English Second Language (ESL)

ESL 303 FOUNDATIONS OF ESL AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION

3, 3/0

Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. Introduction to the historical, psychological, social and philosophical foundations of ESL and Bilingual instruction.

ESL 389 TOPICS COURSE

3, 3/0

Topics Course

ESL 401 METHODS OF TEACHING ESL

3, 2/0

Prerequisites: ESL303 or Instructor Permission. Exploration of the research, standards, and pedagogical practices that inform professional English as a Second Language teaching.

ESL 403 CONTENT AREA ESL INSTRUCTION

3, 3/0

Prerequisites: ESL401 or Instructor Permission. Methods and materials used to teach core subject areas in English to limited proficiency students, including those with disabilities.

ESL 404 ASSESSMENT IN THE ESL AND BILINGUAL CLASSROOM

3, 3/0

Prerequisites: ESL 401. Exploration of assessment protocols employed in ESL and Bilingual classrooms.

ESL 407 MIDDLE SCHOOL ESL TEACHING

6, 0/0

Prerequisites: ESL401 and Instructor Permission. Supervised foreign language teaching in a middle school five days per week for seven weeks with additional participation in school programming required.

ESL 408 HIGH SCHOOL ESL TEACHING

6, 0/0

Prerequisites: completion of all program requirements; completion of Oral Proficiency Interview; instructor permission. Supervised foreign language teaching in a high school five days per week for seven weeks with additional participation in school programming required.