2021-22 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Minor The TESOL minor prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages in multi-age classrooms without obtaining state teacher licensure. Students who complete the TESOL minor are eligible to receive an institution-endorsed certificate. To receive the certificate, a student must earn a 3.0 or higher for the courses of the minor. Non-native speakers of English must achieve a TOEFL score of 100 on the internet-based exam, or an IELTS score of 7, and a score of 55 or higher on the Test of Spoken English or have department approval to be admitted to the minor. Course requirements for the TESOL minor involve 17 hours including: ENG-3070 English Grammar.........................................................3 LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning. .............................3 LING-3090 Sociolinguistics............................................................3 LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition..............................3 LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. ....................3 LING-3710 TESOL Practicum for Non-Education Majors...............2 TESOL Endorsement The TESOL endorsement prepares teachers to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages in multi-age classrooms in the United States and overseas. Students interested in the TESOL endorsement must possess or be working toward the completion of degree and licensure requirements. Students who complete the TESOL endorsement program will automatically receive the minor and are eligible to receive an institution-endorsed certificate. To receive the certificate, a student must earn a 3.0 or higher for the courses of the minor. Non-native speakers of English must achieve a TOEFL score of 100 on the internet-based exam or an IELTS score of 7 and a score of 55 or higher on the Test of Spoken English or have department approval to qualify for admission. Course requirements for the TESOL endorsement involve 20 hours including: ENG-3060 The English Language.................................................3 ENG-3070 English Grammar.........................................................3 LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning. .............................3 LING-3090 Sociolinguistics............................................................3 LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition..............................3 LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. ....................3 LING-3610 TESOL Practicum for Education Majors. .....................2 Western European Studies Minor The Western European studies minor provides students with language skills and cultural background knowledge focused on developing a greater understanding of events, ideas, and beliefs from that region of the world. Course requirements for the Western European studies minor involve 22 credit hours including: ANTH-1800 Cultural Anthropology.................................................3 FREN-2910, 2920 Intermediate French I and II. ............................7 (or GER-2810, 2820 Intermediate German I and II.................. 7) (or SPAN-2710, 2720 Intermediate Spanish I and II................. 7) FREN/GER/SPAN-3XXX or 4XXX Electives..................................3 INTL-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe........................3 Electives selected from the following........................................6 ART-4400 20th Century Art. .................................................. 3 BTAT-3450 Contemporary World Mission. ............................. 3 BTAT-3470 Cross-Cultural Ministry........................................ 3 BUS-3910 International Business.......................................... 3 COM-2140 Intercultural Communication. .............................. 3 GEO-3510 World Geography —West................................... 3 HIST-2020 History of Civilization II........................................ 3 LIT-2330 World Mythology..................................................... 3 LIT-4420 The European Novel............................................... 3 FREN/GER/SPAN 3XXX or 4XXX elect. not used in core. 3–6 Special Program Certificate in Medical Spanish Program Training in language and cultural skills essential for working with Spanish-speaking patients in a variety of health care settings. Program is designed primarily for students with prior knowledge of Spanish majoring in health care professional programs. Course requirements for the Certificate in Medical Spanish involve 22 credit hours including: SPAN-2710 Intermediate Spanish I................................................4 SPAN-2720 Intermediate Spanish II...............................................3 SPAN-2760 Spanish for Professionals. ..........................................3 SPAN-3620 Spanish Conversation.................................................3 SPAN-3680 History of Hispanics in the U.S.. .................................3 SPAN-4760 Advanced Medical Spanish.........................................2 SPAN-4770 Spanish Clinical Experience for Healthcare Personnel. ..................................................................................1 Electives selected from the following........................................3 BTAT-3470 Cross-Cultural Ministry........................................ 3 HIST-3200 History & Politics of Latin America....................... 3 NSG-3170 Culture and Health............................................... 3 SPAN-3670 Intro to Translation ..........................................2 and SPAN-4700 Independent Study in Translation.........1 SPAN-4610 Advanced Spanish Grammar............................. 3 2021–22 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 133 Department of English, Literature, and Modern Languages Special Program