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English as a Second Language Education (Grades K-12)
 
 
 
Bachelor of Arts

The English as a Second Language Education major is designed to prepare students to teach English as a second language in grades K-12 in private and public schools. The degree is granted upon completion of 134 credits as specified on page 42 of the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses).

  • Philosophy course in core curriculum: EDU4415.
  • Fine Arts courses in general education must include ART1005 or ART1825, and MUS1075 or MUS1825.
  • Natural World courses in core curriculum must include MAT1006, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, or an alternate course with a MAT prefix at or above the 1000 level if competency for MAT1006 is demonstrated through the Department of Science and Mathematics.
  • Social Science course in core curriculum: PSY2108. (Transfer students unable to count PSY2108 for Social Science must take it as an added course.)
  • Biblical Worldview & Academic Disciplines courses in core curriculum must include EDU3219 and EDU3635. (Transfer students unable to count EDU3219 and EDU3635 for Academic Disciplines must take them as added courses.)
Education Core 28 cr
EDU2215 Educational Foundations 2
EDU2215L Educational Foundations Lab 0
EDU3210L Literacy Lab 0
EDU3215 Educational Psychology 2
EDU3216 Instructional Foundations (Grades K-12) [WCE] 3
EDU3216L Instructional Foundations Lab 1
EDU3217 School Health and Drug Problems 2
EDU3218 Educating Diverse Learners in Grades K-12 2
EDU3219 Human Relations and Multicultural Education [OCE]
(see Academic Disciplines requirement above)
EDU3219L Human Relations Lab 0
EDU3635 Cross-Cultural Community Service
(see Academic Discplines requirement above)
EDU4415 Education Ethics
(see Philosophy requirement above)
EDU4835 Seminar in Professional Issues 2
EDU4917 Student Teaching in ESL - Elementary 7
EDU4918 Student Teaching in ESL - Secondary 7
Required Major Courses 32 cr
EDL4325 Teaching Grammar for ESL. 2
EDL4326 ESL Curriculum and Assessment 2
EDL4461 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials I 4
EDL4461L ESL K-12 Methods Lab I 0
EDL4462 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials II 4
EDL4462L ESL K - 12 Methods Lab II 0
ENG2226 Introduction to Linguistics 4
ENG3125 Advanced English Grammar: Syntax 4
ESL3215 Language, School, and Society 4
ESL3315 Theory of Second Language Acquisition 4
Select one of the following (4 cr):
ANT2045 Cultural Anthropology 4
COM3107 Intercultural Communication 4
COM4207 Global Communication and International Relations 4
GEO1015 World Geography 4
ICS2015 World Religions 4
Foreign Language/Approved Electives 8 cr
Must achieve 1002-level competency in an approved foreign language. Students who have met the 1002-level foreign language requirement replace the 8 credits with selections from the following approved electives, if not already counted above: ANT2045; GEO1015; COM3107, 4207; ICS2015; ESL3805; any course with LIT prefix; additional language courses.

Note: WCE= Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See page 39 for explanation and prerequisites.