2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Teaching English as a Second Language – Non-Certification [ESL_NCRT]

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Students develop the content area knowledge and the pedagogical background necessary to teach English as a Second Language in the private sector.

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

Required ESL Courses Content Core: 30 credit hours

15 hours observation component

AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 402 - Grammar (3 cr. hr.)
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 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.)
ESL 403 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 cr. hr.)
ICC 353 - Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

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

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

GE course
GE course
Foreign language

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Academic Writing I (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 102 - Academic Writing in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15-16

GE courses
GE 1- Quantitative Skills
Foreign language

CPN 101 - Academic Writing II (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 103 - Academic Writing in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16

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: 18

GE course
GE course
Foreign language or elective

AED 323 - Seminar for Field Observation (1 cr. hr.)
ESL 301 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr. hr.)
ICC 353 - Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17-18

Elective

AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (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.)
HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
or
HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
or
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Elective

EDU 471 - Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 402 - Grammar (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 402 - Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 331 - Psychology of Exceptional Children (3 cr. hr.)
or
PSY 432 - Psychology of Learning Disabilities (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Elective
Elective

AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
ESL 403 - Second Language Testing and Assessment (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 14

GE courses
Elective courses