English as a Second Language Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This 54–55 credit English as a Second Language major requires the completion of a minor or certificate approved by an ESLG advisor.
The English as Second Language Program offers a major for those students preparing to teach English language learners who wish to demonstrate their own commitment to learning an additional language.
For those seeking a Washington State P–12 teaching certificate, this major does not provide an endorsable major, it does provide an endorsable minor.
Note:
- additional upper-division courses are required to meet the university's graduation requirements (UGR);
- this major requires the completion of a minor—students need to declare a minor separate from the language requirement embedded in the major.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA of ≥2.7 is required.
| Required Core Courses | ||
| ENGL 360 | LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE | 5 |
| ESLG 470 | JOINING THE TESOL PROFESSION | 1 |
| ESLG 472 | TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES | 3 |
| ESLG 480 | SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| ESLG 481 | METHODS AND MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 4 |
| ESLG 488 | SECOND LANGUAGE PRINT LITERACY THEORIES | 3 |
| ESLG 489 | CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM | 4 |
| ESLG 492 | SECOND LANGUAGE LITERACY PLACEMENT AND ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| Required Practicum | 6 | |
| ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PRACTICUM (this variable credit practicum must be repeated for three quarters (1, 2, 3 credits) for a total of 6 credits.) | ||
| Capstone Requirement–choose any Senior Capstone | 4-5 | |
| These capstone courses are suggested but not required. | ||
| ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CAPSTONE (for students who choose ESLG as a second major, the capstone requirement will be met by the completion of the primary major's capstone.) | ||
or ITGS 400 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SR CAPSTONE | |
| Required–complete one of the following areas | 17 | |
French | ||
| SECOND-YEAR FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I | ||
| SECOND-YEAR FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II | ||
| SECOND YEAR FRENCH III | ||
Choose an upper-division FREN elective | ||
German | ||
| INTERMEDIATE GERMAN AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE GERMAN AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE GERMAN AND CULTURE | ||
Choose an upper-division GERM elective | ||
Japanese | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE AND CULTURE | ||
Choose an upper-division JAPN elective | ||
Spanish | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | ||
Choose an upper-division SPAN elective | ||
| Total Credits | 54-55 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in English as a Second Language from EWU should be able to do the following:
- demonstrate intermediate level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in a foreign language;
- design optimal language learning environments grounded in research related to second language acquisition;
- effectively assess language learning development;
- employ a disposition of cultural humility in teaching-related communications;
- plan instruction that is appropriate for students' cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.