EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) Planning Sheet
Leads to Initial/Professional K-12 ESOL Certification in New York State
Student Name: _________________________________ ID #: ____________________ Admit Date: ______________
Phone: ______________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________________
Program Requirements:
 ETAP 680/681 can only be taken after 15 credits of program related course work has been completed.
 ETAP 598 is a two-semester, 3-credit course. Students should register in the first fall semester of study and complete
course requirements by the end of the spring semester.
 ETAP 501 must be taken prior to ETAP 635.
 ETAP 501 and 652B are recommended courses for the first semester of study.
 ALIN 552, ETAP 635 and ETAP 536 are recommended courses for the second semester of study.
Additional Requirements:
 Students who enter the program with a deficiency in their previous work in linguistics should also take ALIN 520 to
remedy the deficiency; this does not count towards the 48-credit degree requirement.
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REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATION (48 Credits Minimum)
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INITIALS
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Foundations of Education: Human Learning and Development (6 Credits)
EPSY 522 – Adolescent Development (summer, semester varies)
ESPE 560 – Introduction to Human Exceptionality (summer, semester varies)
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Research (3 Credits) (Please circle the research course completed.) (see above)
ETAP 680 – Research Seminar: Critical Introduction to Educational Research Paradigms OR
ETAP 681 – Research Seminar: Research in Practice
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Technology (3 Credits)
ETAP 634 – Using Media in the Language Classroom (semester varies) OR
ETAP 653 – Language, Literacy and Technology (semester varies)
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Linguistics (3 Credits)
ALIN 522 – Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology OR
ALIN 521 – Introduction to Syntactic Theory OR
ALIN 523 – Linguistic Structures (3-4) OR
ALIN 541 – Advanced Syntax (3-4)
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Student Teaching/Field Experience (15 Credits) (see above)
ETAP 598 – Directed Field Experience in Education (3 Credits)
ETAP 690 – Guided Field Experience and Seminar (12 Credits)
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Language (6 Credits) (see above)
ETAP550 or ALIN552 – English Grammar
AND ONE of the following:
ERDG 657 – Reading in a Second Language (3 Credits)
ERDG 610 – Literacy in Society (3 Credits)
ACOM 575 – Interpersonal Communication (3 Credits)
ACOM 577 – Culture and Communication (3 Credits)
ACOM 585 – Conversational Analysis (3 Credits)
AANT 524 – Language and Culture (3 Credits)
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Specialization (12 Credits) (see above)
ETAP 501 – The Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 Credits) (fall semester)
ETAP 635 – Teaching Methodology for LEP Children (3 Credits) (spring semester)
ETAP 652B – Perspectives in Bilingual Education (3 Credits) (fall semester)
ETAP 536 – Second Language Learning (3 Credits) (spring semester)
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