Students wishing to teach English to non-native speakers will be able to minor in the skill starting in Fall 2016.
The English Department will begin offering the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) minor next year.
While the department currently offers an add-on license in English as a Second Language for education majors, the new minor was developed for students who aren’t pursuing a teaching degree but are still interested in the subject.
Lynne Stallings, an assistant professor of English, said the minor will help students learn the intricacies of the language, along with attaining the skills to teach someone who speaks a different language.
“As native speakers of English, we sometimes have trouble explaining why English works the way it does,” Stallings said. “The courses in this minor will provide the students with a deeper understanding of the English language, while also exposing students to the research and myths for teaching speakers of other languages.”
Students minoring in TESOL will also have the chance to work with speakers of other languages to learn the best teaching strategies.
The process for developing a new minor begins with approval from its department chair and dean, said Marilyn Buck, associate provost and dean of University College. Once the curriculum is created and approved in its department, the College Curriculum Committee and the college dean look over and approve it.
For 10 working days, the new program is discussed within the college and objections can be raised and resolved. The program then goes to the Academic Systems within University College for review, is discussed by the Undergraduate Education Committee (UEC) and goes to the Provost for approval. After the Provost’s approval, the UEC looks over and approves it as well.
After this process is completed, anyone in the university can review the program and voice any objections. Once any problems are resolved, the Provost approves the program’s implementation the following Fall semester.
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