I want to be an ESL teacher in Illinois, but all the teacher accredited colleges/universities that i want to attend do not offer the program for an undergraduate degree.

if i double major in secondary ed and biology for undergrad and go to Wheaton Collge for a TESOL certificate, will that enable me to teach ESL? on the website, it says that the TESOL certificate is teacher accredited......

or is it better to go to a collge/university that i'm not really interested in that offers ESL programs for undergrad so that i can do what i wnat to do faster? help?

i'm not in a hurry to get a job, i can take my time. actually, im applying to the Golden Apple Scholars Program which requires me to teach for five years and a needy schools within eight years of graducating. I guess that does give me time to get the certificate b/c it only takes a year.....

is there even such a thing as ESL biology? what should i do?

I have held an Illinois transitional bilingual certificate ... Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL. AS A BILINGUAL OR ESL TEACHER ! ...www.isbe.net/certification/pdf/73-49_bilingual_teacher.pdf - 80k - View as html - More from this site

It's called Google. You can use it; I have confidence in you.

Do you have an academic adviser at your college? Wheaton is in Illinois, right? It seems like they would have more accurate requirements at their fingertips.

you need to ask your universities for guidance.....