ENG 472 - Theory and Methods of TESOL

Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will focus on the application of linguistic theory in education. Students will be introduced to various teaching philosophies and methodologies, focusing on their application to language learning. Students will be familiarized with various movements in education and psychology such as behaviorism, cognitivism, social constructivism, and humanism. Students will be instructed as to how diverse language teaching methods have been informed by various educational movements and how these philosophies and methods take form in the second language classroom. This course will build on the concepts taught in Language Structure and Acquisition but will focus more on second language learners both in ESL and EFL settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ENG 123 or 123E