TESOL Minor

The minor in TESOL provides students with a practical foundation in the skills needed to teach English to speakers of other languages. The minor is ideal for majors in Education, English, World Languages, Psychological Science, and virtually any other major. The practical teaching skills developed in this minor can be used almost anywhere in the world.

Requirements (18 credits)

Required Courses (12 credits):

LING 400	Linguistic Analysis	3
LING 496	TESOL Methods	3
LING 497	Second Language Acquisition	3
LING 435/LING 535	Second Language Testing	3

Students must choose TWO electives from the following:

LING 200	Introduction to Linguistics	3
LING 230	The Study of Language	3
LING 300	Language Acquisition	3
LING 415/LING 515	Language Policy and Planning	3
LING 430/LING 530	Topics in Applied Linguistics	3
LING 431	The History of the English Language	3
LING 437/LING 537	Introduction to Multilingualism	3
LING 438	Content-Based Second Language Instruction	3
LING 450	Internship in Applied Linguistics	3

Total Credit Hours: 18