Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages

This certificate
• Consists of 12 hours of coursework
• Provides basic background and skills for those wishing to    become teachers of English as a second foreign language

Courses taken
• May also be counted toward the Master of Arts in Linguistics    with a concentration in English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Do not lead to teacher certification for Texas public schools

Prerequisites

• LING 3060 Principles of Language Study
• LING 4040 General Linguistics or
  LING 5040 Principles of Linguistics or
                       Equivalent as approved by
                       Director of Linguistics
• GRE not required
• TOEFL minimum score of 590 for non-native
                       English speakers

Required Courses
3 hours in each category:

• Teaching Methods

LING 4080 Teaching English as a
                     Second Language or
LING 5080 Teaching English as a
                     Second Language

• General Linguistics

LING 5090 Pedagogical English Grammar or
LING 5300 Phonology or
LING 5320 Studies in Applied Linguistics or
LING 5330 Sociolinguistics or
LING 5350 Language Typology & Universals

• Language Acquisition

LING 5060 Second Language Acquisition or
LING 5390 Psycholinguistics

• Practicum

LING 5340 Practicum in Teaching English
                    as a Second Language

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