English as a Second Language

Professor Sam Overstreet, Chair, Division of Languages and Literature and Coordinator

A major is offered in Teaching English as a Second Language. A description of this educator preparation program may be found in this catalog under the heading Teaching English as a Second Language. General information on educator preparation may be found under the Education heading.

Maryville College offers one additional non-intensive English course to support second language learners. ENG 101 is a semester-length course for second language learners of English whose writing skills, as determined through standardized tests and/or writing samples, need additional practice to reach college-level proficiency in writing for academic courses.