Concentration in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

          "I want a graduate education that I can readily apply to my workplace."                    "I want to enjoy my next degree and not feel pressured to compete with other students."                    "I don't have time to come to campus every week for classes, so my classes have to be designed for the distance learner."     

Availability:

1) ITV courses are available in Colby, Dodge City, Garden City, Liberal, Great Bend, and Pratt, at the community colleges.

2) Face to face classes are taught at various communities in the southwest region of Kansas.

3) Courses for the ESOL concentration are also available online.

Courses in this concentration include: SPED 673 Problems in Education; SPED 880 Cultural Diversity; SPED 882 ESOL Linguistics; SPED 883 ESOL Assessment Appraisal; SPED 884 Methods and Materials in ESOL; and SPED 885 Practicum in ESOL.

It is possible for this concentration to be part of the requirements that leads to endorsement in Kansas to teach pre-Kindergarten through high school.

Students completing their MLS program in this concentration will have the following notation listed on their transcripts: "Liberal Studies (ESOL)"

We are happy to announce that FHSU recently entered into an agreement with the North Carolina Community College System. While the agreement pertains to the BGS degree, it is hoped that interested persons in North Carolina will wish to pursue the MLS concentration in ESOL. The MLS concentration in ESOL is open to anyone.

Please contact Professor Wolf Kozel for additional information about the ESOL concentration. Once you have been admitted to this concentration, please follow the MLS Checklist and carefully read The MLS Student Handbook.