Welcome to the TESOL program
Courses: (* = course open to non-majors)
General
Courses
A&HT
4000. Special topics in TESOL (1-6)
Faculty.
Provides an in-depth examination of special topics of current theoretical or
pedagogical concern in the field of second or foreign language education.
Topics may vary from term to term. This course may be repeated for credit with
change of topic. Special fee: $20
A&HT
4076. TESOL methodologies for
K-6 (3)
Hruska/Balbi. Introduction to activities, materials, and principles particularly
suited to students in elementary schools. Special fee: $20.
*A&HT
4077. TESOL Classroom Practices (3)
Fuchs.
Introduction to the major language teaching approaches that have been
influential in the 20th century. Special fee: $20.
*A&HT
4078. TESOL materials (3)
Faculty/staff.
Practice in designing, developing, and evaluating ESL or EFL materials used for
students in different settings. Special fee: $20.
*A&HT
4080. Teaching in linguistically diverse classrooms (3)
Faculty/staff.
Supports teachers in mainstream classrooms, grades 5-12, in building a
knowledge base and a repertoire of instructional strategies that will enhance
the learning of language-minority
students.
Special fee: $20.
A&HT
4086. Language classroom observation (3)
Faculty/staff.
Introduction to the systematic observation of teaching in diverse contexts.
Special fee: $20.
*A&HT
4089. Teaching writing to ESL students (3)
Faculty/staff.
An introduction to the theory and practice of teaching writing to ESL and EFL
students in a wide range of contexts. Special fee: $20.
A&HT
4171. TESOL methodologies for 7-12 (3)
Hruska/Balbi. Teaching ESL to secondary students, stressing
content area ESL and second language literacy. Special fee: $20.
A&HL
4185. Pedagogical approaches in the content areas for teachers of K-12 ESL (3)
Hruska. This course examines subject matter education for
ESL students in the K-12 setting. Students investigate “best practices” within
the mainstream setting with a view to helping ESL students gain access to core
subject matter knowledge. Special fee: $20.
*A&HT
4500. Advanced English language study (1-2)
Faculty/staff.
Developmental ESL for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their
academic writing and speaking skills; emphasis on writing research papers or
giving oral presentations in graduate seminars or other professional venues.
Topics and emphasis change each term. Course may be taken more than once. Limit
1 point toward TESOL or Applied Linguistics degree. The point does not count toward TESOL/AL degrees. Special fee: $20.
A&HT
5000. Advanced topics in TESOL (1-6)
Faculty.
Provides an in-depth examination of research of current theoretical or
pedago-gical concerns in the field of second or foreign language education.
Emphasis will be on the collection and analysis of data related to the special
topic. Topics may vary from term to term. This course may be repeated for
credit with change of topic.
A&HT
5087. Second language acquisition in the classroom (3)
Han/ Staff. This course provides an interface between second language acquisition () theories and classroom practices
through: (a) exploring the practical implications of research for second language teaching,
and (b) offering an arena for critical reflections on past and current teaching
practices. Special fee: $20.
A&HT
5519. Instructed second language acquisition and assessment (3)
Purpura. Prerequisite: A&HL 4088. Examines how teaching, learning and
assessment of grammar have been conceptualized, researched and explained in
recent decades. Explores differing
Conceptualizations of language ability as a basis for teaching grammar
under different conditions and as a basis for measuring and explaining
grammatical acquisition. Special fee: $20.
Language
Teaching Practica
The following practica are designed to enable student teachers to apply theory to classroom practice. The credit hours for practica do not accurately reflect the time commitment they require. In addition to teaching from 6 to 12 clock hours per week, student teachers must set aside 3 hours per week for seminars and from to 10 hours per week for teaching preparation, observation, and individual conferences to discuss their teaching.
A&HT
4776. Supervised student teaching in TESOL: K-6 (3)
Hruska/Balbi.
Permission of instructor required. A supervised teaching experience for M.A.
students who are interested in working toward a New York State teaching
certificate in TESOL K-12 (Kindergarten to 12th grade) and who have not taught
ESL in grades K-12 for at least two years, full time. During the terms of
practice teaching, students are not permitted to hold full time jobs. Special
fee: $20.
A&HT
4777. Supervised student teaching in TESOL: 7-12 (3)
Hruska/Balbi.
Permission of instructor required. A supervised teaching experience for M.A.
students who are interested in working toward a New York State teaching
certificate in TESOL K-12 (Kindergarten to 12th grade) and who have not taught
ESL in grades K-12 for at least two years, full time. During the terms of
practice teaching, students are not permitted to hold full time jobs. Special
fee: $20.
A&HT 5360-A&HT 5379 and A&HT 5381. Specialized practica for ESL teachers (3 each course)Faculty/staff. Permission of instructor required. These practica offer a teaching experience in TC’s Community Language Program (CLP). Special fee: $10.
A&HT
5380. Specialized practica for TESOL teachers: In-service teaching I (3)
Hruska/Balbi. Permission of instructor required. Students interested in working
toward a New York State teaching certification in TESOL and who are currently
teaching full-time in the public schools. Special fee: $10.
A&HT
5383. Specialized practica for TESOL teachers: In-service teaching II (3)
Hruska/Balbi. Prerequisite: A&HT 5380 and permission of instructor required.
Students interested in working toward a New York State teaching certification
in TESOL and who are currently teaching full-time in the public schools.
Special fee: $10.
Workshops
Faculty/staff.
Not all workshops are offered each term or year. Selections are offered
according to student interest and staff availability. Workshops usually meet
over 1 or 2 weekends.
A&HT
4160-4180. TESOL methodologies (Noncredit, 0 or 1 point each)
A&HT
4817-A&HT 4819. Experiences in learning another language (Noncredit, 0 or 1
point each)
Faculty/staff.
A series of workshops designed to provide language teachers with an opportunity
to learn a foreign language through a brief immersion experience. so that they
can reflect upon the experience from a learner’s perspective. Methods vary from
term to term. These workshops may be taken more than once pending advisor’s
approval.
A&HT
4860-A&HT 4880. Specialized TESOL materials (0-1)
Faculty/staff.
Not all workshops are offered each term or year. Workshops are offered
according to student interest and staff availability. Workshops usually meet
over 1 or 2 weekends.
Independent
Research, Fieldwork and Internships
A&HT
4905. Research and independent study in TESOL (1-6)
Faculty/staff.
Permission of instructor required. Research under the direction of a faculty
member. Students work individually or with others. Course may be taken more
than once.
A&HT
5205. Fieldwork in TESOL (1-6)
Faculty/staff.
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified students,
individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in
consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field
settings. Course may be taken more than once.
A&HT
6205. Advanced fieldwork in TESOL (1-6)
Faculty/staff.
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified students,
individu-ally or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in
consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field
settings. Course may be taken more than once.
Doctoral
Preparation
A&HT
5505. Research paper:
TESOL
(1-3 each course)
A&HL
5507. Research paper: Applied linguistics and TESOL (1-3 each course)
A&HL
6507. Doctoral seminar: Applied linguistics and TESOL (1-3 each course)
A&HL
7507. Dissertation seminar: Applied linguistics and TESOL (1-3 each course)
A&HT
6505. Doctoral seminar: TESOL (1-3 each course)
A&HT
7505. Dissertation seminar: TESOL (1-3 each course)
A&HT
8905. Dissertation advisement: TESOL (0)
See
also:
A&HL
4001. Sociolinguistics and education (3)
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4003. Schools of linguistics (3)
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4005. Semantic systems and the lexicon (3)
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4014. Gender, language, and education (3)
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4085. Pedagogical English grammar (3)
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4087. Introduction to second language
acquisition (3)
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4088. Second language assessment (3)
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4101. Phonetics and phonology (3)
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4104. Discourse analysis (3)
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4106. Discourse analysis: Text
and textuality (3)
A&HL
4901. Research and independent study:
Applied linguistics (1-6)
A&HL
5085. Advanced English syntax (3)
A&HL
5201. Fieldwork in applied linguistics (1-6)
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5501. Research paper: Applied linguistics (1-3)
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5512. History of language testing research (3)
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5515. Advanced topics in applied linguistics I (3)
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5516. Advanced topics in applied linguistics II (3)
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5519. Instructed second language acquisition and assessment
(3)
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5575. Research literacy in applied linguistics and TESOL (3)
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5581. Psycholinguistics and second language acquisition (1-3)
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5582. Sociolinguistics and second language acquisition (1-3)
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5586. Interlanguage phonology (1-3)
A&HL
5588. Trends in second language acquisition research (3)
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6087. Advanced second language acquisition (3)
A&HL
6201. Advanced fieldwork
in applied linguistics (1-6)
A&HL
6501. Doctoral seminar: Applied linguistics (1-3 each course)
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6587. Seminar in second language acquisition: Acquisitional and cross-cultural
pragmatics (3)
See
also:
For additional acceptable courses in teaching methods and practica, see the listing under TESOL program (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Bilingual Education.