TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
Location: McKee 216
Email: teacher.education@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/
Faculty: Jingzi Huang, Ph.D.; Laura Hamman-Ortiz, Ph.D.; Madeline Milian, Ph.D.; Deborah Romero, Ph.D.
Program(s) Offered:
Ideal for education majors or those in any program interested in teaching English abroad, the undergraduate Teaching English as a Second Language-also referred to as Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education programs examine current theories and practices of language acquisition and multilingual language development in global contexts. You'll be thoroughly prepared to support the academic and cultural development of multilingual learners, and the varied experiences of multicultural and multilingual families and communities in the United States, even other countries.
Although diverse immigrant groups are addressed in TESOL coursework at UNC, there is an emphasis on Spanish-speaking children and youth, as well as other linguistic minority groups in K12 Education. In Colorado 81% of all English language learners are Spanish-speaking and over 18 other languages from across the globe are spoken by students in Colorado schools; in the U.S. 75% of all English language learners are Spanish-speaking, the majority of whom are from Mexico.
Completing this program can either be done through a Teaching English as a Second Language minor (Non-Licensure), a K-12 teaching endorsement (the CLD Education Endorsement), and/or a CLD Bilingual Education Dual Special Endorsement.
The undergraduate TESOL and CLD Education endorsements are housed in the School of Teacher Education, in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, in McKee Hall.