General Catalog 2022-2023

Teaching of English as a Second Language at the Elementary Level (BA)

The Aguadilla, Barranquitas, Fajardo, Metropolitan, Ponce and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Teaching of English as a Second Language at the Elementary Level

General Education Requirements 51 credits
Core Course Requirements 39 credits
Major Requirements 28 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 121 credits

Education Requirements - 51 credits

Fifty-one (51) credits are required in General Education for this Program. In addition to GEHS 2010, students will take GEHS 4020 and 4030 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students are required to have taken the courses GEEN 2311, 2312 and 2313. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Aesthetic Thought category.

Core Course Requirements - 39 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3013Teaching Strategies

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4012Classroom Research

2

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

HIST 3010Historical Process of the United States of America

3

Major Requirements - 28 credits

ENGL 3007Advanced Writing

3

ENGL 3073Introduction to Linguistics

3

ENGL 3310Public Speaking

3

ENGL 3320Fundamental Structures of Grammar

3

ENGL 3325Fundamentals of Phonetics

3

ENGL 3330Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish

3

ENGL 3440Children’s Literature

3

ENGL 4073Acquisition of English as a Second Language

3

EDUC 3187English Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment at The Elementary Level (K-6)

4