TSL 370 - Principles and Issues in ESOL

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ED 231, ED 240, ESE 200. This course is designed to introduce students to the underlying theories and principles that shape the field of ESOL. The legal, sociological, historical, and professional issues which have shaped and influenced the field will be explored. The course will focus on the theories of first and second language acquisition as well as the general study of language and communication. Special attention will be given to the subsystems of language, role of language transfer, BICS and CALP, language pragmatics, and cultural issues in communication. It also provides a field clinical experience in classroom settings with second language learners. (FA, SP)