Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Major (A.S.)

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Crown’s TEFL (Teaching English to Speakers of Foreign Languages) program is designed for students who want to learn to teach English to speakers of foreign languages, especially those students who live in majority non-native English speaking countries. Crown’s program will not qualify students for licensure in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language). Students who want to teach English in formal educational settings in the United States will not be able to fulfill the requirements necessary to become licensed through Crown’s program.

I. Christian Studies Core - 9 Credits

BIB 1520 - History of the Old Testament 3 Credits
BIB 1522 - History of the New Testament 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits *

II. General Education Core - 30 Credits

COM 1010 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits
or
COM - Communication Elective 3 Credits
Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 9 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
or
Literature Elective 3 Credits
MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Science Elective 3 Credits
Social Science Elective 3 Credits
SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ^1,2

III. Concentration - 18 Credits

ESL 2510 - Foundations of Teaching English as a Foreign Language 6 Credits
or
ICS 3615 - Teaching English as a Foreign Language 3 Credits
Complete 12-15 Credits from the following:
ESL 2520 - Teaching English to Youth 3 Credits
ESL 3050 - Advanced Methods for Teaching English Online 6 Credits
ESL 3060 - Teaching English as Mission 3 Credits
ICS 3070 - Practicum in Teaching English 3-6 Credits
ICS 3537 - Intercultural Communication Concepts 3 Credits
ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits

IV. Electives - 3-6 Credits*

Total - 60 Credits

¹Counts towards 3 credits of Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510 with a Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science elective.

²Click HERE to view options for Humanities and Social Science Electives.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 60 credits is reached.