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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) program provides a foundation for studying languages and how they are learned, as well as practical experience with teaching English. Being an interdisciplinary minor, you will be introduced to the fields of linguistics, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics, where you’ll explore how languages have developed, how they are structured and how they are used in real-life situations. You will also investigate how learners learn first and second languages and study principles and methods of language teaching in different cultural and societal contexts, both from a historical perspective and in terms of current practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this program, you will combine your experiences in studying abroad and in speaking a second language with your interests in linguistics and the study of language learning and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Effective communication, language learning, language teaching and the interaction of language and culture are especially appropriate topics of study for Earlham students interested in fostering understanding among people throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Earlham is an ideal place for you to prepare for possible careers in language-related fields. Earlham’s commitment to international education, its wide-ranging off-campus study programs and its cross-cultural orientation make it a special place to bring together the study of language, cultural understanding, language learning and teaching.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t

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You can practice teaching English while participating in a variety of off-campus programs. Past destinations have included Japan, Spain, and China among others.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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TESOL minors commonly major in a language, comparative languages and linguistics, Japan studies or education via the M.A.T. 3+1 program, which prepares you to pursue employment teaching abroad and domestically or TESOL certificates and master\u2019s programs in related fields.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Earlham\u2019s TESOL faculty have extensive experience teaching English at many levels, including at Earlham, and present regularly at local and international TESOL conferences on a variety of topics. As an interdisciplinary minor, there are also courses offered by faculty members from the Departments of Languages and Cultures, Education and Psychology.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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As a TESOL minor, you will have opportunities to learn about language teaching principles and methods, and gain practical experience with teaching English through a required field study. Some of the opportunities to gain practical experience will be through community-based programs such as English as a Second Language (ESL) and\/or programs abroad such as English as a Foreign Language (EFL).<\/p>\n

You may also have on-campus opportunities to serve as a teaching assistant to language instructors in the classroom or tutor language learners through Earlham’s Academic Enrichment Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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