TSL 5240 (old FLE 5432) - ESOL 3:
Language Principles, Acquisition, and Assessment for Teaching ELLs

This course provides an overview of the components of language, linking them to methods and techniques of providing comprehensible instruction to English Language Learners (ELLs). Designed for preservice and inservice teachers, this course supports the development of professional literacy skills geared toward appropriate pedagogical practices for the instruction of ELL students in the United States.

Course Content Outline

• Sociolinguistics
• Language Components
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Semantics
• Syntax
• Oral & Written Discourse
• Pragmatics
• Differences & Exceptionalities
• Native Speaker Production Errors
• Native Speaker Differences
• Native Speaker Atypical Language Development
• Non-Native Speaker Production Errors
• Non-Native Speaker Differences
• Non-Native Speaker Atypical Language Development

• Application

Main Course Assignments

• LEP Analysis
• Modified Unit Plan
• Mid-Term Exam

Course Readings

1. Required:  Ariza, E. N, et al. (2002). Why TESOL? Theories and Issues in Teaching English as a Second Language For K-12 Teachers. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
2. Recommended: O’Malley, M. & Pierce, L. (1996). Authentic Assessment for English Language Learner: Practical Approaches for Teacher. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 

Course Documents

Course Syllabus

ESOL 3 Chalk & Wire ePortfolio Rubrics