About EPDE

The Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education at Indiana University (IU) offers two professional development programs for EFL and ESL teachers and teacher trainers via distance education. Each program is comprised of four courses. *
For more information about each certificate's required courses, please go to the following URLs:

Benefits:

Participants will earn up to 12 graduate credits from four IU courses without having to leave their home institutions or workplace.

Although a separate application is needed for the Masters degree, all EPDE courses (12 credit hours) are aligned with the requirements of the degree, and can be transferred as part of the course work necessary for a Masters in Literacy, Culture and Language Education (36 graduate credits)

If participants are pre-service or in-service Indiana teachers, three of the courses (L540, L539 and L525) will count toward an add-on ESL teaching license in Indiana (for 18-24 hours total). A separate application, further advising, and careful selection of courses under the guidance of Ms. Alfreda Clegg (alclegg@indiana.edu) will be necessary for matters related to ESL licensing in Indiana.

Participants can submit applications to participate in the EPDE program at any time during the year as classes are offered online throughout the year. Please note that the EPDE is a graduate certificate program and therefore applicants should have a Bachelor's degree or currently be a senior in college. For more information about application procedures, please click How to Apply.

EFL/ESL Program via Distance Education (EPDE)
Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
201 N. Rose Avenue, Room 3044
Wright Education Building
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
epde@indiana.edu

Administrators:

Director: Dr. Faridah Pawan, Associate Professor in Literacy, Culture and Language Education
Coordinator: Jaehan Park, Doctoral Student in Literacy, Culture and Language Education