About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 18 | Completed with minimum grades of C
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- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Certificates must contain at least nine credits of coursework that are unique to that program out of all other certificates and minors.
Department Information
The Linguistics Department offers the PhD, MA (both thesis and non-thesis), BA, and two undergraduate minors (the Linguistics minor and the TESL minor). A TESL certificate is offered at the undergraduate level, and a SLAT (Second Language Acquisition and Teaching) certificate at the graduate level. We currently have almost 30 faculty (combining budgeted and affiliated personnel), well over 100 undergraduate majors, and approximately 40 graduate students.
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Email | 352.392.0639 (tel) | 352.392.8480 (fax)
P.O. Box 115454
4131 TURLINGTON HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-5454
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Curriculum
The certificate is open to students in any undergraduate program.
Students may earn either the TESL certificate or minor but not both.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LIN 3010 | Introduction to Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| LIN 3680 | Modern English Structure | 3 |
| LIN 4721 | Second Language Acquisition 1 | 3 |
| TSL 3360 | Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| TSL 3378 | Pronunciation for Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| TSL 4940 | Teaching English as a Second Language Internship 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- 1
Linguistics majors may count LIN 3010 and LIN 4721 toward both the major in linguistics and the TESL certificate.
- 2
Prerequisite: completion of at least four of the courses above. Fifth course must be taken simultaneously with TSL 4940.