TESL Licensure — Minor

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Licensure Minor

The TESL licensure minor prepares students to teach English as a second lan- guage (ESL) in grades K-12. As a free-standing licensure program, it is the fully recognized standard for teaching ESL in Minnesota and need not be upgraded to a major at any time.

Policies/Information

GPA: A grade of “C” or better must be earned for minor credit or for licensure.

P/N Grading: Work done for the minor or for licensure must be done for a letter grade above the 200 level.

Required for Minor at the Undergraduate Level (26 credits)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ENG 381	Intoduction to English Linguistics	4
ENG 482	English Structure	4
ENG 484	Pedagogical Grammar and Academic English	4
ENG 485	Language and Culture in TESL	4
ENG 486	Theories in Teaching ESL	4
ENG 487	Methods in Teaching ESL	4
ENG 489	Policies and Programs in ESL	2

Required for Minor at the Graduate Level (25 credits)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
ENG 689	Studies in English Linguistics	3
ENG 582	English Structures	4
ENG 584	Pedagogical Grammar and Academic English	4
ENG 585	Language and Culture in TESL	4
ENG 586	Theories in Teaching ESL	4
ENG 587	Methods in Teaching ESL	4
ENG 589	Policies and Programs in ESL	2

Professional Links

• TESOL Organization
• TEFL Organization
• MinneTESOL
• Dave's ESL Cafe
• Mailing Lists (type "ESL" in the search box)

Job Information

Teaching positions in the United States and abroad are daily posted on the TESL Listserv. Free subscriptions to the TESL Listserv can be obtained through LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (SUB TESL-L). A separate subscription to the job list is then necessary (SUB TESLJOB-L). Job openings are posted regularly on the user's e-mail.

Some of the sites listed above offer job links. Other useful web sites for job hunters include:

• TEFL Professional Network
• Linguistic Funland
• Dave's ESL Cafe
• The Guardian (search their job site)

For more information about the TESL Minor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, please contact

Dr. Nancy Drescher
Minnesota State University, Mankato
230 Armstrong Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: (507) 389-5504
E-mail: nancy.drescher@mnsu.edu

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