At the undergraduate level:

The Department of Elementary Education and Specialized Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, with a bilingual education/ESL emphasis. For more information, contact Professor Jay Fuhriman at 426-3602 or jfuhrim@boisestate.edu.

The Department of English offers a major with an emphasis in Linguistics, which can help prepare language teachers. It also offers an emphasis in Secondary Education, for those who wish to teach in middle and high schools.

Many students in these programs take Linguistics 407, Applied Linguistics in Teaching English as a Second Language (3 credits), a course that weaves language acquisition theory with practical teaching strategies for prospective teachers in the U.S. and abroad.

In addition to Linguistics 407, the Department of English offers ESL-related Special Topics courses, internships, and workshops, including Tutoring ESL Students in English Grammar (3 credits). Contact Professor Gail Shuck, 426-1189 or gshuck@boisestate.edu.

The Department of Foreign Languages also offers Foreign Languages 410, Approaches to Foreign Language Education (3 credits), whose emphasis is foreign language teaching in the U.S. but which also prepares English language teachers who wish to teach abroad. Contact Professor Teresa Boucher, 426-3956 or tbouche@boisestate.edu.

At the graduate level:

Currently, Boise State offers a Master of Arts degree in English, with an emphasis in English Education. Students in this program who are interested in teaching English as a second language take Linguistics 407G, Applied Linguistics in Teaching English as a Second Language.

The Department of English also ESL-related Special Topics courses, internships, and workshops, including Tutoring ESL Students in English Grammar (3 credits). Contact Professor Gail Shuck, 426-1189 or gshuck@boisestate.edu. As the number of ESL students at BSU grows, we hope to offer graduate assistantships in teaching English as a second language.

BSU also offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, with a bilingual education/ESL option. Please contact Professor Jay Fuhriman at 426-3602 or jfuhrim@boisestate.edu.

Outside BSU:

Please see Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages for lists of job opportunities and TESL certification and degree programs. Also see Dave’s ESL Café for online TESL programs.