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English as a Second Language

(Teaching Minor)

If you want to teach English, it's not enough to know English. And this rule applies many times over if your students have grown up using a native language other than English. The English as a Second Language (ESL) program shows aspiring teachers how to address the unique language issues faced by new users of English and explores the cultural issues faced by those students when they negotiate the English-speaking world, both in and out of school.

Lakeland students who gain this expertise, however, and receive their ESL teaching certification enter an educational system that desperately needs their services. Demographically and legislatively, the demand for ESL teachers has never been higher, with more of these rewarding positions opening every year.

(22 semester hours)

For early childhood through middle childhood certification (grades PK-6), middle childhood through early adolescence certification (grades 1-8), or early adolescence through adolescence certification (grades 6-12)

  • ENG 380/780 The English Language*
  • ESL 321/721 English Grammar*
  • One of the following:
    • HIS 202 U.S. History II
    • HISP 372 U.S. Ethnic History
  • ESL 322/722 Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)*
  • ESL/EDU 324/724 Teaching Methods in ESL*
  • One year of a foreign language (8 semester hours)

To be recommended for teaching certification in this minor area, students must complete a certifiable major, and complete all applicable statutory requirements.