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2016-2017 University Catalog
Teaching English as a Second Language Minor
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Banner Code: TESL
Web: linguistics.gmu.edu
College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: English
The minor in teaching English as a second language (TESL) helps prepare undergraduate students to teach non-native speakers of English in the United States or abroad. This course of study combines linguistic theory, second language acquisition theory, and ESL teaching methodology.
The minor in TESL may be pursued concurrently with any undergraduate major. English majors concentrating in linguistics can apply up to nine credits in LING used for the major to the TESL minor.
For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies section of this catalog.
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Minor Requirements
Students pursuing this minor must complete 18 credits of coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00. Eight credits of course work must be unique to the minor.
Five required courses (15 credits)
Students must have approval from the linguistics director to register for 500-level courses. One elective course (3 credits) chosen from:
Other relevant courses may be applied to the minor with the prior written approval of the director. Students must have approval from the director to register for 500-level courses. |
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