Course Descriptions
Subject Areas of Study
I. Theories of Second Language Acquisition and Learning:
Theories of Language Teaching and Learning, Seminar in Language Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Topics in SLA, and Seminar in SLA
II. Language Pedagogy/Methodology:
Approaches and Methods in ELT, Testing and Assessment, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Fieldwork in TESOL, Corpora in ELT, TESOL Methods (I): Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation, TESOL Methods (II): Reading, Writing and Grammar, Teaching Pre-School Age Learners, Teaching English for Young Learners, Teaching School Age Learners, Bilingual Education: Immersion Models, Topics in Pedagogy/Methodology, Seminar in Pedagogy/Methodology, Professional Development, Design and Development of Interactive Multimedia Materials, Analysis and Evaluation of Interactive Multimedia Materials, Critical Pedagogies in TESOL, Seminar in Teaching English for Specific Purposes, English for TESOL Practitioners (I), and English for TESOL Practitioners (II)
III. Research Methodology/Materials Design:
Research Methods in ELT, Materials Development in ELT, Media in TESOL, Curriculum Development in ELT, Statistics for Language Teachers, Topics in Research Methods, Seminar in Research Methods, Topics in Materials, and Seminar in Materials
IV. Linguistic Theories in TESOL:
Phonetics/Phonology and Teaching Pronunciation, Syntax and Teaching Grammar, Semantics and TESOL, Introduction to Linguistics for Language Teachers, Morphology and Teaching Vocabulary, English Grammar, Pragmatics and TESOL, Topics in Linguistic Theories in TESOL, and Seminar in Linguistic Theories in TESOL
V. Language in Use:
Discourse and Language Education, Cross-Cultural Communication and TESOL, Grammar in Interaction, Contemporary Issues in the English Language, Sociolinguistics in TESOL, Current Issues in Language Analysis, Cultures in the Classroom, Topics in Language in Use, and Seminar in Language in Use
VI. Literature in TESOL:
English Literature and TESOL, American Literature and TESOL, Topics in Literature and TESOL, and Seminar in Literature and TESOL
Other courses are also available such as: Topics in SLA, Topics in Pedagogy/Methodology, Topics in Research Methods, Seminar in Research Methods, Topics in Materials, Topics in Linguistic Theories in TESOL, Seminar in Linguistic Theories in TESOL, Current Issues in Language Analysis, Topics in Literature and TESOL, and Seminar in Literature and TESOL.