TESOL.1.a.6  Demonstrate ability to help ESOL students develop LING 512 LING 518 LING 640
social and academic language skills in English. LING 518 Internship
LING 613
TESOL.1.a.7  Demonstrate ability to help ESOL students acquire a LING 518 LING 613 LING 640
range of genres, rhetorical and discourse structures, and Internship
writing conventions in English.
TESOL.1.a.8  Demonstrate understanding of the nature and value of LING 511 LING 611 LING 640
World Englishes and dialect variation, and build on the Readings Internship
language that ESOL students bring in order to extend
their linguistic repertoire.
TESOL.1.a.9  Locate and use linguistic resources to learn about the LING 514 LING 611 LING 640
structure of English and of students' home languages. LING 613 Internship
TESOL.1.a.10  Demonstrate proficiency in English and serve as a good LING 518 LING 640
language model for ESOL students. Internship
TESOL.1.b  STANDARD 1B LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
DEVELOPMENT - Candidates understand and apply LING 513 TPOV Internship
concepts, theories, research, and practice to facilitate
the acquisition of a primary and a new language in and
out of classroom settings.
TESOL.1.b.1  Provide rich exposure to English. LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
TPOV Internship
TESOL.1.b.2  Provide comprehensible input and scaffolding. LING 613 LING 640
LING 514 Internship
LING 518
TESOL.1.b.3  Provide opportunities for meaningful interaction. LING 513 LING 516 LING 640
LING 512 Observatio Internship
n Reports
TESOL.1.b.4  Create a secure, positive, and motivating learning LING 512 LING 640 LING 640
environment. LING 518 LING 513 Internship
TESOL.1.b.5  Understand and apply current theories and research in LING 512 LING 518 LING 640
language and literacy development. Reading LING 514 Internship
LING 613
TESOL.1.b.6  Recognize and build on the processes and stages of LING 514 LING 640
English language and literacy development. LING 613 Internship
TESOL.1.b.7  Recognize the importance of ESOL students' home LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
languages and language varieties and build on these Readings TPOV Internship
skills as a foundation for learning English. LING 513 LING 611
TESOL.1.b.8  Understand and apply knowledge of socio-cultural and LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
political variables to facilitate the process of learning LING 513 Internship
English.
TESOL.1.b.9  Understand and apply knowledge of the role of LING 512 LING 511 LING 640
individual learner variables in the process of learning Readings Written Internship
English. LING 511 Response
TESOL.1.b.10  Provide appropriate instruction and feedback. LING 514 LING 613 LING 640
Internship
TESOL.1.b.11  Help ESOL students to communicate in socially and LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
culturally appropriate ways. Reading Research Internship
LING 513
Reading
TESOL.1.b.12  Help ESOL students develop academic language LING 613 LING 640
proficiency. Research Internship
TESOL.1.b.13  Help ESOL students develop effective language LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
learning strategies. Reading Research Internship

Domain 2: Socio-cultural

Code Descriptor Approaches Meets Exceeds

TESOL.2  DOMAIN 2: CULTURE - Candidates know, understand, LING 512 LING 640
and use the major concepts, theories, and research related Research Internship
to the nature and structure of culture to construct learning LING 513
environments that support ESOL students' language and Research
literacy development and content area achievement.
TESOL.2.a  STANDARD 2A NATURE AND ROLE OF CULTURE - LING 512 LING 513 LING 640
Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, Reading TPOV & Internship
principles, theories, and research related to the nature and LING 511 ARR
role of culture in language development and academic LING 611
achievement that support individual students' learning.
TESOL.2.a.1  Understand and apply knowledge about cultural values LING 511 LING 624 LING 640
and beliefs in the context of teaching and learning ESL. LING 512 TPOV Internship
LING 513
TESOL.2.a.2  Understand and apply knowledge about the effects of LING 512 LING 513 LING 640
racism, stereotyping, and discrimination to ESL teaching Reading TPOV Internship
and learning.
TESOL.2.a.3  Understand and apply knowledge about home/school LING 512
communication to enhance ESL teaching and build Reading
partnerships with ESOL families. LING 513
Reading
LING 518
Lecture
TESOL.2.a.4  Understand and apply concepts about the interrelationship Ling 518 LING 513 LING 640
between language and culture. Reading ARR Internship
TESOL.2.b  STANDARD 2B CULTURAL GROUPS AND Ling 512 LING 640
IDENTITY - Candidates know, understand, and use Ling 513 Internship
 knowledge of how cultural groups and students' cultural
identities affect language learning and school
achievement.
TESOL.2.b.1  Use a range of resources, including the Internet, to learn LING 514 LING 640
about world cultures and cultures of students in their LING 513 Internship
classrooms and apply that learning to instruction. Reading
TESOL.2.b.2  Understand and apply knowledge about how an LING 513 LING 511 LING 640
individual's cultural identity affects their ESL learning Written Internship
and how levels of cultural identity will vary widely Response
among students.
TESOL.2.b.3  Understand and apply knowledge about cultural conflicts LING 513 LING 516 LING 640
and home-area events that can have an impact on ESOL Observation Internship
students' learning. Reports
TESOL.2.b.4  Understand and apply knowledge about the impact of LING 513 LING 512
students' socioeconomic status, race, religion, class, Readings TPOV
national origin, disability, and gender on learning and
teaching ESL.

Domain 3: Instruction
 
Code Descriptor Approaches Meets Exceeds
TESOL.3  DOMAIN 3: PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND LING 518 LING 613 LING 640
MANAGING INSTRUCTION - Candidates know, LING 514 ARR & Internship
understand, and are able to use standards based practices LING 512 TPOV
and strategies related to planning, implementing and
management of ESL and content instruction, including
classroom organization, teaching strategies for developing
and integrating language skills, and choosing and
adapting classroom resources.
TESOL.3.a  STANDARD 3A PLANNING FOR STANDARDS- LING 613 LING 640
BASED ESL AND CONTENT INSTRUCTION - LING 518 Internship
Candidates know, understand, and apply concepts, LING 514
research, and best practices to plan classroom instruction TPOVs
in a supportive learning environment for ESOL students.
Candidates serve as effective English language models, as
they plan the classroom for multilevel classrooms with
learners from diverse backgrounds using standards-based
ESL and content curriculum.
TESOL.3.a.1  Plan standards-based ESL and content instruction. LING 613 LING 640
LING 518 Internship
LING 514
TPOVs
TESOL.3.a.2  Create environments that promote standards-based LING 613 LING 640
language learning in supportive, accepting classrooms and LING 518 Internship
schools. LING 514
TPOVs
TESOL.3.a.3  Plan students' learning experiences based on assessment LING 613 LING 640
of language proficiency and prior knowledge. ARR Internship
LING 518
TPOVs
LING 514
TPOV
TESOL.3.a.4  Provide for particular needs of students with limited LING 518 LING 640
formal schooling (LFS) in their L1. LING 513 Internship
LING 512
Readings
LING 514
Readings
TESOL.3.b  STANDARD 3B MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING LING 513 LING 613 LING 640
STANDARDS-BASED ESL AND CONTENT Readings TPOV & Internship
 INSTRUCTION - Candidates know, manage, and ARR
implement a variety of standards-based teaching strategies
and techniques for developing and integrating English
listening, speaking, reading and writing and accessing the
core curriculum. Candidates support ESOL students in
accessing the core curriculum as they learn language and
academic content together.
TESOL.3.b.1  Organize learning around standards-based subject matter LING LING 640
and language learning objectives. 518,514, Internship
613 TPOV
& ARR
TESOL.3.b.2  Incorporate activities, tasks, and assignments that develop LING 613 LING 640
authentic uses of language, as students learn about LING 514 Internship
content-area material. TPOV
TESOL.3.b.3  Provide activities and materials that integrate listening, LING 613, LING 640
speaking, reading, and writing. 514, 518 Internship
TPOV &
ARR
TESOL.3.b.4  Develop students' listening skills for a variety of LING 640
academic and social purposes. Internship
TESOL.3.b.5  Develop students' speaking skills for a variety of LING 613 LING 640
academic and social purposes. TPOV Internship
LING 514
ARR
TESOL.3.b.6  Provide standards-based instruction that builds upon LING 613 LING 640
students' oral English to support LING 514 Internship
LING 518
TESOL.3.b.7  Provide standards-based reading instruction adapted to LING 623 LING 640
ESOL learners. TPOV Internship
TESOL.3.b.8  Provide standards-based writing instruction adapted to LING 613 LING 640
ESOL learners. Develop students' writing through a range ARR Internship
of activities, from sentence formation to expository
writing.
TESOL.3.c  STANDARD 3C USING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY LING 518 LING 514 LING 640
IN ESL AND CONTENT INSTRUCTION - Candidates Reading TPOV & Internship
are familiar with a wide range of standards based ARR
materials, resources, and technologies and choose, adapt,
and use them in effective ESL and content teaching.
TESOL.3.c.1  Select, adapt, and use culturally responsive, age LING 613, LING 640
appropriate, and linguistically accessible materials. 514, 518 Internship
TPOV &
ARR
TESOL.3.c.2  Select materials and other resources that are appropriate LING 613, LING 640
to students' developing language and content area 514, 518 Internship
abilities, including appropriate use of L1. TPOV &
ARR
TESOL.3.c.3  Employ an appropriate variety of materials for language LING 613 LING 613, LING 640
learning, including books, visual aids, props, and realia. Offerings 514 TPOV Internship
TESOL.3.c.4  Use appropriate technological resources to enhance LING 613 LING 640
language and content-area instruction for ESOL students LING 614 Internship
(e.g., Web, software, computers, and related devices).
TESOL.3.c.5  Use software and Internet resources effectively in ESL LING 518 LING 514 LING 640
and content instruction. Readings TPOV Internship

Domain 4: Evaluation and Assessment

Code Descriptor Approaches Meets Exceeds
TESOL.4  DOMAIN 4: ASSESSMENT - Candidates understand LING 514, LING 640
issues of assessment and use assessment measures that are 514 TPOV Internship
standards based as they relate to ESOL students. LING 517
 TPOV &
ARR
TESOL.4.a  STANDARD 4A ISSUES OF ASSESSMENT FOR ESL - LING 517
Candidates understand various issues of assessment—e.g., TPOV &
cultural and linguistic bias, political, social, and ARR
psychological factors in assessment, IQ, and special
education testing (including gifted and talented), the
importance of being standards based, and the difference
between language proficiency and other types of
assessment (e.g., standardized achievement tests of
overall mastery), as they affect ESOL student learning.
TESOL.4.a.1  Demonstrate an understanding of the purposes of LING 517
assessment as they relate to ESOL learners and use results TPOV &
appropriately. ARR
LING 518
TPOV
TESOL.4.a.2  Demonstrate an understanding of the quality indicators of LING 517
assessment instruments. TPOV &
ARR
LING 518
TPOV
TESOL.4.a.3  Demonstrate understanding of the limitations of LING 517
assessment situations and make accommodations for TPOV &
ESOL students. ARR
LING 518
TPOV
TESOL.4.a.4  Distinguish between a language difference, gifted and LING 613 LING 640
talented, and special education needs for ESOL students. LING 511 Internship
TESOL.4.b  STANDARD 4B LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LING 517 LING 640
ASSESSMENT - Candidates know and can use a variety TPOV & Internship
of standards based language proficiency instruments to ARR
inform their instruction, and understand their uses for LING 518
identification, placement and demonstrating language TPOV
growth of ESOL students.
TESOL.4.b.2  Understand, develop, and use norm-referenced LING 517
assessments appropriately with ESOL learners. ARR
LING 613
TESOL.4.b.3  Understand, develop, and use criterion-referenced LING 517
assessments appropriately with ESOL learners. ARR
LING 518
TESOL.4.b.4  Understand, construct, and use assessment measures for a LING 517
variety of purposes for ESOL students. ARR
LING 518
TESOL.4.b.5  Assess ESOL learners' language skills and communicative LING 517
competence using multiple sources of information. ARR
LING 518
LING 514
TPOV
TESOL.4.c  STANDARD 4C CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT LING 517
FOR ESL - Candidates know and use a variety of ARR
classroom and performance-based assessment tools that LING 518,
are standards based to inform instruction. 514 TPOV
TESOL.4.c.1  Use performance-based assessment tools and tasks that LING 517
measure ESOL learners' progress toward state and ARR
national standards. LING 518,
514 TPOV
TESOL.4.c.2  Use various instruments and techniques to assess content- LING 517
area learning (e.g., math, science, social studies) for TPOV
ESOL learners at varying levels of language and literacy
development.
TESOL.4.c.3  Prepare ESOL students to use self- and peer-assessment LING 517
 techniques when appropriate. TPOV
LING 516
Observatio
n Reports

Domain 5: Professional Development

 
Code Descriptor Approaches Meets Exceeds
TESOL.5  DOMAIN 5: PROFESSIONALISM - Candidates LING 511 LING 640
demonstrate knowledge of the history of ESL teaching. Written Internship
Candidates keep current with new instructional Responses
techniques, research results, advances in the ESL field,
and public policy issues. Candidates use such LING 611,
information to reflect upon and improve their 512, 518,
instructional practices. Candidates provide support and 513, 514
advocate for ESOL students and their families and work TPOVs
collaboratively to improve the learning environment.
TESOL.5.a  STANDARD 5A ESL RESEARCH AND HISTORY - LING 613, LING 640
Candidates demonstrate knowledge of history, research, 514, 518 Internship
and current practice in the field of ESL teaching and TPOVs &
apply this knowledge to improve teaching and learning. ARRs
TESOL.5.a.1  Demonstrate knowledge of language teaching methods LING 512 LING 512 LING 640
in their historical contexts. Reading TPOV Internship
LING 518
Readings
TESOL.5.b  STANDARD 5B PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY - LING 512 LING 512
Candidates serve as professional resources, advocate for Readings TPOV
English language learners, and build partnerships with LING 513
students' families. Readings
TESOL.5.b.1  Advocate and serve as language and education resources LING 512
for students and families in their schools and Readings
communities. LING 513
Readings
TESOL.5.b.2  Serve as professional resource personnel in their LING 512
educational communities. Readings
LING 513
Readings
TESOL.5.b.3  Advocate for ESOL students' access to all available LING 512
academic resources, including instructional technology. Readings
TESOL.5.c  STANDARD 5C PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LING 613, LING 640
AND COLLABORATION - Candidates collaborate with 514, 518 Internship
and are prepared to serve as a resource to all staff, TPOV
including paraprofessionals, to improve learning for all
ESOL students.
TESOL.5.c.1  Establish professional goals and pursue opportunities to LING 512 LING 640
grow in the field of ESL. LING 611, Internship
511, 612,
517 TPOVs
& ARRs
TESOL.5.c.2  Work with other teachers and staff to provide LING 512 LING 640
comprehensive, challenging educational opportunities LING 611, Internship
for ESOL students in the school. 511, 612,
517 TPOVs
& ARRs
TESOL.5.c.3  Engage in collaborative teaching in general education LING 624
and content-area classrooms. TPOVs
TESOL.5.c.4  Model academic proficiency in the English language. LING 511 LING 640
Written Internship
Responses
LING 611,
512, 518,
513, 514,
613 TPOVs