ED 547 - ESOL Practicum

Credits: 4

The purpose of this field experience is to provide opportunities for participants 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 the Oregon Teachers’ Standards and Practices Commission requirement of ninety practicum hours working with English language learners in the appropriate authorization level. This course may be repeated for up to eight credits.

Prerequisites: Students must have completed at least nine ESOL credit hours of which one course must be ED 548 to register for this course. Students must also receive instructor approval and have passed a background check and submitted a PA1 form to TSPC prior to registration. Approvals must be made one term prior to registration.