Courses

PART 1
Students must take four required courses (4 hours each):

LING 405 Introduction to General Linguistics
Introduction to the theories and methods of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic analysis of language. The historical development of languages. Language use. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
LING 483 Methodology of TESOL
Methods of teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing to speakers of English as a second or foreign language. Same as CIE 483. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
LING 531 Grammar for TESOL
Survey of major grammatical structures and patterns as they relate to TESOL instruction.
LING 583 Materials and Curriculum Development for TESOL
Evaluation, adaptation, and development of curricula, syllabi, and materials for TESOL. Prerequisite(s): LING 483.

PART 2
Students will take two courses from each of two categories of selectives and one elective (4 hours each). The elective will be chosen from either list of courses or as approved by the Program Director. Courses are four credit hours.

The first group of selectives (A):

	LING 480 Sociolinguistics
	LING 540 Language and Gender
	LING 556 Second Language Learning
	LING 567 Discourse Analysis

The second group of selectives (B):

	LING 487 Computer Assisted Language Learning
	LING 559 Seminar in Linguistics
	LING 586 Classroom Testing for TESOL
	ENGL 555 Teaching College Writing

PART 3
Elective. Students must take one elective. This class can be an additional course from the above selective list (either A or B) which was not used to fulfill the Part 2 Requirement. It can also be another related graduate-level course offered by a different department, subject to approval by the Director of the TESOL Program.

Download the Elective Approval Form if the course is offered outside the TESOL Department.

PART 4
Internship or thesis. Students must take either 13 hours of LING 594 to complete the internship or 8 hours of LING 598 to complete the thesis.