TESOL
(Teaching English as a Second Language)
Prepares students to work with children and/or adults who are not native speakers of English in a school setting or community setting.
  • Single Certificate: TESOL All Grades
  • Dual Certificate: Childhood Grades 1-6 and TESOL All Grades
  • Advanced Certificate: TESOL All Grades
Course No Course Title   Credits
Single Certificate TESOL All Grades
M.S. Ed. IN TESOL - All Grades 37
Prerequisie Course in Child Development (TED 500 Lives of Children or its equivalent)
Requirements
Tier I Core Courses 12
TED 505 Issues in Education 3
510 Introduction to Students with Disabilities 3
515 Multicultural Perspectives in Education 3
520 Language and Literacy 3
     
Tier II Methods Courses 19
650 Second Language Acquisition 3
655 Fundamentals of Linguistics 3
660 English and Its Structure 3
665 Literacy K-12 in the TESOL Program 3
670 Teaching the Content Areas in TESOL 3
675 Methods and Materials for TESOL 3
545 Promoting Wellness in the Classroom 1
     
Tier III Field Experience 6
765 Field Experience: Teaching TESOL 2
770 or 771 Seminar and Student Teaching Teaching TESOL or Seminar and Supervised Teaching in TESOL 4
 
Dual Certificate Childhood Grades 1-6 and TESOL All Grades
MS Ed. IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (GR. 1-6) AND TESOL (All grades) 46
Prerequisie Course in Child Development (TED 500 Lives of Children or its equivalent)
Requirements
Tier I Core Courses 9
TED 505 Issues in Education 3
510 Introduction to Students with Disabilities 3
515 Multicultural Perspectives in Education 3
     
Tier II Methods Courses 31
525 Teaching Literacy and Language Arts 1-6 3
530 Teaching Social Studies/The Arts 1-6 3
535 Teaching Science/Technology 1-6 3
540 Teaching Math/Technology 1-6 3
545 Promoting Wellness in the Classroom 1
650 Second Language Acquisition 3
655 Fundamentals of Linguistics 3
660 English and Its Structure 3
665 Literacy K-12 in the TESOL Program 3
670 Teaching the Content Areas in TESOL 3
675 Methods and Materials for TESOL 3
     
Tier III Field Experience 6
775 Field Experience: Childhood Education and TESOL 2
780 or 781 Seminar and Student Teaching:Childhood Education and TESOL or Seminar and Supervised Teaching:Childhood Education and TESOL 4
 
Advanced Certificate TESOL All Grades
Advanced Certificate in TESOL - All Grades 27
Prerequisie Master degree
Requirements
TED 505 Issues in Education 3
510 Introduction to Students with Disabilities 3
515 Multicultural Perspectives in Education 3
520 Language and Literacy 3
665 Literacy K-12 in the TESOL Program 3
670 Teaching the Content Areas in TESOL 3
675 Methods and Materials for TESOL 3
765 Field Experience: TESOL 2
770 Seminar and Student Teaching TESOL 4
 

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