Program Coordinator: Dr. Wallis Reid (732/932-7496, ext. 8122;
email: wreid@rci.rutgers.edu)
Language Education (21 credits)
1. Historical and Cultural Backgrounds of Limited English Proficient Students (3)
15:253:523 Language and Culture (3)
2. Theoretical Foundations of ESL Education (6)
15:253:520 Principles of Second/Foreign Language Acquisition (3)
16:300:535 Foundations of Language I (3) (Formerly 15:253:530)
3. Pedagogy of ESL (12)
15:253:521 Introduction to English as a Second/Foreign Language (3)
15:253:536 English Structure and Phonology (3)
05:300:431 Teaching World Language/ESL in Elementary Schools (3)
05:300:432 Teaching World Language/ESL in Secondary Schools (3)
Common Professional Education Core (12 credits)
15:255:533 Assessment and Measurement for Teachers (2)
15:255:534 Classroom Organization (1)
15:255:537 Ethics, Education, and Society (3)
15:255:538 Teacher as Researcher (3)
05:300:306 Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
Internship in Teaching (12 credits)
15:255:535 Teaching Internship (9)
15:255:536 Teaching Internship Seminar (3)
Language and Cultural Proficiency Requirements
1. Proficiency in English to be demonstrated through a Language
Proficiency Interview (LPI). (To take the LPI, make an appointment with
your adviser.)
2. Evidence of second/foreign language or
cultural experience, such as experience living in a second cultural
setting; completion of one or more foreign language course(s) (minimum
3 credits); acquisition of second/foreign language (in a nontraditional
setting)
