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 equitable, evidence-based 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.

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 taken 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
ENG 308. Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3.00
EXED 303. Foundations of Classroom and Behavior Management Credits: 3.00
TESL 310. Pedagogical Grammar Credits: 3.00

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Footnote

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