Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Graduate Certificate

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Amplify the effectiveness of your teaching with the online Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Graduate Certificate Program from Purdue University. It’s a fast-paced way for you to broaden your professional skillset and gives you confidence to meet your students’ needs.

The DLBE Graduate Program provides teachers with the professional preparation to assist dual bilingual learners in developing their English language and academic skills in K through grade 12. This teacher professional development opportunity may be for you. Program benefits include:

Fully online
Courses offered one at a time in an 8-week format
Program can be completed in as little as 2 semesters
Related field experiences can be done in your classroom

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Purdue quality. Flexible schedule.

Online students enjoy the same rigorous academic programs as on-campus students, but with a much more flexible class schedule. Assignments, discussions, and other coursework are posted each week in the virtual classroom.

Program Overview

The purpose of the dual language bilingual education (DLBE) graduate certificate is to address the growing need of schools and teachers in meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students, including the rapidly growing English language learner student population, through the provision of high-quality dual language and other bilingual education programs. Dual language and other strong forms of bilingual education can be effective in helping all students develop high levels of bilingualism, biliteracy, and academic achievement while fostering students’ linguistic identities and rights.

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This program does not lead to licensure in the state of Indiana or elsewhere. Contact the College of Education Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) at licensure@purdue.edu before continuing with program application if you have questions regarding licensure or contact your state Department of Education about how this program may translate to licensure in your state of residence. The first part of this certificate can be the ELL Licensure program. This program alone is a non-licensure certificate.

Career Outlook

Teachers strive to create a learning environment that is academically challenging for students at all levels. Because of the special needs of bilingual students, educators with dual bilingual skills are in demand. The demand for dual bilingual teachers will only increase as more students from non-English-speaking homes enter school.

Job Titles

Bilingual Teacher
Director of Languages
Teacher
Tutor
Bilingual Support Specialist
Language Immersion Specialist

Certificate Completion Options

Complete the DLBE Graduate Certificate as a stand-alone program (12 credits)

This option is ideal for current teachers who already possess general teacher licensure in their state and/or additional licensure in teaching English language learners, who work or who plan to work in dual language or other bilingual education programs. It is also ideal for graduate students with research interests in bilingual education and bilingualism. This option does not lead to any form of teacher licensure, but a certificate recognized by the Indiana Commission of Higher Education.

Complete the DLBE Graduate Certificate and add on the Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) Graduate Certificate (21 Credits)

This option only requires 3 additional courses to earn both the DBLE and TELL Graduate Certificates. This combination is ideal for students with teaching or research interests in a wide range of programs for English language learners, including mainstream, sheltered English immersion, English as a second / new Language, dual language immersion, other bilingual education programs. This option does not lead to any form of teacher licensure.

Complete the DLBE Graduate Certificate and add on an Indiana ELL teacher license to an Indiana general education license (21 credits)

This option is designed for licensed Indiana teachers who currently work or plan to work in a variety of programs for English language learners, including mainstream, sheltered English immersion, English as a second / new Language, dual language immersion, other bilingual education programs. This option only requires 3 additional courses to earn both the DBLE and TELL Graduate Certificates. This option ADDS an ELL teaching license to a current Indiana general education license.

Courses

Students spend an average of 15 hours a week on homework.

The program uses an online delivery format of five courses. Each course is 8 weeks long; this means that two courses are offered consecutively each semester.

Core Coursework

EDCI 53000 – English Language Development (3 credits)
(Fall 1-Year 1) (Aug-Oct)
This course builds theoretical and practical knowledge about how second languages are learned, and the educational basis for second language teaching and learning. It focuses on research, sociocultural issues, and instructional strategies for the English language and literacy development of English language learners.

EDCI 52301 – Foundations Of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
(Fall 1-Year 2) (Aug-Oct)
This course builds foundational and practical knowledge of children’s bilingual development and the sociocultural, cognitive, philosophical, and educational basis for high-quality dual language and other bilingual education programs. It focuses on research and current issues related to the bilingual development of emergent bilinguals in K-12 contexts.

EDCI 52401 – Teaching Methods In Bilingual Education (3 credits)
(Fall 2-Year 2) (Oct-Dec)
Application of theory, research, and guiding principles to providing high-quality instruction in dual language and other bilingual education programs in K-12 education. This course includes a specific focus on both program-level design of effective dual language programs, and effective language and literacy instruction for emergent bilingual students leading to high levels of bilingualism, biliteracy, and academic achievement.

Elective Online Courses (choose one 3 credit course)

EDCI 55700 – Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (3 credits)
(Summer 2-Year 1)
This course provides a critical review of research and practice in language proficiency and content-area assessment of English Language Learners (ELLs) and other culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in K-12 education. Students will explore the sociocultural dimensions of standardized testing, academic achievement, and accountability. Students will conduct critical analyses of standardized testing instruments and learn to develop alternative classroom-based language, literacy, and content-area assessments appropriate for ELL and CLD students.

EDCI 55900 – Academic Language and Content Area Learning (3 credits)
(Spring 1-Year 1) (Jan-Mar)
This course builds theoretical and practical knowledge for teachers about effective second language and content area instruction for English language learners. The course focuses on research-based teaching and learning strategies for making content area instruction comprehensible for English language learners while supporting their English language development.

Cost

The Dual Language Bilingual Education Graduate Certificate is affordable and competitive in cost.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Total Cost Per Credit	$580.00	$600.00
Credit Hours	12	12
Total Costs	$8,700.00	$9,000.00

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Questions?

Admissions:
edgrad@purdue.edu
Course Content Information:
Contact Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney
Course Registration, payment, drops/withdraws, and removing holds:
Purdue Online purdueonline@purdue.edu
Career accounts:
ITaP (765) 494-4000