SUNY Oswego - School of Education - TESOL Certification (BS)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
All Grades Initial Certification (BS)

SUNY Oswego's program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is designed to prepare individuals to teach English as a second language to native speakers of languages other than English. The program contains a core pedagogical curriculum of 43 semester hours, including teaching experience. The required interdisciplinary concentration consists of 36 hours in linguistics, modern languages, English, psychology, and anthropology. We encourage candidates to double-major in Linguistics. The pedagogy and content requirements are described below.

Curriculum and Instruction

TESOL Education All Grades Major - School of Education, B.S. Degree

49-58cr

Candidates interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in one of the Curriculum and Instruction majors may enter the major conditionally as a freshman or as a transfer student. All candidates must complete Candidacy during the first block of education courses. The number of candidates admitted will depend on both demand and resources within the program, including the potential availability of required field placements in urban and other high need schools. Not all qualified candidates may be admitted.

Candidates in the Adolescence 7-12 programs and TESOL are encouraged to consider completing a second major in the area of their concentration.

Core Requirements43 cr

Ado 320 - Discipline Specific Methods: Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language
Ado 323 - Field Experience II: Discipline Specific Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Grades 7-12
Ado 420 - Student Teaching Grades 7-12
Ced 420 - Childhood Student Teaching
Edu 200 - Critical Thinking: Schools, Homes, and Communities
Edu 301 - Schooling, Pedagogy, and Social Justice
Edu 303 - Field Placement I: Observation and Participation
Edu 360
One of the following courses:
- Edu 380 - Culturally Relevant Teaching
- Edu 381 - Schools and Urban Society
Edu 430 - Professionalism and Social Justice Seminar
Lit 311 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners
Lit 313 - Adolescence and Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
Lit 396 - Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas Grades 7-12
Spe 363 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in 7-12 Inclusive Classrooms

Electives0 cr

None

Cognate Requirements6-15 cr

Psy 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
Select one of the following:
- Psy 322 - Child Psychology
- Psy 323 - Adolescent Psychology
Foreign Language
Any General Education computer literacy course or pass competency exam
Complete required non-credit workshops on drug and alcohol awareness, school and fire safety and child abduction prevention; mandated reporting of child abuse; and school violence prevention. (Go to www.oswego.edu/safeschools for enrollment information for SSHS 1020)

Concentration

A candidate must complete the TESOL major.

Candidate Qualifications

1. Candidates admitted conditionally to one of the education majors as either a freshman or a transfer must complete the Entrance Form in the semester prior to enrollment in the first block with their advisors.
2. Candidates coming from other majors must complete the Entrance Form with the Academic Coordinator. An unofficial transcript will be required at the time of completion of the Entrance Form.
3. Candidacy will be completed during the first block of education courses. Material will be distributed at that time. Candidates will be required to maintain a 2.50 index, provide an unofficial transcript and complete a writing sample based on the School of Education Conceptual Framework.
4. Once candidates begin the education sequence, they must maintain a 2.50 index. Candidates' GPAs will be monitored. Candidates who have registered for education courses, but who fall below a cumulative GPA of 2.50 will be deregistered by the department from the education courses.
5. Each candidate is provided two placements for student teaching through the Field Placement Office. Due to the large number of placements that must be coordinated, candidates cannot request placements. Assigned placements must be accepted by candidates or candidates will risk waiting for a reassignment in a future semester.

Eligibility for Student Teaching

Eligibility for student teaching for Childhood 1-6, Adolescence 7-12 and TESOL majors will be evaluated at the end of the semester or quarter preceding the student teaching assignment. To be considered eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
1. A cumulative index of 2.50 or above.
2. Complete a minimum of 80 semester hours of course work.
3. Completion of all professional education course work.
4. Earned grade of "S" in all prior field placements.
5. Complete a minimum of 80% of concentration course work.
6. Document successful completion of instruction required by the New York State Education Department on the mandated reporting of child abuse (2 clock hours); school violence prevention and intervention (2 clock hours); alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse prevention; and school safety, fire and arson prevention, and child abduction prevention. (Contact Continuing Education at 315-312-2270 for enrolling in SSHS 1020).
7. Submit required student teaching application forms to the appropriate office by the specified deadline.
8. Childhood, Adolescence, and TESOL education majors must have grades of C- or better for all concentration, professional education, and cognate courses. All professional education courses and education cognates must be completed prior to student teaching.

TESOL Concentration All Grades 36cr

Core Requirements24 cr

Ant 344 - Language and Culture
Eng 271 - Practical English Grammar
Eng 374 - History and Development of the English Language
Lin 100 - Introduction to Linguistics
Lin 200 - Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology
Lin 201 - Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics
Lin 300 - Theories of Linguistic Analysis
Psy 310 - Topics in Psychology: Psycholinguistics

Electives12 cr

Electives from one of the concentration-related areas, under advisement, to complete a total of 36 cr in the concentration.

Cognate Requirements12 cr

Foreign Language (through ML 201 at a minimum
Foreign Language not previously studied(through ML 101 at a minimum)

* The Modern Language courses collectively are denoted by ML. For example, ML 101 in French is Fre 101-Elementary French.