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

Course Requirements:

• LING 311A - Linguistic Analysis of English 3 credits
• LING 316 - Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language 3 credits
• LING 420 - Language Acquisition 3 credits

Electives:

One elective chosen in consultation with Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics advisor appropriate to student’s background and needs

Applied Experience Requirement:

This requirement is fulfilled by doing one of the following:

• two years of study (or equivalent fluency) of a non-native language;
• experience living in a non-native culture (three months minimum);
• ESL/EFL teaching or cross-cultural experience (three months minimum).