English as a Second Language
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

TESOL Courses

Joseph, our ESL Director is teaching his English 515 class. Two students are looking at him and paying attention to what he is saying. There is a black board behind Joseph.
Joseph, our ESL Director is teaching his English 515 class. Two students are looking at him and paying attention to what he is saying. There is a black board behind Joseph.

Foundation Courses

  • English 314 3 cr. Structure of English
  • English 415 3 cr. Introduction to TESOL Methods – must precede English 515

Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Courses

  • English 318 3 cr. Second Language Acquisition
  • English 515 3 cr. Techniques and Materials for TESOL

Students must take 3 credits of TESOL Workshops during the same semester. Each spring, 3 of the 6 one credit workshops are offered in alternate years:

  • English 613 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: Pedagogical Grammar I
  • English 614 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: Pedagogical Grammar II
  • English 615 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: The Teaching of Listening and Speaking
  • English 616 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: The Teaching of Reading
  • English 617 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: The Teaching of Writing
  • English 618 1 cr. TESOL Workshop: The Teaching of Pronunciation

Additional Courses for Graduate Certificate Students

Foundation Course

  • English 315 3 cr. English Phonology

Social Perspectives on English Courses (Choose one of the following four courses)

  • English 316 3 cr. English Language Variation in the U.S.
  • English 414 3 cr. Global Spread of English
  • English 416 3 cr. English in Society
  • English 319* 3 cr. Language, Race, and Identity

*Undergraduate students who completed English 319 can request for an exception in DARs to fulfil the Social Perspective requirement. Please send all exception requests to asktesol@english.wisc.edu.