TESOL Minor Program Requirements

Students in the TESOL minor must complete a total of at least 15 credit hours.  All students must complete the three required courses (see below) as well as an additional six hours of approved electives.  The TESOL minor elective requirement may be satisfied by the completion of an international clinical practice internship OR by the completion of a local/domestic internship and one additional 3 credit hour elective course (see below for a list of required and approved elective courses).

Required Courses (nine hours):

TESL 1101: Teaching English to Second Language Learners

TESL 1102:  Testing and Assessment of English Language Learners

LAST 1106:  Introduction to Linguistics OR LAST 2010:  Introduction to Second Language Acquisition

Elective Courses (six hours):

Option 1:

TESL 4495 International Clinical Practice Internship (3 – 12 credit hours depending on semester/term enrolled)

Option 2:

TESL 4496 Grades P-12 Advanced Methods and Materials & Domestic Internship

And one of the following approved electives

LAST 2000 Latin American Studies  

LAST 3110  Special Topics – Bilingualism

HIST 3382  Survey of Korean History

HIST 3380  Survey of Chinese History

HIST 4499  Special Topics - Survey of Japanese History

Other electives subject to approval