10 courses with the subject TSL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
TSL 265Culture, Advocacy and Policy for ESL Teachers3
This course will introduce students to the field of English as a second language, including cultural, social, and political contexts of linguistic diversity from historical and critical perspectives. Topics include legal and administrative aspects of the field, including national and state regulations. A 10-hour participatory observation experience is required.
This course is designed to explore language, English grammar, mechanics, and usage from a pedagogical perspective. Students will explore the structure of the English language with emphasis placed on how to teach grammatical concepts to others.
Students will analyze all aspects of the English language with emphasis on understanding the nature and structure of the language that English language learners bring into the classroom.
Introduces students to the field of Teaching English as a foreign/international language abroad. This course is designed for people who wish to teach English abroad or tutor language learners in the US. Participants build an introductory foundation in EFL methods, cross-cultural communication and the structure of the English language.
In this course, students will examine the process of identifying English language learners with special needs, including learning and social disabilities. They will also explore classroom strategies to help dually identified students improve academic outcomes.
Students will be introduced to the instructional cycle used with English language learners. Topics include the design and implementation of instruction. The course includes a 30 hour field experience component.
Students will address issues of assessment for non-native English speakers. Topics include classroom assessment, program evaluation, language proficiency assessment, and standardized assessment.
Students will be introduced to the field of Second Language Acquisition. Topics include basic concepts in first and second language acquisition and relationships between the two, key research, theories and principles in the field of English as a second language and how they relate to the academic achievement of English language learners.
TSL 425Introduction to Dual Language/Immersion Programs3
Introduction to the field of Dual Language and Language Immersion programs. This course is designed to introduce students to the history and philosophy of dual language and language immersion education.
This course will introduce K-12 educators to the field of English as a second language, including issues of cross-cultural communication, ESL methodology, assessment and curriculum adaptation. A 10-hour field experience is required.
