Course Requirements for the ISD ESOL/Bilingual Concentration Master’s Degree

Plus K-12 ESOL Certification Option

THESIS

 

M.A.

 

 

Certification Option

 

Core ISD

 

 

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EDUC 601

Human Learning and Cognition

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EDUC 602

Instructional Systems Development I

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EDUC 771

Research Designs in Education

 

 

EDUC 684

Introduction to Field Research Methods in School and Community

OR

 

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EDUC 645

Quantitative Research Methods (or equivalent)

 

 

 

ESOL, Linguistics, and Cross-cultural Courses

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EDUC 688

Methods and Techniques in Teaching English as a Second Language

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EDUC 625

Teaching Reading and Writing to ESL/Bilingual Students I

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MLL 612

Linguistics and Bilingualism

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MLL 625

Intercultural/Cross-cultural Communication

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(elective)

EDUC 636

English as a Second Language/Foreign Language Testing and Evaluation

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(elective)

EDUC 655

Teaching Reading and Writing to ESL/Bilingual Students II

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(elective)

MLL 670

Second Language Acquisition and Learning: From Theory to Practice

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(elective)

LING 494

American English Structure for ESL/EFL Teachers: Phonology, Morphology, & Syntax

 

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ESOL Certification Option Practicum and Internship

 

EDUC 791

ESOL Practicum (field experience in school)

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EDUC 792

ESOL Internship (Certification Option) (6 credits)

 

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Thesis Research

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EDUC 799

Master’s Thesis Research (6 credits)

 

 

 

Also Required for Certification Option

 

*Six semester hours of Foreign Language Study

 

PRAXIS Core Battery Tests

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*Six semester hours of courses in a single modern foreign language at the college or university level or the completion of a college level examination program or comparable test.

**One elective is required for the Master’s degree