EDU 623 - TESOL Practicum

The practicum in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is designed to accommodate students in the TESOL program who are ESL teachers, mainstream teachers working toward ESL endorsement by the state, international students, adult educators, and other students matriculated into the MSEd in TESOL program. Students acquire practical ESL/EFL teaching experience in the field while applying knowledge gained through coursework and research; 40 hours of observation and practice teaching in an appropriate setting determined by the student and instructor are required. Students in the initial K-12 ESL certification concentration must complete their field experience in a public K-12 school. The 24 hours of program coursework must be completed prior to or concurrent with practicum.

Prerequisite(s): Matriculated into MSEd in TESOL; completion of 24 hours of program coursework, including EDU 557, EDU 558 or EDU 560, EDU 559, EDU 561, EDU 562, and EDU 563.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education