All students must complete course work, the comprehensive exams, and either a portfolio or a thesis in order to be eligible to graduate.
Core Courses:These are mandatory courses that students must take in order to graduate. All students must complete five core courses, though the required courses differ slightly depending on which department the student belongs to.
Elective Courses: These are optional courses that students may take in order to complete their credit allotment. Please note that some elective courses have a pair course, meaning that students should take a particular optional course before continuing on and taking the course.
Semester | First Semester | Second Semester | Third Semester | Fourth Semester | Total | Notes |
Required | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | For those who wish to write a thesis, please refer to the information in brackets. |
Electives | 4 | 4 | 6 (4) | 4 | 18 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
* These are minimum credits required for graduation.
* Students who wish to write a thesis, 10 credits of core subjects are needed for graduation.
* Students who wish to write a portfolio, 10 credits of core subjects are needed for graduation.
* Students can take up to 8 credits per semester + prerequisite courses.
GS TESOL Curriculum
English Language Teaching
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Subjects | Credits |
Writing for Academic Purposes (Online) | P |
Practical English Teaching (Online) | P |
Introduction to English Linguistics | P |
Introduction to English Literature | P |
General Issues & Trends in ELT | P |
Studies in English Education | P |
Special Lecture in English Education | P |
English Education Policy | P |
Writing for Academic Purposes (Offline) | P |
※ Students who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in an English-related major or minor are required to take 3 prerequisite courses (worth 6 credits) in addition to taking regular courses.
Core Courses
Subjects | Credits |
TESOL1: Theory & Practice | 2 |
TESOL2: Theory & Practice | 2 |
Lesson Design | 2 |
Course Design | 2 |
Portfolio Development (Portfolio Track)/ | 2 |
Elective Courses
Subjects | Credits |
Teaching Listening & Speaking | 2 |
ELT Approaches & Methods 1 | 2 |
ELT Approaches & Methods 2 | 2 |
Bilingualism | 2 |
ELT Program & Evaluation | 2 |
Testing & Assessment | 2 |
Children's Literature and English Education | 2 |
Teaching Listening & Speaking for Young Learners | 2 |
English for Specific Purposes | 2 |
Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy | 2 |
Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners | 2 |
Teaching Business Communication | 2 |
Academic English Writing | 2 |
Culture & Pragmatics | 2 |
Second Language Acquisition | 2 |
Teaching Reading & Writing | 2 |
Teaching English Grammar | 2 |
Lesson Design Practicum 1 | 2 |
Lesson Design Practicum 2 | 2 |
Interculturalism & Communication | 2 |
Introduction to Thesis Writing | 2 |
Syntax & ELT | 2 |
Literature & ELT | 2 |
Immersion Programs | 2 |
*Web Contents in English Education | 2 |
*ELT Textbook & Instruction | 2 |
*Instructional Design for MALL | 2 |
*Creation of Multimedia Elements | 2 |
*ELT Materials Development | 2 |
*Managing Online Learning (Online) | 2 |
*These courses are offered by the ELT MT department but are open to ELT students as well.
ELT Materials & Technology
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Subjects | Credits |
Writing for Academic Purposes(Online) | P |
Introduction to English Linguistics | P |
Introduction to English Literature | P |
General Issues & Trends in ELT | P |
Studies in English Education | P |
Special Lecture in English Education | P |
English Education Policy | P |
※ Students who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in an English-related major or minor are required to take 3 prerequisite courses (worth 6 credits) in addition to taking regular courses.
Core Courses
Subjects | Credits |
Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning | 2 |
Lesson Design | 2 |
Introduction to LMS | 2 |
Course Design | 2 |
Portfolio Development (Portfolio Track)/ | 2 |
Elective Courses
Subjects | Credits |
Web Contents in English Education | 2 |
ELT Textbook & Instruction | 2 |
Instructional Design for MALL | 2 |
Creation of Multimedia Elements | 2 |
ELT Materials Development | 2 |
Managing Online Learning (Online) | 2 |
*Teaching Listening & Speaking | 2 |
*ELT Approaches & Methods 1 | 2 |
*ELT Approaches & Methods 2 | 2 |
*Bilingualism | 2 |
*ELT Program & Evaluation | 2 |
*Testing & Assessment | 2 |
*Children's Literature and English Education | 2 |
*Teaching Listening & Speaking for Young Learners | 2 |
*English for Specific Purposes | 2 |
*Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy | 2 |
*Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners | 2 |
*Teaching Business Communication | 2 |
*Academic English Writing | 2 |
*Culture & Pragmatics | 2 |
*Second Language Acquisition | 2 |
*Teaching Reading & Writing | 2 |
*Teaching English Grammar | 2 |
*Lesson Design Practicum 1 | 2 |
*Lesson Design Practicum 2 | 2 |
*Interculturalism & Communication | 2 |
*Introduction to Thesis Writing | 2 |
*Syntax & ELT | 2 |
*Literature & ELT | 2 |
*Immersion Programs | 2 |
*These courses are offered by the ELT department but are open to ELT MT students as well.