Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Foreign Language Graduate Certificate

Required Courses:

• LING 520 - Language Acquisition 3 Credits
• LING 602 - Current Issues in TESL and Linguistics 3 Credits
• LING 613 - Teaching English as a Second Language 3 Credits

Electives:

Applied Experience Requirements:

This requirement is fulfilled by one of the following:

• Two years study (or equivalent fluency) of a language that is not the student’s native language
• Experience living in a culture that is not the student’s native culture (three months minimum)
• ESL/EFL teaching or cross-cultural experience (three months minimum)

Note:

Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduates as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course taken at the 400 level may not be repeated at the 500 level.