Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement

Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages
Endorsement
The TESOL endorsement must be attached to
a teacher certificate or license to teach
English as a second language in an
Ohio public/chartered school.
Requirements
1. You must have studied a foreign language at
some time during your academic career.
2. If you are a non-native speaker of English,
you must have a valid TOEFL score of 550 or
higher.
3. At the end of the program, you must take the
PRAXIS II test for TESOL.
4. You must complete the following coursework:
3300:371 Introduction to Linguistics
(3 credit hours) Scientific introduction to the study
of written and spoken linguistic behavior in
English, History of English, and acquisition of
English also introduced.
AND
3300:473/573 Seminar in Teaching ESL:
Theory and Method
(3 credit hours) Theoretical issues in linguistic
description and language acquisition as relevant to
learning of a second language. Exploration of
principles for the teaching of English as a second
language based on research in linguistics,
psycholinguistics, and second language pedagogy.
AND
3300:489/589 Seminar in English:
Sociolinguistics
(3 credit hours) The course offers an introduction
to language in its social context, focusing on the
variability of language both within the individual
and between social groups and relating this
variability to social factors.
AND
3300:489/589 Seminar in English:
Grammatical Structures of Modern English
(3 credit hours) This course thoroughly surveys
the entire range of sentence types in English and
the component elements of the English sentence.
The sentence will be viewed on its own but also as
part of larger rhetorical units.
AND
5500:487/5500:543 Techniques for Teaching
English as a Second Language
(4 credit hours) This course surveys methods and
materials for teaching listening, speaking, reading,
and writing to limited English proficient students
grades K-12. It examines factors that impact
language learning, such as learning styles,
motivation, and sociocultural factors.
AND
5500:485/5500:541 Teaching Language
Literacy to Second Language Learners
(4 credit hours) Course applies methods for
teaching reading and writing to English language
learners K-12, assessment of literacy skills, and
selection, development, and evaluation of
materials.
AND
Field Experience in Teaching English as a
Second Language
(2 credit hours) This is a supervised teaching
experience in an ESL classroom.
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 22

Regular Course Offerings:
Evening and Saturday Classes
• Interdisciplinary Program from the
College of Education and the
Department of English.
• Courses taught by faculty who are
experts in the fields of ESL,
Bilingual Education, Multicultural
Education, Literacy, and
Linguistics.
• Small classes for personalized
instruction
For more information, contact:
Dr. Lynn Smolen, Director
TESOL Program
Crouse Hall 312
(330) 972-6961
lsmolen@uakron.edu
College of Education
Department of Curricular and
Instructional Studies
Zook Hall 132
Akron, OH 44325-4205
(330) 972-7765
Fax: (330) 972-5636
http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/educ/CIS/index.php
Rev. 5/19/05
College of Education
offers endorsement in
Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages
Masters in Elementary Education with
Endorsement in TESOL
Masters in Secondary Education with
Endorsement in TESOL
Course offerings for:
Undergraduate, Postbaccalaureate,
and Graduate credit