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Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
(minor only)
See also “Applied English” for a major with TEFL components.
The Teaching English as a Foreign Language minor is designed for students who wish to develop the knowl-
edge and skills necessary to teach English as a second or foreign language in a wide variety of cross-cultural
settings. Students who complete the Teaching English as a Foreign Language minor along with their bachelor’s
degree requirements will receive a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate upon graduation.
Purpose and Objectives
Students completing the TEFL minor will be pre-
pared to teach English as a second or foreign lan-
guage in cross-cultural settings. Students may
earn a TEFL certificate by completing the require-
ments for a bachelor’s degree and the TEFL
minor.
In addition to receiving all that is provided by the
general objectives, purposes, and requirements of
the Undergraduate program, students completing
the TEFL minor will be able to:
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Exercise a basic understanding of linguistics.
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Call upon helpful understanding received con-
cerning the nature of language, language learn-
ing, and language in culture.
•
Make judicious selection and use of materials,
methods, and procedures appropriate to effec-
tive instruction.
•
Draw upon practical experience in planning and
developing skills for teaching English to speak-
ers of other languages.
•
Draw upon basic principles and rationale for
using English language teaching as a means of
ministering cross-culturally.
Required Courses for a Minor in TEFL......15
ICS 3140 Cultural Anthropology ........................3
LNG 4471 Basic Teaching English as a Foreign
Language Techniques ........................3
LNG 4473 Communicative Teaching English
as a Foreign Language Skills ............3
LNG 4472 Practical Teaching English as a
Foreign Language Skills ....................3
LNG 4474 Advanced Teaching English as a
Foreign Language Techniques ..........3
For students completing both the ICS major and
the TEFL minor, ICS 3140 is waived within the
minor.