The TESOL minor’s five-course sequence has three foundational courses in English and education, along with a required teaching internship. Students have options for two additional courses in language and education from a variety of departments.

Required Courses

  • ENG 3060 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Theory and Practice
  • EDU 3650 Methods and Materials in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
  • ENG 3985 Writing Internship

Choose one:

  • EDU 2110 Education and Society
  • SOC 2430 Sociology of Education

Choose one:

  • ENG 2050 Grammar
  • ENG 3010 Introduction to Linguistics

Select 4 semester hours from the following:

  • EDU 2980 Children’s Literature and Arts Integration
  • EDU 3230 Literacy Development I: Principles and Practices
  • EDU 3240 Literacy Development II: Strategies & Instruction for Struggling Readers
  • EDU 3250 Adolescent Literacies
  • EDU 4280 Methods of Teaching World Languages
  • EDU 4500 Teaching Diverse Learners in Middle and Secondary Schools
  • EDU 4510 Teaching Diverse Learners
  • EDU 4540 Early Childhood Language and Literacy
  • ENG 2040 Language in Society
  • ENG 2050 Grammar
  • ENG 2130 Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENG 3010 Introduction to Linguistics
  • ENG 3020 History of the English Language
  • ENG 3090 Writing Center Workshop
  • ENG 3900 Teaching Literature: Canons, Cultures and Classrooms
  • ENG 3580 Young Adult Literature
  • ENG 4160 Teaching Creative Writing in the Community
  • FRE 3011 Voices of Identity Through French Phonetics
  • GBL 2300 The Call of South Africa
  • GBL 2310 Peru: The Living Heritage of the Andes
  • GBL 2800 China: The Flying Dragon
  • GBL 2970 Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa
  • SPN 3410 Structures of Spanish Language
  • SPN 3600 Voices of Identity Through Spanish Phonetics

Or other approved electives