TESOL Undergraduate Track

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Teaching English as an additional language is an endeavor that comes with great responsibility as well as opportunities for personal growth. In our TESOL courses, we take a critical approach to curriculum design to ensure that instruction builds on learners鈥 cultural identities, home languages, and previous educational experiences. As reflective practitioners, we grow in our understanding of ourselves and others against the backdrop of various teaching and learning contexts and in light of feedback from a supportive community of practice. Being a TESOL professional is bound to change your life through the people you meet, the places you go, and the person you become as a result of these experiences.

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Career Potential within TESOL

Individuals with evidence of training听in TESOL are eligible to teach听English as an additional language in a number of settings nationally and internationally. Opportunities include working听for private and non-profit language programs in the U.S., tutoring learners听face-to-face or online, and working as paraeducators in local schools. Internationally, there are many wonderful opportunities to combine a love of teaching with an interest in travel and living abroad.听TESOL majors and minors听will be attractive candidates for various English language teaching positions around the world.

A career in TESOL听is versatile, offers the chance to live abroad听while earning money, and creates opportunities for meaningful, human connections across linguistic and cultural听boundaries. Click on the company logos below to learn more.

TESOL Program director Rai Farrelly also created听听with a host of resources related to earning a career in TESOL.

You can also visit these听online job boards to see what other TESOL teaching opportunities are available:

*Note: The TESOL track and minor听do not count toward a PreK-12 teaching license听or 欧美口爆视频's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education endorsment, which is required to teach English as an additional language in U.S.-based elemntary, middle and high schools. To learn more about Teacher Licensure in the School of Education at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder, click听here. To learn more about the CLD endorsment, click听here.

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Rai鈥檚听Story

Teaching听English as an additional language is not only a听way to earn a living, it also a听way to improve your living.听I听have taught听English in the U.S. to university students from Asia, Latin America, Europe,听and the听Middle听East, refugee-background adults from听East Africa, and immigrant adults from all over听Latin America.听I听have taught听English in Tanzania, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and Armenia. The people, places, and experiences have shaped my life in unpredictable and rewarding听ways.听Read more of my story, as well as the stories of other TESOL students to learn why TESOL听might听be an exciting path for you.

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TESOL听courses are designed to cultivate meaningful connections in the class听with a focus on professional development for a future career in TESOL. TESOL听students collaborate to design teaching materials, deliver activities, and reflect on actual teaching experiences听with听English language learners here in 欧美口爆视频 and around the world. TESOL students ofen move through the program as a cohort, which fosters genuine, lasting friendships and future professional connections. Join us! We look forward to welcoming you to the TESOL family.听

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How The Tracks Work

All Linguistics majors are required to take 4 courses (Introduction to Linguistics, Sound Structures, Semantics, and Morphology and Syntax). 听There's an additional requirement of five credit hours in a language other than English at the 3000 level or above. The four tracks are a formalization of the additional elective credit hour choices that will prepare students for employment or further education in a specific discipline of linguistics.听

The track also serves as a certification in this discipline and the student's transcript will reflect this.听

The TESOL Track Courses

TESOL Track Requirements

  • 12 credits听of TESOL-focused courses.听Required for all TESOL track students:
    • LING 4630:听TESOL and Second Language Acquisition: Principles and Practices (3 credits, Maymester or Fall)
    • LING 4610:听English Structure for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 credits, Spring)
    • LING 4620: Teaching Second Language (L2) Oral Skills and Communication (3 credits, Fall)
    • LING 4910:听TESOL Practicum (3 credits, Spring)
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  • 3 credits听from the following elective options. Required for all TESOL track students. (Schedules vary; check course catalog.)
    • COMM 3410 鈥 Intercultural Communication
    • EDUC 2411 - Educational Psychology for Elementary Schools
    • EDUC 2425 - Foundations of Bilingual/Multilingual Education (*for Elementary Education Majors only)
    • EDUC 2625 鈥 Teaching English as a Second Language
    • EDUC 4125 - Secondary World Language Methods
    • EDUC听4425 鈥 Introduction to Bilingual/Multicultural Education (*equivalent to EDUC 2425; open to Education minors and non-majors)
    • EDUC 4455 - Methods of Biliteracy Instruction
    • EDUC 4615 - Language Acquisition for Bilingual Learners (*for Elementary Education Majors; limited capacity)
    • LING 3545 鈥 World Language Policies
    • LING/ANTH 4800 鈥 Language and Culture
    • LING/SLHS 4560 - Language Development

TESOL Minor Requirements

General Requirements:

  • 18 credits of LING and related coursework total
  • At least 12 credits of upper division LING coursework
  • All coursework applied to the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better (no pass/fail work may be applied)
  • The grade point average for all minor degree course work must equal 2.00 (鈥淐鈥) or higher
  • Students will be allowed to apply no more than 9 credit hours, including 6 upper division credit hours, of transfer work towards the minor
  • Students cannot declare both the major in linguistics and the minor in TESOL

TESOL Minor Requirements

  • 12 credits听of TESOL-focused courses.听Required for all TESOL minor students:
    • LING 4630 (formerly 3630):听TESOL and Second Language Acquisition: Principles and Practices (3 credits, Maymester or Fall)
    • LING 4610:听English Structure for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 credits, Spring)
    • LING 4620: Teaching Second Language (L2) Oral Skills and Communication (3 credits, Fall)
    • LING 4910:听TESOL Practicum (3 credits, Spring)
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  • 6 credits听from the following elective options. Required for all TESOL minor students.听(Schedules vary; check course catalog.)
    • COMM 3410 鈥 Intercultural Communication
    • EDUC 2411 - Educational Psychology for Elementary Schools
    • EDUC 2425 - Foundations of Bilingual/Multilingual Education (*for Elementary Education Majors only)
    • EDUC 2625 鈥 Teaching English as a Second Language
    • EDUC 4125 - Secondary World Language Methods
    • EDUC听4425 鈥 Introduction to Bilingual/Multicultural Education听(*equivalent to EDUC 2425; open to Education minors and non-majors)
    • EDUC 4455 - Methods of Biliteracy Instruction
    • EDUC 4615 - Language Acquisition for Bilingual Learners听(*for Elementary Education Majors; limited capacity)
    • LING 3545 鈥 World Language Policies
    • LING/ANTH 4800 鈥 Language and Culture
    • LING/SLHS 4560 - Language Development

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COTESOL

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Founded in 1977, CoTESOL听is an official affiliate of the TESOL International Association and a member of the Rocky听Mountain TESOL听Regional Accord. CoTESOL's mission is to create and support programs for education promotion.

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