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

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* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, 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.*

*TEP Admission strongly recommended by end of sophomore year

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Religion Core

BIBL 110 - Message of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 111 - Message of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
THEO 230 - Introduction to Theology Credit Hours: 3
THEO 231 - Introduction to Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Christian Service (80 clock hours) *

^{_{*Christian Service is not a course; the hours are earned by a combination of class, group, and individual service-learning experiences.}}

Freshman/Sophomore Experience

LEEU 101 - Freshman Seminar: Gateway to University Success Credit Hours: 1 ^{(1st Fall)}
LEEU 202 - Benevolence Credit Hours: 1 ^{(2nd Fall)}

Acquiring Fundamental Academic Skills

ENGL 110 - Rhetoric and Research Credit Hours: 3 ^{_{(Students may need to complete ENGL 106 prior to ENGL 110 due to placement results from ACT/RSAT scores)}}
MTHS 135 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Exploring the Humanities

HUMN 201 - Foundations of Western Culture Credit Hours: 3
Two of the following (6): HUMN 202 , HUMN 301 , HUMN 302 , HIST 221 , HIST 222 , ENGL 221 , ENGL 222

One of the following (3): ARTS 201 , MUHL 211 , PHIL 241 , THEA 201

Understanding Contemporary Society

One of the following (3): HIST 212 , PLSC 250

Two of the following (6): PSYC 200 , SOCI 200 , ECON 200

Respecting the Natural World

LAB SCIENCE: Choose one (1) course along with the corresponding lab: BIOS 110 , BIOS 112 , BIOS 114 , CHYS 131 , GSCI 121 , GSCI 122 , ASTR 111

Seeking a Global Perspective

GNST 200 - Global Perspectives Seminar (1)
Cross Cultural Experience (1-3): GNST 250 , GNST 251 , GNST 252 , GNST 253
Intermediate (or higher) level Foreign Language (6)

Specialty Area

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 - CELL 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):

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

Subtotal Specialty Area: 36 hours

Professional Education

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 315 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
OR EDMG 315 Foundations of Middle Grades Education (3)
EDUC 330 - Assessing Educational Development Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
* SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary 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: 17 hours

Professional Semester

* EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
* EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
* EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

Subtotal: 12 Hours

*Courses require admittance to the Teacher Education Program, click here for TEP Checklist.

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