English - Teaching English as a Second Language K-12 (Teaching) (ESLT) - BT Major

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67 S.H. (no minor required)

2.75 GPA required.

Letter grade required in all major courses unless otherwise noted.

This is a licensure program that prepares students to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) at the K-12 level. Students receive a BS degree from the English Department by completing the ESLT major and the Professional Education sequence of courses in the Education Department. Students must be admitted to the Education Program before enrolling in Education courses.

Foreign Language

This major requires a minimum of two years of second/foreign language instruction in a high school setting or one year in a college setting or equivalent.

Required Courses (24 S.H.)

ENG 250 - English Grammar and Usage (2 credits)
ENG 328 - English Syntax (3 credits)
ENG 350 - Introduction to Language Study (3 credits)
△ ENG 480 - Theories of Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
◎ ENG 481 - TESOL Theory and Methods (3 credits)
ENG 482 - Second Language Composition Studies (3 credits)
◆ ENG 483 - Pedagogical Grammar (3 credits)
ENG 484 - ESL Materials, Resources, and Assessment (3 credits)
ENG 490 - Portfolio (1 credit)

Electives (7 S.H.)

Extra departmental electives may be allowed with department chairperson approval.

ENG 210 - Advanced Expository Writing (3 credits)
ENG 211 - Writing in Communities (3 credits)
ENG 221 - Topics in World Literature (3 credits)
ENG 227 - Topics in Language (1-3 credits)
ENG 324 - Projects in Writing and Language (1-3 credits)
ENG 399 - Internship (1-12 credits)
△ ENG 439 - Technical Writing (3 credits)
ENG 461 - Independent Studies (1-3 credits)
△ ENG 472 - Seminar in Language and Discourse (3 credits)

Teacher Education Licensure Program Information

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Unit before taking Professional Education courses. This process is competitive; the number of students admitted each semester is limited. Admission is based on grades (2.75 GPA) and other measures. For more information on this Admission process, visit the Teacher Education Program Admissions page.

All Winona State University Teacher Education Licensure Programs are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Please contact your program advisor for the latest information about program requirements whether you are (1) applying to a teacher education program, or (2) currently enrolled in a teacher education program.

Criteria required semester before completing online application:

30 college level credits completed with no more than 4 credits of pass/no credit courses
Cumulative G.P.A. of at least ≥ 2.75 based on 30 most recent credits including all credits per semester
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level writing course (ENG 111 if taken at WSU)
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level speech course (CMST 191 or 192 if taken at WSU)
C grade or better in a 3-credit college level math course (Math 202 is required for Elementary and Early Childhood majors)
Early Clinical experience; clinical hours ≥ 15 hours:
- Can be met by taking college level course(s) with clinical hours (including courses enrolled in the semester of the TE Admission application). Syllabus/clinical hour evaluation needed if non-WSU course.
- Can be met through a comparable work or volunteer experience completed after high school graduation. Complete Early Clinical Form with supervisor and return to 212 Cathedral.

Professional Education Sequence (36 credits)

Note: Teacher education majors must complete all Professional Education Sequence courses in addition to content area courses. Refer to Teacher Education Licensure Programs for more information.

✽ HERS 204 - Personal & Community Health (3 credits)
SPED 300 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 credits)
EDUC 429 - Secondary Reading and Teaching Strategies (3 credits)
EDFD 401 - Human Development and Learning: K-12 & 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 421 - Classroom Management: K-12 and 5-12 (1 credit)
◆ EDFD 441 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: K-12 and Secondary (3 credits)
△ EDFD 449 - Middle Level Philosophy, Organization and Interdisciplinary Planning (3 credits)
△ EDFD 459 - The Professional Educator (3 credits)
EDFD 461 - Multicultural Youth, Children, & Families: Part I: K-12 and 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 462 - Multicultural Youth, Children, and Families Part II (1 credit)

Note

EDFD 401 and 461 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 421 and 441 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 459 and 462 must be taken concurrently

Student Teaching (12 credits)

◎ EDST 465 - Student Teaching - Senior High School K-12 Specialty (1-16 credits)

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning