Teaching English as a Second Language, B.A.
The Major in Teaching English as a Second Language requires 18 credit hours in major courses, 42 credit hours in courses related to educator preparation, and a minimum of 15 credit hours in one of the following second languages: American Sign Language, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish.
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
| ENG 219 | Advanced Rhetoric and Grammar | 3 |
| ENG 311 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 312 | Linguistic Theory and Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
Educator Preparation Courses
| PSY 211 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY 218 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EDU 202 | Educational Technology | 3 |
| EDU 300 | Field Experience | 1 |
| EDU 305 | Strategies for Classroom Management | 2 |
| EDU 321 | Disciplinary Literacy Methods | 3 |
| EDU 323 | Reading & Writing K-5 | 3 |
| EDU 333 | Applied Pedagogy | 3 |
| EDU 351 | Senior Study I | 3 |
| EDU 352 | Senior Study II: Professional Seminar | 3 |
| EDU 403 | Clinical Practice for PK12/Secondary (10) | 10 |
| EDU 411 | Educational Assessment & Evaluation | 3 |
| EDU 412 | | 3 |
Course offerings in a second language may be found in the course listings under American Sign Language, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
Clinical experience (student teaching) involves a full semester, with experiences in teaching English as a second language at both the pre-K-5 and 6-12 settings.