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Program checklist · Teaching English as a Second Language

Teaching English as a Second Language

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · McKeesport, PA

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Program
Award
Teaching English as a Second Language
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
36
Credits (computed from items)
36
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214786
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214786_cedd727b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Master of Arts (M.A.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    0 items

      Foundations

      3 items
      1. APLNG 484
        Discourse-Functional Grammar
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. APLNG 491
        Theory: Second Language Acquisition
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. APLNG 493
        Teaching English as a Second Language
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Professional Core

      major core · 5 items
      1. 6 credits from among the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. APLNG 410
        Teaching American English Pronunciation
        Not resolved to a course
      3. APLNG 412
        Teaching Second Language Writing
        Not resolved to a course
      4. APLNG 482Y
        Introduction to Applied Linguistics
        Not resolved to a course
      5. APLNG 583
        Methods of Language Assessment (required in the Hybrid Path)
        Not resolved to a course

      Field Experience

      2 items
      1. APLNG 500
        Practice Teaching in ESL
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. APLNG 595
        Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Research Methods

      7 items
      1. 3 credits from among the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. APLNG 577
        Language Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
      3. APLNG 581
        Discourse Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
      4. APLNG 582
        Seminar in Approaches to Language Use
        Not resolved to a course
      5. APLNG 586
        Analyzing Classroom Discourse
        Not resolved to a course
      6. APLNG 592
        Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics
        Not resolved to a course
      7. APLNG 593
        Experimental Research on Language
        Not resolved to a course

      Electives

      electives · 12 items
      1. 12 credits from among the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        12
      2. APLNG 510
        Health and Aging in Multilingual Contexts
        Not resolved to a course
      3. APLNG 512
        Language and Adult Lifespan Development
        Not resolved to a course
      4. APLNG 570
        Second Language Reading
        Not resolved to a course
      5. APLNG 572
        Communication in Second Language Classrooms
        Not resolved to a course
      6. APLNG 575
        Language Ideology
        Not resolved to a course
      7. APLNG 576
        Language Socialization across Home, School, and Community Contexts
        Not resolved to a course
      8. APLNG 584
        Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning
        Not resolved to a course
      9. APLNG 587
        Theory & Research in L2 Teacher Education
        Not resolved to a course
      10. APLNG 588
        Design and Research of Technology-Mediated Language Learning
        Not resolved to a course
      11. APLNG 589
        Technology in Foreign Language Education: An Overview
        Not resolved to a course
      12. APLNG 591
        Seminar in Second Language Acquisition
        Not resolved to a course

      Other courses with approval of the adviser

      0 items

        Culminating Experience

        0 items

          All students must also complete an M.A. paper and teaching e-portfolio.

          0 items
            Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/teaching-english-second-language/. Captured page pages/0901.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.