Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor

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

Program Description

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.

Minor Requirements

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 advisor.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
EDUC 310	Teaching in a Diverse Society	3
LED 430	Development, Assessment and Instruction of Literacy: K-12	3
TESL 300	Introduction to Second Language Acquisition	3
TESL 385	Practicum in TESOL (must be taken for one credit hour)	1
TESL 428	Language Assessment for Multilingual Learners	3
TESL 470	Methods in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	3
Subtotal		16
Electives
Choose one of the following:		3
EDUC 200	Foundations of Education in the United States
ENG 308	Introduction to Linguistics
EXED 303	Foundations of Classroom and Behavior Management
TESL 310	Pedagogical Grammar
Subtotal		3
Total Credits		19