Current Courses on Campus

ESL126 Vocabulary & Comprehension (3 credits)

This course aims to increase the size and expand the range of vocabulary of advanced ESL students for academic writing, speaking, and listening; develop fluency through study and practice of lexical phrases; and promote mastery of the Academic Word List, developed by researchers, of the most frequently found words in authentic texts in various academic disciplines. 

ESL129 Oral Comprehension (Listening) of Academic English (3 credits)

The course emphasizes the mastery of listening skills and note-taking with a focus on current topics and controversial issues presented in academic and professional lectures, as well as other oral genres. Students will listen to academic/professional lectures and other authentic listening materials and demonstrate comprehension and critical thinking through taking detailed notes, reflective writing, and participating in discussions.  

ESL 601 Research Writing (3 Credits)

This graduate course is focused on creating written products that are discipline-specific and based on original research. Students will read and analyze research papers within their own fields; practice writing abstracts, various sections of research reports, and posters for presentations, as well as other products. The course will consist of tasks associated with the academic writing process, and throughout, there will be an emphasis on the conventions of academic written English, including grammatical concepts, vocabulary and highly frequent collocations.

LLC125 Intercultural Communication: Language & Identity (4 credits- Gen. Ed. SB, DG)

We live in an increasingly globalized world, where living and working with people from various cultures is nearly an everyday occurrence. These interactions, combined with ever-growing opportunities for students to explore and study in foreign settings, make it important to master effective ways to engage and learn from these experiences. This course will engage students interested in developing intercultural competence with an eye towards fostering diverse and vibrant communities that coexist peacefully.

ALL TESOL courses are ONLINE asynchronous courses even for currently enrolled on campus students. To enroll without the UWW fee, please select the university section of the course.

LLC320 Foundations of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 Credits)

The course is designed to present an overview of the field of how additional languages, with an emphasis on English, are learned after a first language has already been acquired. In this course, core concepts of language learning will be explored along with a historical perspective of teaching approaches based on those core concepts. The development of learner language will also be examined from the perspective of the four modalities: reading, writing, listening, speaking, as will the influences of culture and individual differences on language learning.

LLC330 (Cross-listed with LINGUIST330)  (3 Credits)

This course presents an overview of the linguistic structure of English for the purposes of teaching English as an additional language (EAL). Participants will learn the basic elements that every language teacher should know about English grammar and pronunciation. The emphasis throughout the course will be on implications and techniques for teaching English grammar to EAL learners.