Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
About the Program
The Minor in TESOL trains professionals who will teach English to second- and foreign-language learners. Our TESOL students build a strong foundation in teaching methodologies, language testing, second language acquisition, and other related areas of linguistics. TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Competencies
- Undergraduate TESOL minor students will demonstrate knowledge of the structural properties of language at the sound, word, sentence, and meaning levels
- Undergraduate TESOL minor students will be able to produce constructive critiques of lesson plans specifically regarding how well these plans reflect principles of communicative language teaching.
- Undergraduate TESOL minor students will be able to successfully articulate how they have applied principles of language teaching and/or learning to meet the needs of specific English language learners.
Curriculum
| LING 2371 | LANGUAGE IN A MULTICULTURAL USA | 3 |
| LING 3309 | LINGUISTICS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS | 3 |
| or LING 3311 | PRINCIPLES OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS | |
| LING 4325 | SLA THEORIES AND THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE | 3 |
| or LING 4327 | SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | |
| LING 4353 | TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3 |
| LING 4354 | METHODS AND MATERIALS TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3 |
| LING 4395 | INTERNSHIP IN TESOL | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Advising Resources
Students are highly encouraged to meet regularly with their assigned advisor—at least once per semester and before enrolling in classes—to ensure steady academic progress, identify new opportunities, and align their coursework with their long-term career goals.
Location:
539 University Hall
Email:
undergrad.ling.advisor@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-3789