ESL 324/724 - Teaching Methods in ESL

Semester Hours: 3

Preparation for ESL certification. The first half of this course includes study and demonstration of general methods of teaching English as a Second Language; the second half includes study and demonstration of methods for teaching academic content to ESL students. Both sections focus on instructed language acquisition (early childhood through adolescence) and include assessment methods, curriculum development, and materials evaluation.

Pre-requisites: Admission to Education Program, ENG 380/780 - The English Language, ESL 321/721 - English Grammar, ESL 322/722 - Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics, and foreign language study.