Program Structure
Courses are fully online and asynchronous. There are no prerequisites for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program and you may take the courses in any order. While pacing of the courses is up to you, most students find two courses per semester manageable. Our graduate courses are intensive, so starting with more than two is not recommended.
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Required courses
The following courses (25 credit hours) are required for the TESOL program:
- ICC 523 Integrating Technology in the Second Language Classroom
- ICC 621 Linguistics for Second Language Educators
- ICCC 623 Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Research
- ESL 503 Second Language Testing and Assessment
- ESL 522 Theory and Practice of Bilingual/Multilingual Education
- ICC 521 Grammar for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- ICC 620 Materials and Techniques for Teachers of English as a Second Language through content areas
- ICC 624 Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- ICC 685 Comprehensive Examination
Electives
Students may choose two electives (6 credit hours) from the following options:
- ICC 529 Special Topics (may be repeated provided the topic changes)
- ESL 529 Special Topics (may be repeated provided the topic changes)
- ICC 629 Special Topics (may be repeated provided the topic changes)
- ESL 504 Literacy in the Elementary School
- EDU 671 Issues in Foundations of Education
- FSA 510 Teaching the Special Education Learner in the General Education Classroom
- LIT 549 Literacy in the Secondary School
Other elective choices must be approved by the department.