Program: Teaching English as a Second Language – Non-Certification [ESL_NCRT] - SUNY Cortland

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 11, 2025

Students develop the content area knowledge and the pedagogical background necessary to teach English as a Second Language in the private sector. For additional information, visit the Modern Languages Department .

Career Potential

ESL instructor in the private sector or overseas

Requirements

Degree Requirements listed here apply to the following major.
Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours

A. Required ESL Courses Content Core: 33 credit hours

AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
Must be taken concurrently with SPE 275.
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
(35 field experience hours) Must be taken concurrently with SPE 275.
ESL 300 - Theoretical Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 301 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 302 - Applied Linguistics for Teachers of English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 303 - English Grammar for TESOL (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 400 - Teaching Reading in the Second Language Classroom (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 401 - Teaching Writing in the Second Language Classroom (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 402 - Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area (3 cr. hr.)
(20 field experience hours)
ESL 403 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 404 - ESL Literacy in the Elementary School (3 cr. hr.)
(20 field experience hours)

B. Professional Education: 3 credit hours

SPE 275 - Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
Must be taken concurrently with AED 437 and AED 438.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

Example of the B.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language over four years

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Elective
GE course
GE course
Foreign language
COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15-16

GE course
GE course
GE 1: Quantitative Skills
Foreign language
CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

GE course
GE course
GE course
Foreign language
ESL 300 - Theoretical Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

GE course
GE course
Foreign language or elective
ESL 301 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 303 - English Grammar for TESOL (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Elective
Elective
ESL 302 - Applied Linguistics for Teachers of English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 402 - Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 404 - ESL Literacy in the Elementary School (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Elective
Elective
Elective
ESL 400 - Teaching Reading in the Second Language Classroom (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 401 - Teaching Writing in the Second Language Classroom (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Elective
AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 403 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 cr. hr.)
SPE 275 - Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 14

GE courses
Elective courses

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Requirements

A. Required ESL Courses Content Core: 33 credit hours

B. Professional Education: 3 credit hours

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

Example of the B.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language over four years

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Spring Total credit hours: 15-16

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 14

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