Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor

Katya Koubek, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-6760
Email: koubekex@jmu.edu

The minor in TESOL is designed for students in various fields, who wish to acquire professional knowledge related to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students will gain skills in cross-cultural competence, understand and implement more equitable and effective ways of working with multilingual learners, and become familiar with the processes of first and second language acquisition. Students will acquire a foundational knowledge of effective teaching practices to assist and assess multilingual learners. The TESOL minor requires a minimum of 19 credit hours; 16 credits are required core courses and 3 credits are electives selected in consultation with a program adviser.

Non-Licensure TESOL Minor

The non-licensure minor program in TESOL is designed for students in various fields, who wish to acquire professional knowledge related to teaching English to speakers of other languages, but who do not want to pursue Virginia teaching licensure. Students will acquire skills in cross-cultural competence, understand and implement more equitable and effective ways of working with English learners (ELs), and become familiar with the processes of first and second language acquisition. Students will gain a foundational knowledge of effective teaching practices to assist and assess ELs. The TESOL non-licensure minor requires a minimum of 19-20 credit hours; 16 credits are required core courses and 3-4 credits are electives selected in consultation with a program adviser.

Requirements

Required Courses 16 Credit Hours

EDUC 310. Teaching in a Diverse Society Credits: 3.00
LED 430. Development, Assessment and Instruction of Literacy: K-12 Credits: 3.00
TESL 300. Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3.00
TESL 428. Language Assessment for Multilingual Learners Credits: 3.00
TESL 385. Practicum in TESOL Credits: 1.00-3.00 (TESL 385 must be take for one credit hour)
TESL 470. Methods in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Credits: 3.00 ¹

Electives (choose one): 3 Credit Hours

EDUC 200. Foundations of Education in the United States Credits: 3.00
EDUC 370. Instructional Technology Credits: 3.00 (Lab course)
ENG 308. Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3.00
EXED 303. Foundations of Classroom and Behavior Management Credits: 3.00
LED 435. Literacy Development and Instruction for English Language Learners Credits: 3.00 ²

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹This course has an additional one credit practicum, TESL 385 .

² This course has an additional one credit practicum, TESL 383 .