| Course # |
Course Title |
Course Description |
Credits |
| UNV-501 |
Introduction to Graduate Studies in the College of Education |
This course is designed to prepare students for the graduate learning experience at Grand Canyon University. Students have opportunities to develop and strengthen the skills necessary to succeed as graduate students in the College of Education. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the tools for graduate success. No practicum/field experience required. No Fingerprint Clearance necessary. |
2 |
| TSL-531 |
Foundations of Instruction for English Language Learners |
This course provides the historical, sociological, political, and legal foundations of instructional programs for English language learners in the United States. This framework serves as a basis for understanding, comparing, and evaluating current language models and prototypes. This course also introduces students to primary theories of language learning and current methodologies and practices. |
4 |
| TSL-534 |
Methods of Teaching English & Grammar to Speakers of Other Languages |
In this course, students are instructed in immersion strategies, English language development strategies, and numerous research-based methodologies in current practice. Students examine ways of organizing the classroom for optimal language learning, including especially cooperative learning. In the course setting, they also develop, practice, and assess language lessons that align with state and national standards for teaching English language learners. |
4 |
| TSL-536 |
English Linguistics |
This course familiarizes students with the fundamentals of linguistic theory, including the morphological, phonological, and syntactic structure of the English language. Other topics introduced are pragmatics, semantics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and first and second language acquisition. Although emphasis is placed on descriptive analysis of the English language, examples and illustrations from several language systems are used. |
4 |
| TSL-537 |
Teaching a Second Language in the Content Areas |
The purpose of this course is to equip students with an awareness and sensitivity to the complexity and content-specific nature of language in curricular areas such as science, mathematics, and social studies. Students examine ways to integrate second language acquisition research (implications for teaching of comprehension, reading, and writing); literacy; and content area instruction in elementary, middle school, and high school settings. Students create content-based language lessons that address a variety of learner proficiencies and cultural experiences. |
4 |
| TSL-545 |
Teaching in a Pluralistic Society |
To be an effective educator, one needs knowledge of how student diversity affects and influences instruction. This course gives attention to instructional models that have proven successful with students from diverse linguistic, cultural, racial, ethnic, economic, and intellectual backgrounds. It presents the major goals, principles, and concepts of multicultural education, including multiple perspectives in culture and history, as well as understanding cultural and individual differences in teaching and learning. |
4 |
| TSL-546 |
Language & Reading Acquisition Theories & Research |
The focus of the course is to prepare classroom teachers to critically read published research on the current, central issues in the study of child language acquisition and the teaching of reading to speakers of other languages; to integrate those findings with personal experience in order to make reflective instructional decisions; and to participate in pedagogical research and theory building. Using the knowledge acquired during the course, students develop a study team to improve instructional practices based on research findings. The study team implements strategies and provides feedback and data on the application of the research findings. |
4 |
| TSL-540 |
Curriculum Development and Assessment |
Teachers must be course developers as well as designers of instruction for daily and weekly lessons. In this course, students compare Sheltered Immersion Observation Protocol (SIOP) and Understanding by Design (UbD). They also fully examine assessment for the purposes of identification, placement, and instructional delivery. They subsequently design and fully develop the materials for a language unit that aligns with the state and national standards and current assessment practices. |
4 |
| TSL-560 |
TESOL Practicum |
TESOL students have direct participation and experience with English language learners—whether children or adults—at their chosen level of instruction. In a supervised classroom, they practice teaching and management skills; conduct assessments; and learn to communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the larger community. |
4 |
| Required Course Total Credit: | 34 |
