BS in Bilingual Education/Teaching English as a Second Language
The Bilingual Education (Teaching English as a Second Language) program offers several options at the undergraduate level. Students may prepare to be teachers of English as a second language at the elementary or middle/high school level. The program also enrolls students who wish to complete a dual licensure program in elementary education, English education, or history education and teaching English as a second language. Students who select this option must complete requirements in elementary education, English education, or history education in addition to requirements in Bilingual Education (Teaching English as a Second Language) Program. The program includes a strong liberal arts component with emphasis on linguistics, culture, and a minor in a foreign language or other appropriate area selected in consultation with the academic advisor; professional development courses combining theory and practice; and specialty development courses focusing on first- and second-language acquisition, literary instruction and assessment, and curriculum development. The program provides students the opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts learned during their coursework in supervised field placements.
Courses Open to Undergraduates
- SED BI 504 Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience
- SED BI 515 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language, Pre-K–6 or
SED TL 508 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (5–12) - SED BI 535 Literacy Development for Second Language Learners: Instruction and Assessment
- SED LS 560 Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition or
SED LS 566 Language Acquisition - SED TL 580 Student-Teaching Practicum I: ESL, Pre-K–6
- SED TL 581 Student-Teaching Practicum II: ESL, Pre-K–6 or
SED TL 582 Student-Teaching Practicum I: ESL, 5–12 - SED TL 583 Student-Teaching Practicum II: ESL, 5–12
