2005/2006 Catalog
University of West Florida
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Table of Contents
Welcome
 Telephone Directory
 Academic Calendars
     Year 2005/2006
     Fall Semester 2005
     Spring Semester 2006
     Summer Semester 2006
University Mission
Accreditations
Degrees, Areas of Specialization,
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Admissions
After Admission
Financial Assistance
Student Activities
Student Services and Resources
Tuition and Fees
Military and Veterans Information
Registration and Records
Academic Policies
Graduation and General Degree
Requirements
Public Service and Research Centers
College Mission Statements
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Master's Degree Programs
Specialist Degree Programs
Doctoral Degree Programs
Course Numbering System
Course Listings and Descriptions
Administration
Faculty
Index		 Course Listings/Descriptions

TSL-TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

TSL 4080     ESOL Principles and Practices . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Designed to provide students with information and skills concerning the education of students who are ELL (English Language Learners). Addresses the 25 ESOL standards. Focuses on methods of teaching ESOL, curriculum and materials, cross cultural understanding, applied linguistics, and testing and evaluation of ESOL students. Offered concurrently with TSL 5085; graduate students will be assigned additional work

TSL 4081     Empowering Teachers to Teach English to ESOL Students . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Prerequisite: TSL 4080
This is the second of two courses designed to provide students with information and skills concerning the education of students who have limited English proficiency. The course addresses cross-cultural understanding and methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages. It also focuses on the role of applied linguistics in second language teaching and the role and function of assessment of
ESOL students

TSL 5085     ESOL Principles and Practices . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Designed to provide students with information and skills concerning the education of students who are ELL (English Language Learners). Addresses the 25 ESOL standards. Focuses on methods of teaching ESOL, curriculum and materials, cross cultural understanding, applied linguistics, and testing and evaluation of ESOL students. Offered concurrently with TSL 4080; graduate students will be assigned additional work

TSL 6145     ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development . . . . . 3(S)
Prerequisite: TSL 5085 OR TSL 4080
Covers the study of curriculum and materials development for second language learners. It reviews the educational theories of language acquisition, learning and literacy. It provides class participants with knowledge of the various types of curricula, and the problems and solutions inherent in standardized curricula. Will also introduce ESOL program models currently used in Florida. Students will receive the necessary skills to select and use appropriate ESOL instructional strategies, materials, and classroom use, and to develop their own ESOL instructional units, materials, and technologies

TSL 6250     Applied Linguistics . . . . . 3(F)
Prerequisite: TSL 5085 or TSL 4080
Aims to provide the basic linguistic knowledge of phonetics, semantics, pragmatics, syntax, and grammar needed to teach English to second language learners. Students will study the evolution of language, its forms and stratification, and review the theories of first and second language acquisition. The participants will apply the knowledge gained to do contrastive analysis and will use error analysis on interference problems found with ESOL students. This will take place during a practicum in EFL or ESOL environment

TSL 6440     Testing and Evaluation . . . . . 3(S)
Prerequisite: TSL 5085 or TSL 4080
Provides a general review of the various theories of testing, and knowledge of the nature of testing, its parameters and its pitfalls. Class participants will evaluate language testing instruments, construct and administer testing instruments, and study how test scores are used in educational settings. The use of authentic assessment for ESOL students will also be a focus