麥吉爾大學

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Teaching English as a Second Language - TESL Elementary and Secondary program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification.

Students normally complete 30 credits in their Freshman (U0) year.

The Freshman year is the time to take introductory-level courses in the subject field, as well as to explore areas that are not normally taken as academic subjects within B.Ed. programs (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, etc.). Students should also investigate the possibility of taking one of the First Year Seminar courses offered by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science.

In consultation with the Program Adviser, students may select courses from the recommended course list below or other courses. Included in the list are several French Second Language (FRSL) courses for which placement tests are required to determine the appropriate level. In Quebec, ESL is taught within the French school system. Thus, proficiency in French is an asset for student teaching placements, and is a requirement for employment in Quebec.

To ensure that students are able to function effectively in French in the French school setting, EDSL 215 Effective Communication in French (placement test required) is a required course in the TESL program. This course is offered in alternate years and must be taken in students' first or second year of their program. Students may need to take prerequisite FRSL courses prior to taking EDSL 215. If so, the Freshman year is an ideal time in which to do so.

Other language courses (selected from CLAS Greek/Latin; EAST Korean/Chinese/Japanese; GERM German; HISP Spanish, ISLA Arabic; ITAL Italian; RUSS Russian/Polish) are also good choices for the Freshman year.

EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits)
EDEE 325 Children's Literature (3 credits)
EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits)
ENGL 201 Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits)
FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits)
FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits)
FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
LING 200 Introduction to the Study of Language (3 credits)
LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)