The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
This certificate provides training in the theory and practice of TESOL, with application to a wide variety of teaching circumstances.
Course Requirements for the Certificate: 21-22 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate.
A GPA of 2.5 is required for all courses taken for the certificate.
4 courses required:
| ENGL |
371 |
Principles of Language |
3.0 |
FS * |
| ENGL |
372 |
Pedagogical Grammar |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL |
470 |
Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
| ENGL |
478 |
Linguistic Approaches to Reading |
3.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371.
3 courses selected from:
| ENGL |
431 |
Theory and Practice in Tutoring Composition |
4.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 333 and ENGL 335 are strongly recommended.
| ENGL |
474 |
Syntactic and Morphological Analysis |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 371, ENGL 375.
| ENGL |
476 |
Phonological Analysis |
3.0 |
FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, ENGL 371, ENGL 375.
| ENGL |
477 |
Semantics: Language and Meaning |
3.0 |
FA |