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 27 hours in core courses, which include:
| BLMC 200 | Introduction to the TESOL Profession | 3 |
| BLMC 220 | Introduction to Culture: Bridging Differences | 3 |
| BLMC 245 | Experiences in TESOL | 1 to 3 |
| BLMC 280 | Linguistics and English Grammar | 3 |
| BLMC 310 | TESOL Methods/Management | 3 |
| BLMC 325 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| BLMC 430 | Sociolinguistics in a Classroom Setting | 3 |
| BLMC 480 | Practicum/Field Work in TESOL | 2 to 3 |
| BLMC 495 | Senior TESOL Capstone Project | 3 |
The remaining 18 hours will be selected from the following:
| ANTH 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| BLMC 240 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 |
| BLMC 330 | International Living/Study/Internship | 1 to 12 |
| BLMC 340 | Current Issues in International Studies | 3 |
| BLMC 350 | African-American Influences in the U.S. | 3 |
| COMM 216 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 218 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 340 | Communication Across Contexts and Cultures | 3 |
| EDUC 219 | Phonics and Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
| ENGL 300 | The English Language | 3 |
| JAPN 350 | Introduction to Japanese Culture | 3 |
| RELI 200 | Religions of India and Tibet | 3 |
| RELI 201 | Religions of China and Japan | 3 |
| RELI 220 | The Islamic Tradition | 3 |
| RELI 315 | Religions of Africa and the Americas | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Spanish Culture (in English) | 3 |
| SPAN 344 | Spanish-American Culture (in English) | 3 |
| THEA 150 | Acting I | 3 |