Kent State University Catalog 2010 - 2011

Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language Certificate (Post Bachelor's)

The TESL Certificate is offered to post-baccalaureate and post-masters students who are interested in developing professional knowledge and skills in the area of Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language. The curriculum focuses on providing students with a broad background in the field, in particular linguistics, language teaching methodologies and language acquisition and use. The certificate can be taken by students seeking degrees or as a stand-alone certificate.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
ENG	63001	Methodology of Teaching English as a Second Language	3
	63033	Second Language Acquisition	3
	63041	Discriptive Grammar of English	3
	63098	Research in Second Language Pedagogy	3
	63391	Seminar: Linguistics	3
Choose from the following:			3
ENG	63034	Literate Practices and Sociolinguistics (3)
	63037	Pragmatics of Conversation (3)
	63038	Teaching Literature and Culture (3)
	63039	Second Language Curriculum and Testing (3)
	63040	Linguistics for the Language Professions (3)
	63391	Seminar: Linguistics (different content from above) (3)
	68492	Practicum in Teaching International Students (3)
TOTAL			18