Course Descriptions
(TESOL Schedule of Courses)
- TSL 5345 - Methods of ESOL Teaching
- This course is designed to develop understanding, knowledge and skills of the current methods used in the teaching of ESOL (3 hours)
- TSL 5525 - ESOL Cultural Diversity
- This course is designed to identify major cultural groups represented by the LEP population in Florida schools and to understand their special needs. (3 hours)
- TSL 5940 - Issues in TEFL
- Address issues specifically related to TEFL, such as materials adaptation, teaching in multi-level classrooms, learning styles, cultural issues, and curriculum syllabus design. (3 hours)
- TSL 5970 - Indepdent Study
- (3 hours)
- TSL 6142 - Critical Approaches to ESOL
- Emphasis placed on current research in second language acquisition as it relates to the development of ESOL curriculum and materials (3 hours)
- TSL 6250 - Applied Linguistics in ESOL
- Applying linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics to teaching English as a second language with emphasis on pronunciation, intonation, structural analysis, morphophonemics, and decoding from print to sound. (3 hours)
- TSL 6440 - Problems in Evaluation in ESOL
- This course provides for the development of sound assessment knowledge necessary to prepare students to apply second language assessment theories, principles, and current research. (3 hours)
- TSL 6540 - Issues in Second Language Acquisition
- Focuses on second language acquisition theories, principles, and current research as they relate to language-minority students acquiring English as a Second Foreign Language. (3 hours)
- TSL 6640 - Research in Second Language
- This course focuses on research into language learning processes which serves as a knowledge base for effective teaching of language-minority students. (3 hours; PR: EDF 6481)
- TSL 6940 - ESOL Practicum
- Techniques and strategies for creating effective lesson plans for ESOL classroom activities. (3 hours)
- TSL 6971 - Thesis
- (3 hours)
- EDF 6155 - Lifespan Human Development and Learning
- Research in childhood, adolescent, and adult development relevant to contemporary American education. Emphasis on application of theory to educational practice. (3 hours)
- EDF 6401 - Statistics for Educational Data
- Design of educational evaluation; analysis of data, descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of results. (3 hours; PR: EDF 6481 or C.I.)
- EDF 6481 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education
- Review and critique of research literature, use of library resources for educational research, and introduction to the concepts of research design and data analysis. (3 hours)
- EDF 6486 - Research Design in Education
- An examination of methodological techniques for specific educational problems. Intended for students in the process of designing independent research studies. (3 hours; PR: EDF 7403 or C.I.)
- EDF 6886 - Multicultural Education
- A survey of multicultural education; analysis of the relationship between cultural transmission, cultural pluralism, and the learning process within American schools. (3 hours)
- SPN 5502 - Hispanic Culture of the United States
- An analysis of the Hispanic culture of the United States, past and present. (3 hours)
- FLE 5875 - Computer Application in Teaching Foreign Languages
- Survey, analysis, and evaluation of computer software and Internet materials for graduate students of Spanish. (3 hours)