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Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences

Teaching Language Concentration

Teaching Language (TESOL/TLOTE*) Concentration
* TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
* TLOTE - Teaching Languages Other Than English

Concentration Advisor:
Amanda Brown
Associate Professor
Office: 323C HBC

Email: abrown08@syr.edu

Equivalent or alternative courses may be substituted for any of the courses listed below by approval of the program. Be aware that certain courses may have prerequisites.

For official requirements, please consult the course catalog.

Sample Requirements

Linguistics Core Courses (12 Credits)

  • LIN 601 - Introductory Linguistic Analysis 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 631 - Phonological Analysis 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 641 - Syntactic Analysis 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 674 Topics in Sociolinguistics 3 credit(s)

Concentration Area Required Courses (6 Credits)

  • LIN 621 - Introduction to Methodology of Teaching Languages: English/Foreign Language Teaching 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 622 - Advanced Methods of Teaching Languages: English/Foreign Language Teaching 3 credit(s)

Concentration Area Elective Courses (12 Credits)

A. Select 2 of the following courses in consultation with the concentration advisor:

Assessment:

  • EDU 655 - Education Tests and Measurements 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 641 - Techniques in Educational Evaluation 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 741 - Concepts and Issues in Educational Evaluation 3 credit(s)

Language Acquisition

  • CSD 622 - Development of Speech and Language 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 671 - Dimensions of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 692 - Second Language Acquisition 3 credit(s)

Learning Populations

  • CSD 623 - Language Disorders of Early Childhood 3 credit(s)
  • CSD 731 - Language Disorders in School-Age Children 3 credit(s)
  • ELL 645 - Issues in Educating English Language Learners 3 credit(s)
  • HED 605 - The American College and University 3 credit(s)
  • HED 712 - Research on the College Student 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 652 - Assistive Technologies for Integrating Students with Special Needs 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 771 - Methods and Techniques for Teaching and Training Adults 3 credit(s)

Literacy

  • ELL 625 - Methods of Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners 3 credit(s)
  • ELL 635 - Methods of Literacy Across the Curriculum for English Language Learners 3 credit(s)
  • RED 607 - Issues in Multicultural Literacy 3 credit(s)
  • RED 613 - Teaching Comprehension 3 credit(s)
  • RED 616 - Academic Language and Reading 3 credit(s)
  • RED 626 - Early Intervention for Children's Reading Problems 3 credit(s)
  • RED 746 - Perspectives on Literacy and Technology 3 credit(s)

Materials Design

  • IDE 611 - Technologies for Instructional Settings 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 621 - Principles of Instruction and Learning 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 631 - Instructional Design and Development I 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 632 - Instructional Design and Development II 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 656 - Computers as Critical Thinking Tools 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 736 - Motivation in Learning and Instruction 3 credit(s)

Program Management

  • HED 621 - Principles and Practices of Student Affairs Administration 3 credit(s)
  • IDE 761 - Strategies in Educational Project Management 3 credit(s)

Data Exploration and Management

  • IST 657 - Basics of Information Retrieval Systems 3 credit(s)
  • IST 659 - Data Administration Concepts and Database Management 3 credit(s)
  • IST 664 - Natural Language Processing 3 credit(s)
  • IST 681 - Metadata 3 credit(s)
  • IST 686 - Social Media in the Organization 3 credit(s)
  • IST 736 - Text Mining 3 credit(s)

B. Select 2 of the following courses in consultation with the concentration advisor:

Language & Society

  • LIN 672 - Language, Culture, and Society 3 credit(s)
  • CFE 640 - Inequality and Intergroup Relations in Education 3 credit(s)
  • CRS 630 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 673 - Language Variation and Change 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 681 - Global Communication Through World Englishes 3 credit(s)

Language Structure

  • CSD 616 - Introduction to Applied Phonetics 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 605 – Linguistic Structure of English 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 606 – Field Methods of Linguistics 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 611 - Semantics of Human Languages 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 612 - Pragmatics: Meaning and Context 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 626 - Structure of Standard Arabic 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 651 - Morphological Analysis 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 661 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 731 Advanced Phonological Analysis 3 credit(s)
  • LIN 741 - Advanced Syntax 3 credit(s)
  • PHI 565 - Philosophy of Language 3 credit(s)
  • PHI 651 - Logic and Language 3 credit(s)
  • SPA 635 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology 3 credit(s)
  • SPA 636 - The Structure of Spanish 3 credit(s)
  • SPA 637 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics 3 credit(s)

Thesis Option

In substitution for six of the elective credits (three from list A and three from list B), the student may prepare a thesis under the supervision of the concentration advisor and other faculty participating in the Program and on a topic approved by the Program.