Program Requirements
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.Number of Credit Required for Graduation
| Semester Category |
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 (2) |
18 (14) |
|
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 (6) |
4 (2) |
28 (24) |
- * 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 |
| 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 |
| Practical English Teaching (Online) |
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 in addition to studying regular courses.
Core Courses
| Subjects | Credits |
|---|---|
| TESOL1: Theory & Practice | 2 |
| TESOL2: Theory & Practice | 2 |
| Lesson Design | 2 |
| Course Design | 2 |
| Portfolio Development (Portfolio Track)/ Research Methodology 1 or 2 (Thesis Track) |
2 |
※ For those on the Thesis Track, Research Methodology 1 or 2 is mandatory.
※ For those on the Portfolio Track, Portfolio Development course is mandatory.
Elective Courses
| Subjects | Credits |
|---|---|
| Teaching Listening & Speaking | 2 |
| ELT Approaches & Methods 1 | 2 |
| Bilingualism | 2 |
| ELT Program & Evaluation | 2 |
| Testing & Assessment | 2 |
| Academic English Writing |
2 |
| Culture & Pragmatics |
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 |
| Lesson Design Practicum 1 | 2 |
| Lesson Design Practicum 2 | 2 |
| ELT Approaches & Methods 2 |
2 |
| Second Language Acquisition |
2 |
| Teaching Reading & Writing |
2 |
| Teaching English Grammar | 2 |
| Interculturalism & Communication | 2 |
| Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners |
2 |
| Introduction to Thesis Writing | 2 |
| Syntax & ELT | 2 |
| Literature & ELT | 2 |
| Research Methodology(1) |
2 |
| Research Methodology(2) |
2 |
| Immersion Programs |
2 |
| Teaching Business Communication | 2 |
| Teacher Education |
2 |
| Content and Language integrated Learning | 2 |
| Multilingualism |
2 |
| Fundamental Principles and Practices for English Language |
2 |
| Teaching Literacy for Young Learners |
|
| *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 |
| *Creation of Multimedia Elements |
2 |
| *Corpus-based Edutech in ELT |
2 |
| *Data Analysis for TESOL |
2 |
| *Digital-based English Education |
2 |
*These courses are offered by Department of ELT Materials & Technology but are open to Department of English Language Teaching 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 |
| Writing for Academic Purposes (Offline) |
P |
| Practical English Teaching (Online) |
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 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)/ Research Methodology 1 or 2 (Thesis Track) |
2 |
※ For those on the Thesis Track, Research Methodology 1 or 2 is mandatory.
※ For those on the Portfolio Track, Portfolio development course is mandatory.
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 |
| Data Analysis for TESOL |
2 |
| Corpus-based Edutech in ELT |
2 |
| Digital-based English Education |
2 |
| *Teaching Listening & Speaking |
2 |
| *ELT Approaches & Methods 1 |
2 |
| *Bilingualism |
2 |
| *ELT Program & Evaluation |
2 |
| *Testing & Assessment |
2 |
| *Academic English Writing |
2 |
| *Culture & Pragmatics |
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 |
| *Lesson Design Practicum 1 |
2 |
| *Lesson Design Practicum 2 |
2 |
| *Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners |
2 |
| *Second Language Acquisition |
2 |
| *Teaching Reading & Writing |
2 |
| *ELT Approaches & Methods 2 |
2 |
| *Teaching English Grammar |
2 |
| *Teaching Business Communication |
2 |
| *Interculturalism & Communication |
2 |
| *Introduction to Thesis Writing |
2 |
| *Syntax & ELT |
2 |
| *Literature & ELT |
2 |
| *Research Methodology(1) |
2 |
| *Research Methodology(2) |
2 |
| *Immersion Programs |
2 |
| *Teacher Education |
2 |
| *Content and Language Integrated Learning |
2 |
| *Multilingualism |
2 |
| *Fundamental Principles and Practices for English Language |
2 |
| *Teaching Literacy for Young Learners |
2 |
*These courses are offered by Department of English language Teaching but are open to Department of ELT Materials & Technology students as well.
