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The 19-credit hour TESOL Certificate is comprised of five core courses and one elective course. Core Courses (16 credit hours/5 courses) ENG-G 500 Introduction to the English Language (4cr) ENG-Z 520 Second Language Development (3cr) ENG-Z 523 TESOL Methods (3cr) ENG-Z 541 English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Materials Development (3cr) ENG-Z 545 TESOL Practicum …

To prepare teachers of writing from middle school to the university by engaging in the theories and best practices that promote student learning and lead to improvement in student writing; To support teachers who pursue professional development through course work in a structured program of study; To encourage middle school and high school teachers to …

Core course (8 credit hours/2 courses) L503 Teaching of Literature L508 Practicum of Teaching Literature English electives (12 credit hours total, up to 6 credits of which may be School of Education courses) ENG L506 Introduction to Methods of Criticism and Research (4 cr.) ENG L606 Topics in African American Literature (4 cr.) ENG L625 …

ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, And Inquiry (3 cr.) ENG-W 131 teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students’ abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students’ own experiences and …

ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, And Inquiry (3 cr.) ENG-W 131 teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students’ abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students’ own experiences and …

ENG-G 15 Pronunciation Skills (1 cr.) This course focuses on American English pronunciation and stresses active learner involvement in small groups and self-tutorials. Practice in a contextualized format includes drills and multimedia listening and speaking activities. Classwork emphasizes stress and intonation patterns and vowel and consonant production. Individualized instruction focusing on specific needs is a …

ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship. ENG-E 450 Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) This senior capstone integrates students’ undergraduate study through writing and reading projects, faculty and student presentations, and creation of capstone portfolios. …

ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship. ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.)An introduction to the uses of literacy in public and civic discourse, with connections made to theories of writing and …

ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.)AHLA development of critical skills essential to participation in the interpretive process. Through class discussion and focused writing assignments, introduces the premises and motives of literary analysis and critical methods associated with historical, generic, and/or cultural concerns. ENG-L 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.)Issues and approaches to critical study of …

ANTH-L 300 Language and Culture (3 cr.)This course explores the relationships between language and culture, focusing on research methodology and surveying various theoretical frameworks. Topics to be discussed include linguistic relativity (the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis), ethnographies of communication, interview techniques, and methods of data collection and analysis. ASL-L 340 Interpreting Discourse: ASL to English (3 cr.) …