School of Education

English as a Second Language

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Concentration coordinator: Christina Budde

Elementary Teacher Education (ETE) students who pursue this concentration can become eligible for English as a second language certification when they successfully complete the following courses with a grade of C- or better and pass the relevant Praxis II test identified on the Praxis resource page. Students must also have a minimum 2.75 GPA in their ESL courses, including EDUC 440, prior to enrolling in the student teaching experience EDUC 400.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Course	Title	Schedule	Credits
EDUC 401	Language Development in the Classroom	Sophomore Spring	3
EDUC 447	Advanced Methods in TESL	Senior Spring	3
EDUC 459	Urban Schools in Urban Landscapes	Sophomore Spring	3
EDUC 472	Teaching English as a Second Language	Senior Fall	3
LLCU 424/LING 424	Second Language Testing	Junior Fall	3
LING 101	Introduction to Linguistics I	Freshman Spring	3
LING 477	The Structure of English	Sophomore or Junior Fall (whichever is an odd-numbered Fall semester)	3
EDUC 400	Student Teaching: English as a Second Language	Senior Spring	6

Foreign Language Courses

Students will choose one of the following courses.

Course Subject	Course Number
ARAB	105, 106, 107, 200, 201, 205
CHIN	105, 106, 107, 200, 201, 202, 205, 209, 305, 455
FREN	101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 200, 205, 209, 211, 305, 306, 307, 309, 314, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 409
GREK	101, 102
GRMN	101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 200, 205, 211, 300, 305, 306, 406
ITAL	105, 106, 107, 200, 205, 211, 212, 305, 306, 401, 403, 406
JAPN	105, 106, 107, 200, 201, 202, 205, 209, 301, 305, 306
LATN	101, 102
PORT	105, 106, 216, 316
RUSS	105, 106, 107, 200, 205, 211, 305, 401
SPAN	101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 200, 201, 203, 205, 300, 305, 306, 314, 401, 403, 406