CENTRALCONNECTICUTSTATEUNIVERSITY PRE PROFESSIONALANDIN SERVICEPROGRAMS IN TEACHINGENGLISHTOSPEAKERSOFOTHERLANGUAGES (TESOL) RevisedFall2009
Table of Contents Page General Introduction 3 Goal Statement and Projected Competencies 4 Scheduling of Courses 5 Planned Program 5 Course Load 5 Programs in TESOL at CCSU 6 Master of Science in TESOL 6 General information 6 Capstone Options 6 Plan A 6 Plan B 7 Courses 9 Description of required and elective TESOL courses 10 Transfer Credit, Time Limit 11 Course Sequencing, Advice on TESOL Electives Post-Baccalaureate K-12 ESL Certification 12 Admission to the Professional Program 13 2
The Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is an independent discipline requiring specialized knowledge and skills. A background in Linguistics, Sociology, Anthropology, Modern Languages and TESOL Methodology can facilitate the work of teachers and other professionals who function on a regular basis in multicultural contexts. The TESOL Program subscribes to TESOL s Statement of Core Standards for Language and Professional Preparation Programs. Since 1972, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) has offered programs and courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels for professionals and preprofessionals who want formal training in or familiarity with TESOL, Linguistics, and related fields. Graduates currently teach in many countries around the world and in Connecticut schools as well as adult education programs, intensive language institutes, and community colleges in Connecticut and other States in the USA. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Program in TESOL c/o the English Department at CCSU for information on recommended course sequences and course requirements. Formal application to the graduate program is made to the Office of Graduate Studies, GraduateRecruitmentandAdmissionsOffice,locatedinBarnard 102oratthegraduatewebsite:www.ccsu.edu/grad. For further information please contact the TESOL Programs Director, English Department, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA; via phone (860) 832-2740. Contact information for all faculty in the program: Dr. Leyla Zidani-Eroğlu at zidanil@ccsu.edu (TESOL Programs Director) Dr. Matthew Ciscel at ciscelm@ccsu.edu Dr. Seunghun Lee at leeseu@ccsu.edu Advisingandprograminformationprovidedinthisbrochureandontheprogramwebsiteisfor generalinformationandguidanceonly.itdoesnotconstituteacontract,eitherexpressor implied,andissubjecttorevisionattheuniversity sdiscretion. Studentsshouldbefurtherawarethatadditionallicensureandcertificationrequirementsmaybe imposedbyoutsidelicensingoraccreditingagenciesevenafteraplanofstudyhasbeen approvedorafterastudenthasenteredaprofessionalprogram.aplanofstudymaybesubject torevisiontoreflectsuchadditionalrequirements. 3
GOALSTATEMENTANDPROJECTEDCOMPETENCIES ThegoalofTESOLprogramsatCCSUistoprepareteacherstousemodern methodstomeetthevaryinginstructionalneedsofstudentsofenglishasasecondor foreignlanguagewhileencouragingsuchstudentstomaintaintheirnativelanguageand culturalcompetency.studentswhograduatefromthemaster sorcertificationprogram canexpecttobepreparednotonlyforfirstjobsteachingenglish,butforfullandlonglastingcareersinthisfield.theyreceiveathoroughgroundinginpracticalskillsand methodsoflanguagereachingtodevelopcommunicativecompetenceandappropriate academicskillsinenglish,andbecomefamiliarwithissuesinvolvingthenatureof language,languageacquisition,andtheroleoflanguageinsociety.morespecifically,itis expectedthatallstudentsleavingtheprogramswillhavethefollowingcompetencies: 1. AbilitytousedifferentmethodsofinstructionintheteachingofEnglishand developmentofrelevantcommunicativeandacademicskillsforspeakersofother languages,andtoevaluatethesemethodsinlightofwhatisknownabout processesoflanguageacquisitionandeducationaldevelopment; 2. Abilitytounderstandlinguistictheoryandtosuethisunderstandingtogain substantialinsightsintothestructureofenglishandotherlanguagessothat students languageacquisitioncanbeunderstoodandpedagogicalproblemscan bedealtwith; 3. Abilitytodiagnoseindividualstudentproblemsanddesignappropriateprograms ofremediationinaccordancewithindividualstudentgoals; 4. Abilitytoempathizewithlanguagelearningproblemsofstudentsasaresultof havinghadthepersonalexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage; 5. Abilitytounderstandtherulesoflanguageuseandchangeinsociety,the importanceofidiomandusage,andthenatureofdialectdifferencesandtheir socialvalue; 6. AbilitytointerpretAmericanculturemeaningfullytostudentsasaresultof familiaritywithculturesofotherlandsandwithprocessesofsocializationand acculturation; 7. AbilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinEnglishandtodevelopthisabilityin students; 8. Abilitytofunctionasaneducationalinnovatortointroducemodernmethodsinto diverseclassroomssuccessfully; 9. Abilitytofunctionasaneffectiveadvocateforlanguageminoritystudentsinthe schoolsandfortherightsandneedsofsecondlanguagestudentsgenerally. 4
5 SCHEDULINGOFCOURSES GraduatelevelTESOLcoursesarescheduledstarting4pm,andmeeteitheroncea weekortwiceaweek.tesolspecializationcoursesareordinarilynotofferedduringthe summerorwintersession.however,itisusuallypossibleforstudentstotakeelectives duringthosesessions. THEPLANNEDPROGRAM Acopyofacompletedandsignedplannedprogram,inconsultationwithand approvaloftheacademicadvisor,arefiledwiththegraduateschoolforofficialapproval. Itisthestudent sresponsibilitytocommunicatewiththeadvisorassoonaspossibleto workoutaplannedprogram.failuretosubmitanapprovedplanofstudymayresultin additionalcourseworkanddelayofgraduation,sincethegraduateadvisormayconsider astudent scourseselectionstobeinsufficient. Advisorsareavailableduringtheschoolyearwhenclassesareinsession.Iftheadvisoris unavailable,thestudentshouldconsultwiththechairpersonoftheenglishdepartment orthetesolprogramsdirector. COURSELOAD TheDepartmentofEnglishGraduateCommitteestipulatesamaximumoftwelve hoursofcourseworkinasemesterbutstronglyrecommendsamaximumloadofno morethannine.
PROGRAMSINTESOLATCENTRALCONNECTICUTSTATEUNIVERSITY (A)MasterofScienceinTESOL ForadmissiontotheM.S.program,3semesterhoursofstudyofasecondlanguage isrequired.studentslackingthisbackgroundmaybeadmittedprovisionally,butwillbe requiredtocompletethe3semesterhoursofsecondlanguagestudybeforegraduation fromtheprogram.non nativespeakersofenglishmayuseenglishtosatisfythis requirement.pleaseseetheccsugraduatecatalogueforcompletedetailsonadmissions, financialaid,andotherinformationnotlistedbelow. ItisexpectedthatadegreecandidatewillhavecontroloftheEnglishlanguage beyondmerecommunicativeadequacy.itshallbethejointdecisionofthetesolfaculty whetheradegreecandidate scontrolofspokenand/orwrittenenglishisappropriateto theprofession.thefacultywillrecommendvariousremediesforanycandidatedeemed deficient. CapstoneOptions:PLANAandPLANB Thisprogramofferstwooptionsbothofwhichtotal36semesterhours(s.h.)but differwithrespecttocapstonerequirements: 1. PlanA:studentoptstowriteathesis(3(s.h.),ifapprovedbyfacultyinthe program,andcompletes33s.h.ofcoursework.studentregistersforonegeneral electiveandforling599thesis(graduatethesisguidelinesareavailableatthe OfficeofGraduateStudies,andatwww.ccsu.edu/grad) 2. PlanB:studentoptstotaketheComprehensiveExamandcompletes36s.h.of coursework,i.e.,studentregistersfortwogeneralelectivesandtakesthe ComprehensiveExam(ComprehensiveExamguidelinesareavailableattheOffice ofgraduatestudies) THEPLAN A THESISOPTION ThefollowingUniversityrequirementsapplytoanystudentwho,withthe approvalofhisorheradvisor,isplanningtowriteathesis:(1)wheneverpossible,the student sgraduateadvisorwillserveasthethesisadvisor.ifthestudentandtheadvisor deemitappropriate,anotherfacultymembermayserveasthesisadvisor.(2)thethesis mustbepreparedinastyleandformat(usuallyapastylefortesol)appropriatetothe disciplineandapprovedbythedeanofgraduatestudies.(3)studentsexpectingto graduateinmayshouldsubmitatypedfinaldrafttotheiradvisorsnolaterthanmarch 15.(4)Twocopiesoftheapprovedthesisandthreeadditionalcopiesofthethesis abstract(nottoexceed500words)mustbesubmittedtothegraduatedeanbyapril15 oftheyearinwhichthestudentplanstograduate;anadditionalcopyofeachmustbe submittedtotheenglishdepartmentbythesamedate.studentsareadvisedtocheckout thehandbookonthesisavailableonthegraduatewebsite. 6
Studentswhowishtowriteathesisareadvisedthattheyshouldpossessaspecial abilitytowritecriticalanalysisandapersonalcommitmenttothetopicselected;any studentwritingathesiswillbeexpectedtochooseatopicwhichiswithinoneofthe areasofinterestandspecializationofthetesolfaculty.althoughthedepartmentdoes notnecessarilyexpectanoriginalcontributiontothealreadyexistingbodyofsecondary materialonthesubject,itdoesrequireawellwritten,incisive,anddocumentedstudyofa clearlydefinedandfocusedtopic.theprincipaladvisor(firstreader)andasecondreader mustapprovethefinishedthesis,aworkofapproximatelysixtytoonehundredtyped pages. BeforegivingpermissionforastudenttoregisterforLING599 Thesis,the EnglishDepartmentchairpersonwillrequirethatthestudenthaveanadvisorinthe TESOLprogramwhoiswillingtosupervisetheproposedthesisproject;registrationmust becompletedduringtheregularregistrationperiodbutnolaterthantheadd/drop periodofthesemesterduringwhichthewritingofthethesiswillbegin.additionally,the studentmusthavecompleted18creditsandhavea3.00orhigher.thestudentmust submitaprospectus,signedbythethesisadvisorandthesecondreader,totheenglish DepartmentGraduateCommitteeforitsapproval.Theprospectusisaone tothree page summaryoftheproposedproject.itshouldincludeaclearstatementofwhatthestudent intendstoestablish;abriefaccountofthecurrentstateofknowledgeofthesubject, includingreferencestosomeofthemostimportantsources;adescriptionofthemethods andprocedurestobeused;andanindicationoftheorganizationofthestudyasthe studentenvisionsit. Thethesismustbecompletedwithinthesix yeartimelimitforthedegree.should itbenecessaryandwhereextenuatingcircumstanceswarrant,thethesisadvisormay requestanextensionbysubmittingapetitionthroughthedepartmentgraduate Committeetothedepartmentchairperson,whowillthenforwardtherequesttotheDean ofthegraduateschoolforconsideration.foreachsemesterwithagradeofan Incompletewhenthestudentisnotregisteredinanyothercourses,thestudentmustpay $40confirmingcontinuationintheprogramorwithdrawfromtheprogram. THEPLAN B COMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONOPTION Thecomprehensiveexaminationisgivenonceeachsemester;itisnotgiven duringthesummer.studentsshouldconsultthegraduatecatalogandthegraduate Schoolofficeconcerninggeneralrequirementsandtheapplicationprocedure.Theusual deadlinesforapplyingareoctober1forthefallexaminationandfebruary15forthe Springexamination.Adequatenotificationofthetimeandplaceoftheexaminationwill thenbesentbythedepartmentofenglishtoeachapplicant;ordinarily,thefall examinationwillbegiventhefirstfridayandsaturdayinnovemberandthespring examinationwillbegiventhelastfridayandsaturdayinmarch.thefridaysessionwill includequestionsontesoltheory/secondlanguageacquisition,tesolpractice,and Sociolinguistics.TheSaturdaysessionwillincludequestionsonPhonologyandSyntax. 7
Onsomequestionachoiceoftopicsmaybeoffered;inthatcasestudentsshouldbesure toselectonlyone. Asfarasschedulingisconcerned,studentswhoareansweringonlyonequestion willhavethefirst90minutesofthescheduledexamsessiontofinish.theywillwrite questionsofferedtoothercandidatesonfridayatthefridaysessionandquestions offeredtoothercandidatesonsaturdayatthesaturdaysession. Studentsareadvisedthatcourseworkalonemaynotfullypreparethemforthe examinationandthatnotallcourseofferingsrelatedirectlytotheexamination.bywayof preparation,acandidatemayconsultcopiesofpastexaminationsaccessibleat: www.consuls.org/.webloc or http://www.consuls.org/search/rtesol+shelf/rtesol+shelf/1,1,1,b/frameset~2511633& FF=rtesol+shelf&1,1 GraduateSchoolrequirementsforadmissiontotheexaminationare24semester hoursofcourseworkcompletedorinprogress,includingtheling598researchcourse, anda3.00gpa. Studentswhofailtheexaminationmaybeallowedasecondopportunitytopassit duringtheregularexaminationtimes.anapplicationforasecondattemptatthe examinationrequiresthesignaturesofthestudent sadvisorandthechairpersonofthe EnglishDepartment.Astudentwhofailsonlyonequestionmaybeallowedtorepeatthat questiononly;astudentwhofailsmorethanonequestionmustrepeattheentire examination.if,afterasecondattemptatpassingtheexamination,acandidatehasnot passedatleastfourquestions,thedepartmentmayrequirethatadditionalcoursework beundertakenbeforeanyfurtherretakesmaybeapproved.inanycase,athirdattempt requiresthesignaturesofthestudent sadvisor,thechairpersonoftheenglish Department,andtheDeanoftheGraduateSchool. AccordingtoGraduateSchoolpolicystudentsareallowedonlythree attempts.failureontopasstheexamonanyofthethreeattemptsresultsin dismissalandamarkingoffailonthetranscript.studentsshouldconsultthe graduatecatalog. StudentsenrolledinPlan B whofailthecomprehensiveexamarenotpermitted tochangetoplan A.Studentswhohavecompletedallcourseworkbutawaittotakethe examinationandarenotregisteredinanyothercoursesmustpay$40confirming continuationintheprogram. 8
9 COURSES TESOLSPECIALIZATIONandRESEARCH RequiredCoursework(21s.h.) LING400 LinguisticsAnalysis LING496 TESOLMethods LING497 SecondLanguageAcquisition LING512 ModernSyntax LING513 ModernPhonology LING515 AnIntroductiontoSociolinguistics LING598 ResearchinTESOL Electives(atleastonefromthefollowing) LING530 TopicsinLinguistics LING533 SecondLanguageComposition LING535 SecondLanguageTesting LING596 TESOLPracticum ProfessionalEducation(6s.h.) Oneeducationelectivefromamongthefollowing: EDF500 ContemporaryEducationalProblems EDF516 SchoolofSociety EDF524 FoundationofContemporaryTheoriesofCurriculum EDF525 HistoryofAmericanEducation EDF538 PoliticsofEducation EDF583 SociologicalFoundationsofEducation AndOneeducationelectivefromamongthefollowing(orother500 leveleducation courseapprovedbyadvisor): ED511 PrinciplesofCurriculumDevelopment EDF528 ComparativeandInternationalEducation EDSC556 InstructionalTheoryandPractice RDG503 DevelopmentalReadinginPrimaryGrades RDG504 MiddleSchoolLevelLiteracyDevelopment RDG505 DevelopmentalReadinginSecondarySchools SPED501 EducationoftheExceptionalLearner SPED506 FoundationsofLanguagefortheExceptionalChild GeneralElectives(6s.h.) Oneortwogeneralelectivesatthe500 level,dependingonthechosencapstone experience:
10 DescriptionofrequiredandelectiveTESOLcourse (SeeGraduateCataloguefordescriptionsofothercourses.) LING400 LinguisticAnalysis Intensiveanalyses(syntactic,morphological,phonological)ofselecteddatafromEnglish andotherlanguages.particularemphasisondevelopinganalyticalskills. LING496 TESOLMethods Principles,methods,andmaterialsforteachingEnglishtonon Englishspeakingstudents atalllevels.acquisitionandpracticeofbasiclanguageteachingskills.intercultural communicationintheesolclassroom. LING497 SecondLanguageAcquisition Majortheoriesoflanguageacquisitionandtheirpotentialapplicationtolanguage teaching.thetheoreticalbasesofsecondlanguagelearning. LING512 ModernSyntax Conceptsandformalismsingrammar.ProblemsolvinginEnglishsyntax.Contemporary developmentsinsyntactictheory. LING513 ModernPhonology Characteristicsandorganizationofsoundsystemsoflanguages.Specialattentionto soundsystemofenglishandhowitfitsintouniversalpatterns.generativeandpostgenerativephonologies. LING515 AnIntroductiontoSociolinguistics Anexaminationoftheinterlockingnatureoflanguageandsociety,withparticular emphasisonsociolinguisticstheoryandfieldwork. LING530 TopicsinLinguistics Topicsaredirectlyrelatedtolinguisticsand/orTESOL,includingbilingualism. LING533 SecondLanguageComposition Thepsycholinguisticsofwritinginasecondlanguage.Principles,methods,andmaterials forteachingwritingtostudentsofenglishasasecondorforeignlanguage.thesecond languagewritingcurriculum. LING535 SecondLanguageTesting Linguisticandacademicassessmentofnon nativespeakersofenglish.determinationof languagedominanceandproficiencyofbilinguals.preparationoflanguagetests. LING596 TESOLPracticum StudentwillteachESOLundersupervision. LING598 ResearchinTESOL ResearchtopicsandmethodsinTESOLandAppliedLinguistics.
TRANSFERCREDIT Uptonines.h.ofgraduatecreditmaybetransferredfromanotherprogramifthey areapprovedbythestudent sacademicadvisorandthedeanofthegraduateschool.see thegraduatecatalogueforfulldetailsontransferpolicies. TIMELIMIT StudentshavesixyearstocompletetheirrequirementsfortheMaster sdegree. ApplicationsforanextensionofthislimitbyuptotwoyearscanbefiledwiththeDeanof thegraduateschool. COURSESEQUENCING LING496istheprerequisitetoLING596.Therearenootherformalprerequisites inthetesoldegreeprogram.however,itisrecommendedthatling400betaken beforeling512andling513.itisalsorecommendedthatling496and497betaken beforeling598. ADVICEONCHOOSINGTESOLELECTIVES 1.AmongtheTESOLelectives,LING533,SecondLanguageComposition,andLING 535,SecondLanguageTesting,andLING530,TopicsinLinguistics,andLING596TESOL Practicum,arerecommendedalternatives. a.ling533isaparticularlygoodchoiceforstudentswhoplantoteachatthe communitycollegelevelorincollegepreparationprogram. b.ling535isaparticularlygoodchoiceforstudentswhoplantoteachinenglish languageinstitutesorinprivatelanguageschools. c.ling596,tesolpracticum,isaparticularlygoodchoiceforstudentswithno teachingexperiencewhoplantoteachadults. 2.Generalelectivesshouldbecoursesinlanguageorculture,inaccordancewith theguidelinessetbythetesolprofessionalorganization,oradditionaltesolelectives. Coursesusedasgeneralelectivesmustcarrygraduatecredit thatis,theymustbeatthe 500 level,andbe3credits.additionally,theyrequireapprovaloftheacademicadvisor. Generalelectivecoursescanbeinanyofthefollowingfields:Geography,Anthropology, Philosophy,History(e.g.HIST540,545,560,570),InternationalStudies(e.g.,IS570, 571),ModernLanguages(e.g.,ITAL588,FR588,,Span588),Education,orother relevantfields 11
(B)TEACHINGENGLISHTOSPEAKERSOFOTHERLANGUAGES (TESOL) Post BaccalaureateNon DegreeProgram Coursesleadingtoadult levelcertificationintesolareavailableatcentral.courses leadingtoprre K 12certificationinTESOLarealsoavailable.Seethechecklistofcourses requiredforthisnon degreepost baccalaureateprograminthisbrochure.candidates seekingadult levelcertificationandcross endorsementshouldcontactthestate DepartmentofEducationdirectly,oraccesstheirofficialwebsite. Pre k 12ESLCertification 1. GeneralEducation:39s.h. a.hist161or162 and b.atleast3s.h.eachin5ofthefollowingareas: English NaturalSciences Mathematics SocialStudies WorldLanguages FineArts Psychology236 2. Bilingualism,ForeignLanguage,orLiteracyDevelopment: 9s.h.chosenfromamongthefollowingoptions: LING530TopicsinLinguistics RDG440 Languages:AmericanSignLanguage,Chinese,French, German,Italian,Japanese,Polish,Russian,Spanish, Vietnamese, Other,Specificcourses. 3. TESOL:36s.h. A.EnglishLanguage:9s.h. LING430 LING431 LING512 LING513 Eng206 B.LanguageTheory:9s.h. LING400(required) LING497(required) LING598 C.Cultureandintergrouprelations:9s.h. EDF583 EDF528 LING515(required) 12
D.Linguisticandacademicassessmentoflimited English proficientstudents:3s.h. LING535 E.Curriculumandmethodsofteaching:6s.h. LING496 LING533 4. ProfessionalEducation:25s.h. (Seecataloguefordescriptionsonnon TESOLcourses) A.Foundationsofeducation3s.h. EDF415 B.EducationalPsychology:3.s.h. EDTE316 C.Curriculumandmethodsofteaching:3s.h. EDSC425 D.StudentTeaching:12s.h. EDSC412,StudentTeaching,TESOLK 12 E.SpecialEducation:3s.h. SPED315 F.EducationalTechnology:1s.h. EDT315 AdmissiontotheProfessionalPreparationProgram CertificationstudentsareeligibletoapplyforadmissiontotheProfessional PreparationProgramwhentheyhavecompletedorduringthecurrentsemesterare goingtocomplete15s.h.ofspecificallytesolcontentcourses,includinglinguistics496. ApplicationpacketsmaybeobtainedfromtheSchoolofEducation. 13