Is this a teacher training certificate program related to state teacher certification?
It is not a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania certification program. It is a certification by the Department of Linguistics of the University of Pittsburgh that a special set of courses has been successfully completed. For information on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania English as a second language program specialist requirements, go to its Web site. Who typically studies for this TESOL certificate? Most of the students in this certificate program add it to an MA in linguistics; others add it to master’s degrees in foreign languages or education, or other graduate degrees.
