Teaching English as a Second Language

Course #

Course title

Description

TESL 551 (3 cr.)

English Structures

An overview of English as a linguistic system with comparison to other languages and a survey of the history of English

TESL 625 (3 cr.)

Social, Cultural, & Political Contexts of Language & Literacy

In-depth study of sociolinguistics, cultural identity, language programs, policies, and laws in the United States

LANG 557 (3 cr.)

Second Language Acquisition & Language Teaching

Theories of language acquisition and their application to language teaching, including a historical overview of the field of language teaching

TESL 670 (3 cr.)

Designing ESL Courses

Planning and teaching language classes.  Topics include making daily lesson plans, developing course curricula, and structuring programs.  Also included are strategies and techniques for teaching the four skills and grammar and strategies for managing classroom and administrative tasks.

TESL 654 (3 cr.)

Pedagogical Grammar

In-depth study of English syntax with strategies and techniques for teaching English structures in the classroom.

TESL 675 (3 cr.)

Assessment in TESL

Theories and strategies for the assessment of second language competence, including formal and informal classroom assessment as well as standardized assessments of English Language Learners.

ED 694V (2 cr.)

Internship

A supervised field experience or internship in teaching the graduate major subject.  Variable credit from 1-10.  May be repeated if setting varies.  Possible settings include elementary, secondary, post-secondary, adult.  Prerequisites: consent of major program coordinator and field experience coordinator.

Course #

Course title

Description

TESL 690 (1-4 cr.)

Special Topics

Study of selected topics related to the teaching of English as a second language.  Topics may be drawn from the fields of linguistics, education, or English.  The course may be interdisciplinary in nature.  Examples of topics include course design for content area instruction of ELLs, discourse analysis, or psycholinguistics.  The course may be repeated when the topic varies.

ED 694V (1 -10 cr.)

Internship

A supervised field experience or internship in teaching the graduate major subject.  Variable credit from 1-10.  May be repeated if setting varies.  Possible settings include elementary, secondary, post-secondary, adult.  Prerequisites: consent of major program coordinator and field experience coordinator.