TESOL & Modern Foreign Language Education

• SED TL 508: Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), 5-12
  Teaching methodologies for English as a Second Language at the middle- and high-school levels, including techniques for developing language skills, content-based language teaching, evaluation and adaption of materials, planning and assessment. Students participate in a field-based component. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED TL 509: Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  Current theories of language teaching, analysis of materials, and practice in adapting and expanding textbook lessons. Focus on adult, college, and international teaching. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED TL 511: Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages
  Teaching methodologies for modern foreign language, including techniques for developing language skills, communicative grammar teaching, evaluation and adaptation of material, planning and curriculum development, and assessment. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED TL 612: Student-Teaching TESOL: College and Adult
  Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised student- teaching in a college or adult education program in English as a second language. Variable 3-6cr (1credit per 37.5 hours in the field), either sem.
• SED TL 614: TESOL Field Observation: International Students
  Open only to matriculated international graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Field observation in a college or adult education program in English as a second language. Minimum 10 weeks required under supervision of a cooperating practitioner. Variable 3-6cr (1credit per 37.5 hours in the field), either sem.

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