TESOL INTERNSHIP
TESOL 695

About the Internship

The Internship option is available to MS.Ed.TESOL students who have already completed at least 23 credits of required course work. Those who choose the TESOL Internship will be expected to perform 240 hours of teaching and related duties in an authentic ESL or EFL setting, under the supervision of an experienced teacher who is fully credentialed for that type of instructional environment.

The site of the Internship, which must be approved by the TSOL 691 professor, can be selected from schools, community organizations, and higher-education institutions. In addition, the Internship site must be different from any of the ones selected for the student's Practica. If the Intern is already an experienced ESL/EFL teacher, the Internship site must be substantially different from the intern's prior teaching environments.

Objectives

1. To give the Intern hands-on experience with ESL or EFL classes.
2. To provide the Intern opportunities to take on the role of ESL/EFL teacher, under the supervision and guidance of an experienced teacher.
3. To enable the Intern to evaluate TESOL theory in relation to practice.

Internship Requirements

In addition to the 240 hours...

 Interns are expected to write a daily response Journal, which must be submitted at the end of the Internship and will be considered as part of the final grade for the course.

 Internship students must complete a Final Project related to their Internship duties. The nature of the Project will be decided by consultation between the Intern, the TSOL 691 professor, and the cooperating on-site teacher. A paper and an oral presentation of the Final Project are required as a condition of receiving credit for the Internship.

Internship Hours

The required hours should be divided approximately equally between two kinds of activities: assisting experienced teachers in classroom teaching, and participating in the out-of-class duties expected of a regular teacher. All work in the Internship will be supervised by experienced cooperating teachers and a university supervisor.