ED 479 - Practicum For ESOL

Credits: 3

The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities for pre-service and practicing teachers to become familiar with the complex world of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Consequently, course participants are assigned to work with students in linguistically diverse educational settings, under the supervision of teachers and/or staff who are endorsed as ESOL instructors. This course fulfills sixty of the Oregon Teachers’ Standards and Practices Commission requirements for ninety hours of practicum work with English language learners in the appropriate authorization level. This course may be repeated for up to six credits.

Prerequisites: Students must have at least junior standing , and have completed at least 12 ESOL credit hours of which one course must be ED 421 to register for this course. Students must also have passed a background check and submitted a PA1 form to TSPC prior to registration.