Elementary Education English as a Second Language - Oral Roberts University

Elementary Education English as a Second Language from Oral Roberts University is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program Overview The College of Education at ORU is committed to providing the opportunity for individuals responding to the call of God to become \\\"transformed professional Christian educators.\\\" The undergraduate education program is designed to offer preparation for professional public and private responsibilities in the field of education throughout the world. The College of Education administers a diverse but cohesive teacher education program designed to train qualified teachers for elementary and secondary schools. The three segments of teacher preparation, general education, specialized subject area education and professional education are integrated to produce graduates with comprehensive teaching preparation. Each licensure area combines courses from general education, major and professional education. All students who wish to major in education or obtain a standard teaching certificate must be admitted to the Professional Education Program. For those students majoring in education or seeking a standard teaching certificate, admission to the program is a prerequisite for approval to student teach. Education majors must be admitted before they have competed 75 hours toward their education degree . In the elementary education major students focus on the history, philosophy, profession, procedures and practices of the American education and how it relates to social , political, religious and economic factors. Students explore the current issues in elementary education and focus on biblical principals of teaching. Students choosing the elementary education major at ORU earn a licensure in elementary education and have the choice of three areas of concentration: English as a second language , early childhood education or special education mild-moderate eisabilities. Elementary Education Course Offerings: Reading and Language Arts Children\\\'s Literature and the Library Elementary Reading Methods with Practicum Literary Assessment and Clinical Experience Concentration and Professional Education classes English as a Second Language Concentration Students selecting the concentration involving teaching English as a second language (TESL) study the basic principles of language learning and teaching, including a comparison of first and second language acquisition, instructional and learner variables and methodological implications. English as a Second Language Concentration Course Offerings TESL Principles Descriptive Linguistics TESL Methods and Materials TESL Curriculum Design TESL Assessment Cross-Cultural Communication Outcomes Become a teacher. Help transform lives. The National Center for Educational Statistics states that America\\\'s schools will need at least two million additional teachers in the next decade. You are needed now, more than ever. The world is waiting for educators who have developed a Christian worldview and who will have an impact in education whether it is in public, private or Christian schools; preschool, elementary, secondary or post secondary higher education. As an educator, you truly do touch the future. Come be a part of the ORU College of Education and touch the future as a transformed Christian educator. View more details on Oral Roberts University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.