Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate

Program Learning Outcomes

The TESOL programs are designed to enable students, upon graduation, to:

Understand the structure of the English language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and discourse)
Demonstrate an understanding of language variation and cross-linguistic differences
Knowledge of first and second language development and the development of bilingualism/multilingualism
Use theory as a lens for thinking critically about social inequities in local/global contexts
Be a knowledgeable consumer of educational research
Be skillful in a wide range of instructional materials, approaches, and methods for learners at different stages of development and from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Use a wide range of assessment tools for including informal/formal, individual/group, formative/summative instruments
Design, implement, and assess K-12, post-secondary, community programs focused on multicultural language/literacy education in English