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Teaching English to Speakers of Other 语言s (TESOL) Minor

Increase your understanding of the linguistic, 心理 and sociocultural foundations for teaching English to speakers of other languages.

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持续时间 1 to 1.5年
Total Credit Hours 18学时
外语 3 foreign language credit hours required

Share Your Love of 语言

Teaching English to others who primarily speak another language is rewarding and in high demand in today's academic, private and corporate environments. Our minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other 语言s (TESOL) develops your practical and theoretical skills for English instruction. This minor is not an ESL endorsement for K-12 teachers. Earning the TESOL minor enhances your major course of study and prepares you for pursuing linguistics at the graduate level.

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入学 Requirements

If you are a current undergraduate student pursuing any major at A&M-商务, you can easily add this minor to your course of study.

Minor Requirements

This minor consists of 18学时 that prepare you for teaching students whose primary language is not English.

Required courses include:

  • 301年英格 现代语法
  • ENG 331 Introduction to Linguistics
  • 358年英格 语言 and 社会
  • 457年英格 Teaching English as a Second 语言
  • ENG 462 语言 Acquisition and Processing

Required support courses include:

  • 3 credit hours of a foreign language
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特色课程

现代语法 301年英格

You will analyze the sentence-level grammar of English employing contemporary as well as more traditional methodologies. You will focus on the relationship between the structure of language and that of everyday experience and develop an appreciation of change and variation. Prerequisites: ENG 1302.

语言 & 社会 358年英格

You will study human social behavior and sociocultural interaction as you consider language acquisition, 使用, 和结构. You will examine topics such as sociolinguistic relativity, communicative competence, 多种语言, social and regional dialects, 言语行为类型, 语言风格, gender-related issues, and sociolinguistic field methodology. Prerequisites: ENG 1302.

Teaching English as a Second 语言 457年英格

You will investigate the linguistic, 心理, and sociocultural foundations for teaching English to speakers of other languages. You will explore historical and current trends in the methods and materials of ESL, of language testing, and of language-program evaluation. Prerequisites: ENG 1302.

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