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2008–2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in English as a Second Language

All students pursuing a Minor in English as a Second Language must complete 18 semester credit hours.

  1. 12 semester credit hours of courses in English as a second language:

    ESL 3003 Language and Schooling
    ESL 3033 Foundations of English as a Second Language
    ESL 3053 Literacy in a Second Language
       
    And one of the following:
       
    BBL 3013 Language Analysis and Bilingualism
    BBL 3133 Language Development in Bilinguals
    ESL 3023 Second Language Teaching and Learning in EC–4
    ESL 3063 Second Language Acquisition in Early Adolescence
    ESL 4013 Principles of First and Second Language Acquisition

  2. 3 semester credit hours of courses on culture and society selected from the following:

    BBL 2033 Cultures of the Southwest
    BBL 3023 Mexican American Culture
    BBL 3033 Mexican Americans in the Southwest

  3. 3 semester credit hours of courses on language minority education selected from the following:

    BBL 3053 Foundations of Bilingual Studies
    BBL 4033 Assessment, Learning, and Motivation in Bicultural-Bilingual Classrooms
    BBL 4953 Special Studies in Bilingual and Bicultural Studies

To declare a Minor in English as a Second Language, obtain advice, or seek approval of substitutions for course requirements, students should consult an academic advisor in the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center.

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