The Multilingual and Elementary Education major prepares you to lead in an increasingly interconnected world. As classrooms become more linguistically and culturally diverse, skilled educators who understand bilingualism, language acquisition, and culturally responsive teaching are in high demand.<\/p>\n
This program gives you research\u2011based strategies, practical teaching experience, and a global perspective to help you support multilingual learners and advocate for educational equity in schools and communities.<\/p>\n
Through the program, you\u2019ll pursue either the Bilingual Education Endorsement<\/strong>, which qualifies you to teach in dual\u2011language settings, or the English Language Learners Endorsement<\/strong>, which prepares you to teach multilingual learners in mainstream or English Language Development classrooms. Because these are not standalone endorsements, you\u2019ll complete both the Elementary Education Prerequisites<\/a> and the Elementary Education Core Requirements as part of your degree pathway.<\/p>\n Alongside your elementary education coursework, you\u2019ll explore topics essential to effective multilingual teaching, including:<\/p>\n A degree in Multilingual Education will open doors to meaningful and in-demand careers. Washington continues to face a statewide teacher shortage, with multilingual educators among the most urgently needed.<\/p>\n The Professional Educator Standards Board recognizes both bilingual and ELL endorsements as official shortage areas, creating strong career opportunities for graduates prepared to support multilingual learners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Scholarship opportunities are also available for students who declare this major. Request Info<\/a> Apply<\/a><\/p>\n","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"copy-with-image","layout":"small-image","show_left":false,"module_background_color":"off-white","title":"Applied Learning Opportunities ","copy":" Elementary Education Program Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n A degree in Multilingual and Elementary Education prepares you for various careers.<\/p>\n","include_spacing":false,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Teaching and Education","copy":"\n
\nQuestions?<\/strong> Contact: Dr. Gina Petrie gpetrie@ewu.edu<\/a>\u00a0or Dr. Miguel Novella mnovella@ewu.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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