Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) BA
A major in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) consists of a minimum of 45 semester hours.
Major Requirements
Students will take 21 hours in core courses which include:
| BLMC 200 | History, Philosophy, and Program Models for Bilingual Education and ESL Programs | 3 |
| BLMC 210 | Language Acquisition in Human Development | 3 |
| BLMC 280 | Linguistics and English Grammar | 3 |
| BLMC 300 | Language Acquisition and Assessment of First and Second Language | 3 |
| BLMC 310 | TESOL Methods for Early and Middle Childhood | 3 |
| BLMC 320 | TESOL Methods for Adolescents and Adults | 3 |
| BLMC 480 | Practicum/Field Work in TESOL | 2 to 3 |
The remaining 24 hours will be selected from the following:
| BLMC 180 | Academic Study Skills for Non-Native Speakers | 3 |
| BLMC 240 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 |
| BLMC 343 | Hispanic/Latino Influences in the United States | 3 |
| BLMC 410 | Teaching Content Areas in a Bilingual/ESL Setting | 3 |
| BLMC 430 | Sociolinguistics in a Classroom Setting | 3 |
| BLMC 495 | Seminar in Bilingual/ESL Education | 3 |
| ENIN 450 | Writing Review for Non-Native Speakers I | 3 |
| JAPN 350 | Introduction to Japanese Culture | 3 |
| COMM 216 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 218 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 340 | Communication Across Contexts and Cultures | 3 |
| ENGL 130 | Experiences in English | 1 to 4 |
| ENGL 150 | Literature Appreciation | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | Writing and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 208 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 235 | Topics in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 272 | Introduction to Technical Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Twentieth-Century Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 331 | Major Works of World Literature-Early | 3 |
| ENGL 332 | Major Works of World Literature-Late | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Major Works of American Literature-Beginning to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Major Works of American Literature-1865 to 1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Major Works of American Literature-1945 to Present Ge | 3 |