2012/2013 - 03
PROPOSED MANDATE FOR UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
TITLE:
Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
OBJECTIVE:
To provide students with a minor specialization in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL) that complements other related majors/minors (Education, English, Linguistics, Modern and
Classical Languages, etc.).
REASONS FOR PROPOSED MANDATE:
1) To provide students with a minor specialization in TESOL that complements other related
majors/minors (Education, English, Linguistics, Modern and Classical Languages, etc.).
2) To create an attractive program to recruit students who might pursue a job or a career in English
Language Teaching.
3) To provide students with academic preparation that prepares them for fellowship (Fulbright,
etc.), job and service opportunities after graduation.
RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY BY WHICH BODY?
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Faculty Senate:
Academic Policies and Procedures Committee
Faculty Senate:
Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee
College Council:
College of Arts and Sciences
College Council:
Haub School of Business
Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Full-time Undergraduate
Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Part-time Undergraduate/Graduate
Administrative/Staff Council
Dr. Jennifer Ewald, Associate Professor of Linguistics & Spanish, Program Director of
Linguistics, Modern & Classical Languages
Dr. Elaine Shenk, Assistant Professor of Linguistics & Spanish, Modern & Classical Languages
Dr. Robert Daniel, Chair, Department of Modern & Classical Languages
Signatures:
Date:__10/25/2012__
Please forward to the Provost who serves as Chair of the University Council, along with complete
documentation to substantiate the need for the proposed mandate.
Proposed Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
1. Rationale
Currently, many SJU students express interest in and pursue opportunities to teach English as a
second (ESL) or foreign language (EFL) either before or after graduation from SJU. (“Second”
refers to a context in which English is spoken as a native language (e.g., United States, Australia);
“foreign” refers to a context in which English is spoken as a foreign language (e.g., Thailand,
Mexico)). Current SJU students take advantage of many opportunities here in the Philadelphia area
to participate in volunteer ESL tutoring or secure financially-supported ESL teaching positions in
community centers and schools. Others graduate from SJU and teach English while serving in the
Peace Corps or while meeting requirements for grants or fellowships, including Fulbright teaching
assistantships, among others. However, unfortunately, most of these students have little or no
academic training as language teachers and, for many, their only qualification for these positions is
their status as a native speaker of English. A minor in TESOL would provide them essential training
for the challenging task of English language teaching at home or abroad in private language schools,
bilingual education programs, community centers, English for specific purposes programs (Business
English, Medical English, etc.), and in other contexts that do not require state certification in
education. A TESOL minor would be attractive to both current and prospective SJU students.
Furthermore, the minor would formalize a specialization that SJU can offer within (mostly) current
curricular offerings in the Linguistics Program.
Moreover, this proposal falls within the goals of Plan 2020 in the following ways:
Academic Distinction: It is a new minor that will encourage students to be initiators,
collaborators and leaders as they pursue opportunities to teach English at home and abroad.
It will require students to complete a course that involves experiential learning as they carry
out an internship teaching English in a local context. This training will also equip students to
be globally engaged as well-trained teachers of English as they will be academically prepared
to “teach…outside of the United States”, a goal under “Multicultural and Global
Perspectives”.
Transformative Student Experience: This minor supports SJU’s commitment to providing
educational opportunities to students that “instill an ethos of appreciation of diversity and
preparation for a global society”. It also offers them an academic path that trains them for
future opportunities through which they may pursue their personal, educational and
professional goals. Through their internship experience, students will necessarily interact
with people different from themselves and will experience the linguistic advantages and
impact of a diverse society.
Mission & Diversity: Students will be equipped to engage in their own communities as
ESL teachers and tutors as well as to carry out service in other parts of the world.
Global & Community Engagement: The training provided by this minor will better
prepare students to teach English and have a direct, positive impact on their communities
and their world. Rather than their status as a native speaker of English, students will
receive pedagogical training that genuinely helps prepare them to serve learners of
English.
2. Description of the Proposed Curriculum
Requirements
A TESOL minor, consisting of 6 courses (18 credits), would be based on courses offered in
Linguistics. Required courses would include the following:
these 3 specific courses:
LIN 2xx English Grammar for TESOL
LIN 301 Teaching Language At Home and Abroad
LIN 490 Linguistics Internship (an English language teaching internship)
and any 3 additional courses selected from the following options:
LIN 101 or 150 Intro to Linguistics or First-Year Seminar in Linguistics
LIN 280 Language Acquisition and Learning
LIN 3xx Phonetics
LIN 340 Communication in Social Contexts: Can You Hear Me Now?
LIN 317 or 401 Sociolinguistics or Bilingualism and Language Diversity
EDU 246 Literacy, Language and Culture
Related course titles and course offering rotations:
LIN 101: Introduction to Linguistics (every semester)
LIN 150: Language, Communication and Culture (every 3-4 semesters)
LIN 150: Language, Linguistics and the Real World (every 3-4 semesters)
LIN 2xx: English Grammar for TESOL (every 2 years)
LIN 280: Language Acquisition and Learning (every 2 years)
LIN 3xx: Phonetics (every 3 years)
LIN 301: Teaching Language at Home and Abroad (every 2 years)
LIN 317: Sociolinguistics (every 3 years)
LIN 340: Communication in Social Contexts: Can You Hear Me Now? (every 2 years)
LIN 401: Bilingualism and Language Diversity (every 3 years)
LIN 490: Linguistics Internship (a supervised English language teaching internship offered
whenever needed; students would complete this requirement last; i.e., after having
completed the other minor requirements. LIN 490 is the only LIN course with
prerequisites.)
EDU 246: Literacy, Language and Culture (every semester)
New courses to be developed:
LIN 2xx English Grammar for TESOL (to be developed during Fall 2012 by Dr. Jennifer
Ewald; this course will likely be staffed by an adjunct from the English Department or
hired by the Linguistics Program)
LIN 3xx Phonetics (to be developed during Summer 2013 by Dr. Elaine Shenk)
“Model program” for a student in this program (LIN xxx represents an option above):
Freshmen Sophomore
Junior
Senior
LIN 101/301
LIN 101/301
LIN xxx
LIN 490
LIN 2xx
LIN xxx
It is expected that the required courses will be able to accommodate any increase in enrollments and
they are offered on a sufficiently regular basis for students to complete a TESOL minor in 3-4 years.
Associated faculty:
All LIN courses will be taught by Dr. Jennifer Ewald and Dr. Elaine Shenk and one adjunct (in the
case of LIN 2xx English Grammar for TESOL). Though interdisciplinary in nature, the Linguistics
Program does not currently have an Advisory Board. It operates as a curricular program within the
Department of Modern & Classical Languages.
Relationship between this program and existing programs/departments at SJU:
This proposed minor in TESOL and the existing minor in Linguistics have different curricular
requirements:
Proposed TESOL requirements:
Existing LIN minor requirements:
LIN 2xx English Grammar for TESOL
LIN 101 and
LIN 301 Teaching Language At Home and Abroad
5 additional LIN courses
LIN 490 Linguistics Internship
(any 5 LIN courses count;
and any 3 courses from the following options:
see complete list of LIN
LIN 101 or 150 Intro to Linguistics or FYS in Linguistics course offerings on p. 5)
LIN 280 Language Acquisition and Learning
LIN 3xx Phonetics
LIN 340 Communication in Social Contexts
LIN 317 or 401 Sociolinguistics or Bilingualism and Language Diversity
Differences between the existing Linguistics minor and the proposed TESOL minor:
The existing Linguistics minor and the proposed TESOL minor are significantly different in the
following ways:
1. A Linguistics minor does not prepare students to teach any content area or any language; a
TESOL minor prepares students to teach the English language in particular contexts (but does not
provide official certification).
2. A Linguistics minor provides students with a broad introduction to the field of Linguistics
including both theoretical and applied subfields; a TESOL minor focuses specifically on the
development of students’ knowledge and skills in one particular area within Applied Linguistics,
specifically English language teaching.
3. A Linguistics minor receives specific academic training that prepares her/him to pursue graduate
studies in subfields of Linguistics such as Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Second Language
Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Anthropology, Phonetics, etc. and benefits from a broader,
undergraduate-level preparation; a TESOL minor would be much better prepared than a Linguistics
minor to pursue an MA or PhD in the specific area of English language teaching.
Thus, while there is some permitted curricular overlap between the two minors, they offer students
different advantages and academic/professional training. This proposal is to add a new minor in
TESOL; the existing minor in Linguistics would remain unchanged.
A student who satisfies the requirements for a TESOL minor would not simultaneously earn a
Linguistics minor. If a student wanted to pursue a double minor in both fields, s/he would be
required to satisfy the requirements for each minor and would be allowed to “double count” only 3
courses (as is current practice for a student with a Spanish major and Linguistics minor, or a student
with a double minor in Latin American Studies and Spanish, or a student with a Philosophy major
and Linguistics minor, etc.). In other words, if a student completed LIN 2xx, LIN 301, LIN 490,
LIN 150, LIN 280 and LIN 401 (which satisfy the TESOL minor requirements), to satisfy the
remaining requirements for a LIN minor, s/he would also be required to take LIN 101 and 2
additional LIN course (or approved cross-listed SOC, PHL or ENG courses) for a total of 9 courses.
Complete list of all LIN course offerings:
LIN 101: Introduction to Linguistics
LIN 150: Language, Communication and Culture
LIN 150: Language, Linguistics and the Real World
LIN 220: Logic (cross-listed with PHL 220)
LIN 240: Symbolic Logic (cross-listed with PHL 240)
LIN 2xx: English Grammar for TESOL
LIN 260: Language and the Law
LIN 280: Language Acquisition and Learning
LIN 3xx: Phonetics
LIN 301: Teaching Language at Home and Abroad
LIN 317: Sociolinguistics (cross-listed with SOC 317)
LIN 330: Discourse, Style and Presupposition
LIN 340: Communication in Social Contexts: “Can You Hear Me Now?”
LIN 381: History of the English Language (cross-listed with ENG 381)
LIN 401: Bilingualism and Language Diversity
LIN 470: Topics in Linguistics
LIN 474: Language and Thought (cross-listed with PHL 474)
LIN 475: Language and Meaning (cross-listed with PHL 475)
LIN 490: Linguistics Internship I
LIN 491: Linguistics Internship II
LIN 493: Independent Research in Linguistics
LIN 496: Course Taken Abroad/Transfer Course
Other related programs at SJU:
At the graduate level at SJU, EDU currently offers a Program Specialist-ESL Certificate
program, a four course sequence that is “designed to prepare teachers who have a valid
PA Instructional I or II certificate to obtain the PA Program Specialist-ESL Certificate”.
Starting in the 2004-2005 school year, all teachers who work in ESL programs in PA
were required to hold a Program Specialist-ESL certificate from the state. The EDU
Program-Specialist ESL Certificate provides such credentials to students in Education.
This proposed TESOL minor would be housed in the Linguistics Program and would
have no direct ties with EDU. Completion of an undergraduate TESOL minor would not
certify students to teach ESL in the Pennsylvania school system and would not award any
kind of teaching credentials. It would provide undergraduate SJU students with a
background in TESOL that would prepare them to apply for related fellowships, serve the
community in various ESL-related positions, and demonstrate some level of
undergraduate study of TESOL that would improve their application to related graduate
level programs (i.e., certificate, MA or PhD programs in TESOL).
Advising
Students’ advisor will be a Linguistics faculty member.
3. Sample Curricula
(please see pp. 7-12 of this document)
4. Integration with the GEP
This minor coexists well with the GEP. In fact, several LIN courses also serve as
GEP offerings (e.g., first-year seminar, art/lit, social science, non-western, diversity
overlay).
5. Budget
We envisage no immediate budgetary impact. The program draws mostly on existing
courses (with one exception) and will lead to no immediate tenure-track hiring in
order to put the program in place. If enrollments are significantly higher than
anticipated, it is possible that a new tenure-track hire will be requested in the years to
come. But, the program is currently sustainable.
Schools that do NOT offer an undergraduate TESOL minor:
Alfred University
Arcadia University
Bentley University (but does offer a
ESL Tutoring service-learning
program)
Bryant University
Bryn Mawr College
College of New Jersey
Drexel University
East Stroudsburg University
Emerson College
Fairfield University
Haverford College
Ithaca College
La Salle University
Le Moyne College
Lehigh University
Loyola University Maryland
Manhattan College
Marist College
Montclair State University
Philadelphia University
Quinnipiac University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Simmons College
SUNY-Geneseo
Swarthmore College
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Scranton
Villanova University
But, many of these schools DO offer MAs or graduate-level certificates in TESOL:
For example: Montclair State University
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate
The TESOL certificate is a certificate granted by Montclair State University. It is primarily
intended for students who wish to teach outside the United States. It does not grant certification
to teach in the state of New Jersey. For all students, the TESOL certificate requires the
completion of six courses (18 credits) chosen from the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Course Options
APLN 500 Language and Linguistics
APLN 524 Advanced Structure of American English
APLN 532 Language and Culture
OR
APLN 534 Language in Contact
OR
APLN 536 Languages of the USA
APLN 520 Current Theories of 2nd Lang Acquisition
APLN 525 Methods of Teaching ESL
APLN 520 TESL Practicum
(all the above APLN courses are graduate-level courses)
Comparison schools that DO offer an undergraduate TESOL minor:
Bluffton University (English/Language Department)
http://www.bluffton.edu/eng/tesol/
Brigham Young University (Department of Linguistics and English Language)
http://linguistics.byu.edu/tesol/minor/
Carroll College (Interdisciplinary minor program)
http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/tesol/degree.cc
Eastern Michigan University (Department of World Languages)
http://www.emich.edu/worldlanguages/tesol/minor_schedule.html
Illinois State University (Department of English)
http://english.illinoisstate.edu/undergrad/minors/tesol.shtml
James Madison University (Learning, Technology and Leadership Education Dept.)
http://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/nonteachtesol.shtml
Manchester University (Department of Modern Languages)
http://www.manchester.edu/academics/departments/ModLang/tesol.shtml
Penn State University (Department of Applied Linguistics)
http://aplng.la.psu.edu/academicPrograms/undergraduatePrograms.shtml
Providence University College (TESOL program)
http://www.providenceuc.ca/college/programs/tesol/
University of Wisconsin – River Falls (Department of English)
http://www.uwrf.edu/Majors/M-Z/Tesol.cfm
4 sample curricula follow:
Brigham Young University
TESOL Minor
http://linguistics.byu.edu/tesol/minor/
BYU's Department of Linguistics and English Language offers a minor and a certificate in
teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Students may earn a minor, or a
certificate and a minor as completion of the minor occurs in the process of completing the
certificate. Note: For education majors, the TESOL K-12 minor is available to those earning a
teaching major and leads to an ESL Endorsement. It is offered through the School of Education.
TESOL minor students are qualified for many overseas positions teaching English as a foreign
language. They may also work in various ESL programs in the United States and other Englishspeaking countries. Possible teaching settings include adult education classes, intensive English
programs, and English language learning programs around the world. Students in any major may
apply for the TESOL minor.
Prerequisite Course
Course
Title
Elang 223*
Introduction to the English Language
Hours
3
Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
Course
Title
Ling 441
Language Acquisition in TESOL
Ling 461
Language Assessment in TESOL
Ling 473
Literacy Development in TESOL
Ling 477
Methods and Strategies in TESOL
Academic Internship: TESOL (for more information visit
Ling 496R
http://linguistics.byu.edu/intern/internships.html)
Hours
2
2
2
3
Elective Course
Select one of the following courses according to interest and desired emphasis:
Course
Title
Chum 210
Instructional Applications Programming 1
ELang 325
The Grammar of English
Total Credits for TESOL Minor
(3 prerequisite hours, 12 core hours, 3 elective hours)
Hours
3
3
3
18
Carroll College
http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/tesol/degree.cc
Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
This interdisciplinary minor will prepare students to teach English to speakers of other languages
in domestic and international settings and is a complement to other majors such as English,
French, Spanish, history and others. The TESOL minor integrates appropriate courses in a
program that offers American and
international students another practical, marketable field of study.
Program Requirements
CO 325 Intercultural Communication or an approved study
abroad
ENLE 332 English Grammar
ENLE 333 History of the English Language
LL220 Introduction to Linguistics
TESL 391 Methods and Applications: TESOL Listening and Speaking
TESL 392 Methods and Applications: TESOL Reading and Writing
Other Program Requirements
Modern foreign language study equivalent to two years experience. Six credits though additional
foreign language study is highly encouraged.
Suggested general education core:
AN/SO 204 Cultural Anthropology (Global Diversity)
AN 317 Ethnic and Social Relations (National Diversity)
HI 251 Introduction to East Asia
HI 271 History of Modern Latin America (Global Diversity)
TH 206 Comparative Religion
ENLT 334 World Literature (required for English majors) (Global Diversity)
PHIL 203 Islam: Philosophy and Culture (Global Diversity)
Penn State University
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Minor
http://aplng.la.psu.edu/academicPrograms/undergraduatePrograms.shtml
The program of study includes an introduction to the study of language use, culture, and social
interaction from a variety of perspectives and to the role that English plays in globalization. It
also provides students with practical knowledge and skills that will qualify them for basic
teaching positions in a variety of language programs for linguistically and culturally diverse
adult learners of English in the United States and around the world.
Students who obtain a minor in TESOL may participate in one of the teaching exchanges
sponsored by the Department of Applied Linguistics upon graduation. Students may also find
teaching positions in private language institutes or as private language tutors in the United States
and abroad and well as through organizations such as the Peace Corps and the Fulbright
Exchange.
Requirements for the minor
The minor consists of 18 credit hours. A grade of C or better is required in every course used to
satisfy the requirements for the minor.
Prescribed courses (12 credits)
APLNG 200 Introduction to Language, Culture, and Social Interaction
APLNG 210 The Ecology of Global English
APLNG 484 Discourse Grammar
APLNG 493 Methods for Teaching ESL
Additional Courses (6 credits)
Students will choose 6 credits from a list of courses that include the following:
APLNG 083S First-year seminar in Applied Linguistics
APLNG 410 Teaching American English Pronunciation
APLNG 412 Teaching Second Language Writing
APLNG 482 Introduction to Applied Linguistics
APLNG 491 Theory in Second Language Acquisition
James Madison University
Non-Licensure TESOL Minor
http://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/nonteachtesol.shtml
The non-licensure minor program in TESOL is designed for students in various fields who wish
to acquire professional knowledge related to teaching English to speakers of other languages, but
who do not want to pursue Virginia teaching licensure. Students who minor in TESOL will
develop an understanding of the U.S. educational system, acquire skills in cross-cultural
competence, and become familiar with the processes of first and second language acquisition.
Students will gain a foundational knowledge of appropriate practices to assist and assess English
language learners. The TESOL non-licensure minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours; 15
credits are required core courses and 3 credits are electives selected in consultation with an
adviser for this program.
Required Courses Credit Hours: 15
EDUC 300: Foundations of American Education
EDUC 310: Teaching in a Diverse Society
TESL 426: Concepts of 1st/2nd Language Acquisition
TESL 428: Assessment for Curriculum and Development in ESL Practicum
READ 430: Development, Assessment and Instruction of Literacy K-12
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
Electives: 3 credits ( choose one of the following courses; some may have an additional
practica requirement)
EDUC 370: Educational Technology Practicum (Lab course)
3 credits
READ 435: Literacy Development for TESOL *has an additional 1 credit practicum, 3 credits
TESL 383
EXED 440: Classroom Management
3 credits
ENG 308: Introduction to Linguistics
3 credits
TESOL 470: Instructional Strategies for TESOL *has an additional 3 credit
practicum, TESL 381