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Teaching English as a Second Language - B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (39 credits)   Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KHU
KHU		 ENG
ENG		 22071
22072		 Great Books to 1700 (3)   or
Great Books Since 1700 (3)		 3  
  ENG 31001 Fundamental English Grammar 3  
  ENG 31002 History of the English Language 3  
  ENG 31003 Linguistics 3  
  ENG 31004 Lexicology/Lexicography 3  
  ENG 31005 Child Second Language Acquisition 3  
  ENG 31007 TESL Pedagogy 3  
  ENG 31008 Grammar for Teaching English as a Second Language/
Teaching English as a Foreign Language		 3  
  ENG 41002 Computers in L2 Teaching 3  
ELR
ELR		 ENG
ENG		 41092
41292		 ESL/EFL Practicum in Intensive English Programs   or
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practicum		 3  
  Choose from the following Writing Courses: 3  
  ENG 30050 Writing and Rhetoric in a Digital Age (3)    
  ENG 30051 Writing, Rhetoric and New Media (3)    
  ENG 30062 Principles of Technical Writing (3)    
  ENG 30063 Professional Writing (3)    
  ENG 30064 Argumentative Prose Writing (3)    
  ENG 30066 Writing in the Public Sphere (3)    
  Choose from the following: Language and Thought in World Perspective Elective (one course must fulfill the writing-intensive requirement) 6  
DG COMM 35852 Intercultural Communication (3)    
WIC ENG 31006 World Englishes (3)   C 2
WIC ENG 41001 Sociolinguistics in Schooling (3)   C 2
DD PSYC 22221 Multicultural Psychology (3)    
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (80 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language 3 14-16  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 6  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences) 3  
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences) 3  
  General Electives (minimum 12 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 27  
MINIMUM TOTAL 
 120  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Students must complete ENG 31006 or ENG 41001 with a minimum C (2.000) grade to fulfill the writing intensive requirement.
  3. Fulfills College General Requirement.


Notes:
One Kent Core course must also satisfy the diversity (global or domestic) requirement. If COMM 35852 (global diversity) is taken in semester 5 or 7, then take a Kent Core–domestic diversity course. If PSYC 22221 (domestic diversity) is taken in semester 5 or 7, then take a Kent Core–global diversity course.

Students may earn the TEFL Certificate by replacing ENG 41092 with ENG 41292 Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practicum in Dresden, Germany.

 

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, and the Teaching English as a Second Language major requires Intermediate I and II of the same language.

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a "native speaker" of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.