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 AED 438. Admission to the major required.

• 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 AED 437 and SPE 275. Admission to the major required.

   

• 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.

C. Admission to to the Major

Admission to the major requires:

• Overall grade point average of 2.5
• Passing grade on the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST)

D. Additional Requirement for Graduation

Grade of B or better in

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

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