Department of English, Modern Languages, & Journalism
TESOL Teacher Licensure Program Coursework Schedule
Contact information: Dr. Sehlaoui, Program Director: asehlaou@emporia.edu
NOTE: All
TESOL certification program candidates must fill out the attached advisement
form and send it to the above email for approval. An updated schedule of classes and an
electronic copy
of
the form are available online at the program website: http://www.emporia.edu/emlj/modlan/esl/esl.htm
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Course Title |
Brief Description |
Semester Offered and Pre-requisites |
FL 519 Language Assessment & Evaluation |
FL 519 explores theoretical and practical aspects of language assessment and evaluation, particularly in measuring second language skills of ELL students in ESOL programs. Like all other required courses for this teacher licensure program, this course calls for a high level of commitment and critical thinking. |
Spring (evening class, face-to-face on-campus) |
FL 532 Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language |
FL 532 is designed to provide skills and knowledge for teachers who are or will be working with ELL students in Pre-K-12 grade levels. This course provides theory and practice of teaching English as a second language. According to TESOL teacher education standards, this class emphasizes on the critical pedagogical aspects of teaching ESL and the preparation of teaching materials and tests for classroom use. |
Spring (online) |
ED 535 Cultural Awareness for Educators |
ED 535 explores personal biases and methods of overcoming them and the basic principles underlying multicultural education. This course provides an opportunity to develop appropriate teaching strategies, activities and materials and to adapt and evaluate curricula for use in culturally diverse, as well as homogenous, classrooms. |
Summer, Spring, and Fall (online) |
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Fl 600 focuses on applied linguistics and how it can directly benefit and improve the teaching of ESOL. This course focuses on the processes of second language acquisition and the nature of first language acquisition. Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis methodologies are utilized. |
Fall (online) |
FL 735: Practicum in Teaching ESL |
The course focuses on the students' ability to reflect critically on their own teaching and the teaching of others. FL 735 involves successful completion of a TESOL TWS project, observations and/or self-observations journal writing, a critique of professional journal articles, and a supervised teaching experience in ESOL. |
Spring and Fall |