I,m still in high school,but i,m thinking to become a ESL (english is second language.)teacher.And actually , I am a ESL student,I live in CA,So I hope someone could share their experience with me, and tell me what course i need to take .thanks!

MAJOR IN ENGLISH AND LEARN IT VERY WELL. YOU WILL ALSO NEED EDUCATION COURSES.GOOD LUCK

You should look at the universities you're interested in attending when you graduate high school and check their catalog for which courses you'll be taking. Make sure that the university offers an ESL certification. Most do, especially if you're living in California, but best to be safe than sorry! You'll mostly be majoring in elementary education or secondary education (depending on what level you're interested in) and then you'll have ESL as your minor so to speak. I am from Texas and at most universities, you would mostly take your basisc, your teaching methodology courses, and then your courses for your minor will be those concerning teaching ESL students. Hope this helped!

Best bet is to talk to your high school guidance counselor and/or the guidance department at the college you are considering attending. You can also check with your state's department of education. Not all states/school districts/schools have separate ESOL certifications. In my district all teachers that deal with second language learners are expected to have their ESOL endorsement...300 hours of instruction in ESOL strategies if they are regular classroom teachers, and the universities are incorporating these hours into their coursework. Out of state teachers coming into the state are expected to take the 5 courses in order to keep their positions.

The best combination for an undergraduate degree would probably be something like an English/education double major, with a "certificate" or "minor" in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages).

I have a master's degree in language education from Indiana University in Bloomington (excellent program!!). My specialty within that area is reading education, but another specialty option was TESOL.

Another graduate program that would prepare you to teach ESL is applied linguistics.