Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor

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27 credits

Introduction

Undergraduates may choose to complete either a 27-credit minor in TESOL or a 33-credit minor in Bilingual Education, but not both. To declare the TESOL minor, students must demonstrate study of another culture (gained through experience, or the minimum of 3 credits of approved course work) and the equivalent of one year of college-level foreign language study.

Grade Requirements

Students must complete the minor with a minimum GPA of 2.7 in minor course work.

Requirements

❑ TESL 401 - INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS FOR TESOL
❑ TESL 404 - UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR TESOL
❑ TESL 405 - METHODS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR
❑ TESL 410 - SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORY FOR TESOL
❑ TESL 420 - METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR BASIC COMMUNICATION
❑ TESL 421 - METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ACADEMIC LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
❑ TESL 432 - SEMINAR IN TESOL AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION
❑ TESL 433 - PRACTICUM IN TESOL

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement