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Lee University Catalog 2019-2020 [Archived Catalog]

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, PreK-12 Teacher Licensure (TESOL.BAT)

* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition, in the Specialty Area Requirements, and in the Professional Education / Professional Semester Requirements, as well as a grade of C or higher in all Professional Education courses.*

*MTHS-135 Introduction to Statistics is required in the general education core.*

Degree Checklist

For a checklist of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

TESOL_BAT 19-20

General Education Requirements (53 - 59 hrs)

Click here for the General Education Core Requirements

This program requires 6 hours of world language at the intermediate level.

Specialty Area Requirements

TESL 200 - Introduction to TESOL Credit Hours: 2
LING 302 - The English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 380 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 381 - Language Acquisition and Development Credit Hours: 3
LING 382 - English Language Center Seminar Credit Hours: 1
(May be repeated as general elective credit)
LING 385 - Linguistics for Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours: 3
TESL 400 - Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
TESL 405 - Teaching Grammar to English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
TESL 410 - ESL Curriculum Design and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
LING 481 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 495 - World Languages and Faith: A Capstone Seminar Credit Hours: 3

TESOL Electives

Choose two from the following (6 hrs):

TESL 415 - Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
TESL 490 - Teaching English as a Foreign Language Credit Hours: 3
(Part of TESOL Cross-Cultural Trip)
LING 425 - Cognitive Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 490 - Special Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
COMM 354 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 410 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 420 - The Urban Community Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 385 - Linguistic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 352 - Contemporary World Religions Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 370 - Globalization and Culture Credit Hours: 3

SUBTOTAL (36 hours)

Secondary Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 315 - Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Foundations of American Education Credit Hours: 3
OR EDMG 315
PSYC 312 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2
SCED 420 & 420L - The Teaching of TESOL, Grades K-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr for Methods Lab (SCED-420L) which must be taken concurrently.

SUBTOTAL (29 hours)

General Electives

SUBTOTAL (0/2 hours)

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT

GNST-400: Academic Assessment (0) hrs

Total Hours in Program: 120