ESOL Minor
The minor in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) consists of 4 core courses and 2 additional courses chosen from a list of electives. The minor also requires 50 hours of practicum experience (called OPE, for Observation/Participation Experience). Twenty-five of the 50 hours would be met through the OPE taken concurrently with TEDU 3820. The other 25 hours could be met through taking another OPE course (e.g.,TEDU 3580, TEDU 3590, or TEDU 3940), or as a stand-alone practicum arranged through the English Language Institute.
Required courses (12 hours)
- TEDU 2350 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment I (3);
- COMM 2206 Cross-Cultural Communication (3);
- COMM 3308 Linguistics for Second Language Acquisition (3);
- TEDU 3802 and TEDU 3820 OPE Methods of Instruction & Assessment for English Language Learners (3 + 0) – Note: only education majors will be placed in school settings to meet the OPE requirement.
Elective courses (students must take a minimum of 2 of the following courses to earn 6 additional credit hours).
- TEDU 1850 Education in a Changing World
- TEDU 2550 Foundations of Language & Literacy
- TEDU 3580 Language & Literacy for ELLs I (Pre-K - 6) with OPE
- TEDU 3590 Language & Literacy for ELLs II (grades 7-12) with OPE
- TEDU 3600 Creating Inclusive Learning Communities with OPE
- TEDU 3940 Culturally Responsive Teaching with OPE
- COMP 3410 The Composing Process and Advanced Grammar
- COMM 3301 Language, Linguistics, & Human Identity
- LITR 2070 World Literature I OR LITR 2080 World Literature II
- CGEO 2100 Cultural Geography
- THEO 3050 World Religions
- SOCS 2050 Ethnic and Social Diversity
- PSYC 2010 Developmental Psychology OR PSYC 2030 Child & Adolescent Development
- PSYC 3050 Psychology of Learning & Behaviors
To avoid “double-dipping,” education majors will take 6 credit hours of electives not already required by their program.