Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – BS Degree

Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages Major (91-100 cr)

A. Core Requirements (46 cr)

TSL 302 - Perspectives on Schools, Homes & Communities Credit: 3
TSL 320 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages I Credit: 4
TSL 323 - Clinically Rich Field Experience I: TESOL Credit: 2
TSL 325 - Linguistics and English Language Teaching Credit: 3
TSL 360 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages II Credit: 3
TSL 363 - Clinically Rich Field Experience II: TESOL Credit: 2
TSL 420 - Clinically Rich Student Teaching I: TESOL Credit: 6
TSL 421 - Clinically Rich Student Teaching II: TESOL Credit: 6
EDU 301 - Schooling, Pedagogy, and Social Justice Credit: 3
EDU 303 - Field Placement I: Observation and Participation Credit: 1
EDU 380 - Culturally Relevant Teaching Credit: 3
LIT 311 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners Credit: 3
LIT 314 - Childhood Literacy: Assessment and Intervention Credit: 3
SPE 304 - Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities Credit: 3
SPE 363 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms Credit: 1

B. Elective Requirements (None)

C. Cognate Requirements (9-18 cr)

Study in Artistic Expression Credit: 3

Select any General Education Fine & Performing Arts course (except CRW courses) -OR- a DNC course.
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Credit: 3
Select one course from the following:
PSY 320 - Developmental Psychology Credit: 3
HDV 322 - Child Development Credit: 3
HDV 323 - Adolescent Development Credit: 3
Any General Education computer literacy course -OR- pass competency exam 0-3 credits
Foreign Language 0-6 credits

Must show proficiency through SUNY Oswego Modern Language 102 level; can be met with four years of high school credit for that language.

D. Non-Credit Requirements (0 cr)

SSHS 1020 - Safe Schools, Healthy Students Credit: 0
DASA 1020 - DASA Training Credit: 0

E. Concentration

Candidates must complete the TESOL concentration:

TESOL Concentration All Grades (36 cr)

I. TESOL Concentration - Core Requirements (24 cr)

ENG 271 - Practical English Grammar Credit: 3
ENG 374 - History and Development of the English Language Credit: 3
LIN 100 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit: 3
LIN 200 - Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology Credit: 3
LIN 201 - Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics Credit: 3
LIN 300 - Theories of Linguistic Analysis Credit: 3
PSY 361 - Psychology of Language Credit: 3
Choose one of the following Anthropology courses:
ANT 344 - Language and Culture Credit: 3
ANT 345 - Sociolinguistics Credit: 3

II. TESOL Concentration - Elective Requirements (0-12 cr)

Electives if needed, under advisement, from one of the concentration-related areas to complete a total of thirty-six credit hours in the concentration.

Select from the following courses:

COG 444 - Semiotics and the Study of Meaning Credit: 3
COG 166 - Introduction to Cognitive Science Credit: 3
COG 376 - Computer Models of Language Representation and Processing Credit: 3
ENG 373 - Theories of Language Credit: 3
LIN 400 - Investigating Language: An Applied Capstone Course Credit: 3
PHL 313 - Philosophy of Language Credit: 3
Any Modern Language Credit: 3

III. TESOL Concentration - Cognate Requirements (12 cr)

Foreign Language (through ML 201 at a minimum) 0-9 cr
Foreign Language not previously studied (through ML 101 at a minimum) 0-3 cr

NOTE: At least one of the modern languages studied must be from the following: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese

F. Candidate Qualifications

1. Candidates who seek to transfer within the college to a TESOL Education major must meet with the advisement coordinator. Such a candidate must have a minimum cumulative Oswego GPA of 3.00 to declare the major.

2. Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA throughout the TESOL Education sequence including each field experience and student teaching. Candidates whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.50 will be deregistered from the education courses.

3. Each candidate is provided two placements for student teaching through the Field Placement Office. Due to the large number of placements that must be coordinated, candidates cannot request placements. Assigned placements must be accepted by candidates or candidates will risk waiting for a reassignment in a future semester.

4. A grade of C- or better is required for all courses within the major core, cognate, and concentration area courses ofthe degree.