TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESOL)
Endorsement
Students seeking an endorsement in TESOL must hold a current teaching certificte or license. Students who do not have a current (expired) teaching credential must complete the renewal requirements for a license prior to the granting of the endorsement.
Upon successful completion of the TESOL endorsement program of study and passsage of the Praxis II test English to Speakers of Other Languages (#20360), the holder of an Ohio standard teaching credential may add an endorsement in TESOL (#050275).
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG 478/678 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
4 |
| ENG 482/682 |
TESOL Grammar |
4 |
| ENG 487/687 |
TESOL Assessment |
4 |
| ENG 460 |
Studies in Literary Genres and Themes |
4 |
| ENG 685* |
ESL in the Pre-K12 Classroom |
4 |
| ENG 481/681, 483/683 and 484/684
|
Theory of ESL (English as a Second Language) (4) and Sociolinguistics (4) and TESOL Practices and Materials (4) OR |
12 |
| ENG 477, 480 and 485 |
Workshop (4) and Studies in Language and Literacy (4) and Studies in English Education (4) |
12 |
| ED 658* |
Practicum in Education: ESL |
4 |
Total Quarter Hours: 28 undergraduate/32 graduate hours*
Note: Interested students should contact the director of TESOL.
Consider the following requirements:
a) the endorsement cannot be used without a valid Ohio teaching license
b) to qualify for the endorsement, a student must have take a course in the teaching of reading and have successfully completed one year of a foreign language at the college level, or the equivalent
c) In order to be admitted into the program, non-native speakers of English must obtain a TOEFL score of 250(600) or for conditional admission 213(550). Students will be tested upon beginning the program and may be required to take ESL courses to improve their English skills.
Program Information Last modified Thursday, 13th November, 2008 @ 01:30pm
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