TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CONCENTRATION

The Teaching English as a Second Language Concentration provides specialized training to students desiring to share their faith in closed-door nations or in their homeland with the immigrant community in the context of TESL and to thus contribute to the building of the Body of Christ. This program combines a strong Bible and theological foundation with studies in education, anthropology, and cross-cultural communications. Graduates of this program will be prepared to serve as tent-maker missionaries in closed-door nations as well as TESL teachers as traditional missionaries in developing nations or among immigrant communities in North America, or to pursue graduate study in TESL.

If you are passionate about spreading the Word of God and building the Body of Christ in closed-door nations or domestic immigrant communities, this concentration is for you.

Being able to take Bible classes and grow in my understanding of God’s word has been a meaningful part of my education. The professors set Godly examples in the way they live, and they have so much wisdom to share with their students.

Alyssa McMahon TESL Student

STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES

In addition to the educational objectives of the College, the student graduating with a Teaching English as a Second Language Concentration will be able to:

  • Know, understand and use the major concepts, theories, and research related to nature and acquisition of language to construct learning environments that support ESOL students’ language and literacy development and content area achievement.
  • Know, understand and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct learning environments that support ESOL students’ cultural identities, language and literacy development, and content-area achievement.
  • Know, understand and use standards-based practices and strategies related to planning, implementing, and managing ESL and content instruction, including classroom organization, teaching strategies for developing and integrating language skills, and choosing and adapting classroom resources.
  • Understand issues of assessment and use standards-based assessment measures with ESOL students.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of ESL teaching, keep current with new instructional techniques, research results, advances in the ESL field and public policy issues, use such information to reflect upon and improve his or her instructional practices, and provide support and advocate for ESOL students and their families and work collaboratively to improve the learning environment.
  • Integrate Bible and the teaching of spiritual truth into an ESL program.
  • Teach English, Bible, and the message of redemption in a skillful, caring and professional manner to speakers of other languages.

DEGREE PLAN

TESL

FRESHMAN FALL SEMESTER

ENGL 1011 – English Composition I (3)
BIBL 1022 – Pentateuch (3)
COMP 3121 – Computers & Their App. (3)
PSYC 1011 – General Psychology (3)
PHIL 1031 – Life, Ethics & Worldview (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

SOPHOMORE FALL SEMESTER

HIST ____ – History Elective (3)
MISS 2121 – Global Engagement (3)
BIBL 2022 – Latter Prophets (3)
THEO 3011 – Systematic Theology I (3)
TESL2111 – Theories of SLA (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

JUNIOR FALL SEMESTER

BIBL 3111 – Acts/Romans (3)
SPCH 3111 – Communicating Biblical Truth
MATH ____ – M/E (3) ________
________  – B/T (3) ________
TESL 2031 – Structure of the Eng. Lang. (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

SENIOR FALL SEMESTER

BIBL 4111 – General Epistles (3)
HIST 4422 – History of Christianity (3)
________ – F/E (3) ________
ANTH 3022 – Cultural Anthropology (3)
TESL 3022 – College Level TESL (3)
StuMin  Student Ministry (0)

FRESHMAN SPRING SEMESTER

ENGL 1022 – English Composition II (3) +
BIBL 2211 – Hermeneutics (3)
SPCH 2011 – Fundamentals of Speech (3)
PSYC 1122 – Family Foundations (3)
BIBL 2011 – Former Prophets (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

SOPHOMORE SPRING SEMESTER

HIST ____ – History Elective (3)
PHED 2111 – Health & Fitness (3)
BIBL 2122 – Life of Christ (3)
THEO 3022 – Systematic Theology II (3)
TESL2122 – Methods of TESOL(3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

JUNIOR SPRING SEMESTER

BIBL 3022 – Pauline Epistles (3)
FOUN 3022 – Career Development (1)
________ – B/T (3) ________
SCIN ____ – S/E (3) ________
________ – F/A (3) ________
LING 4322 – Linguistics (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

SENIOR SPRING SEMESTER

BIBL 4022 – Daniel/Revelation (3)
THEO 4433 – Worldview Integration (3)
________ – F/E (3) ________
TESL 4011 – Lang. Prog. & Curriculum Design (3)
TESL 4233 – Internship in TESL (3)
StuMin – Student Ministry (0)

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