Teaching English as a Second Language C.G.S.

Admission Requirements 

1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee. Graduate applications are available online at www.ric.edu/fsehd/graduate_requirements.php.
2. Completion of all Feinstein School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
3. Current teaching certificate.
4. Three reference forms with letters of recommendation.
5. Professional goals essay.
6. A performance-based evaluation.

Retention Requirements 

Students must earn a B- or better in all C.G.S. course work.

Courses Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
TESL 507	Teaching Reading and Writing to English-as-a-Second-Language Students	3	Fall, Spring.
TESL 539	Language Acquisition and Learning	3	Spring, Summer.
TESL 541	Applied Linguistics in ESL	3	Fall, Summer.
TESL 549	Sociocultural Foundations of Language Minority Education	3	Fall, Summer.
TESL 551	Assessment of English Language Learners	3	Fall, Spring.
TESL 553	Internship in English as a Second Language	3	Fall, Spring.
TESL 546	Teaching English as a Second Language	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
TESL 548	Curriculum and Methods for Content ESL Instruction	3	Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	21

Note: TESL 546  is required for those with elementary,  early childhood, or K-12 certification. TESL 548 is required for those with middle grade or secondary certification.