Teach English Abroad

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: TESOL I and TESOL II Internship Abroad

Course Description

Taken concurrently, TESOL I and II provide upper division students and graduates with early field experience in teaching and an introduction to the theory and practice that is necessary to design and deliver excellent instruction of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) abroad. Students attend 45 hours of on-campus seminar instruction, 30 hours of guided observation and teaching practice and 4 full days of full classroom internship at Austin ESOL programs. Program participants will create and teach 3 lessons to the students they observe. The ESOL classrooms are selected both for the diversity of the student body and for the quality of the classroom teacher who serves as a cooperating teacher. The cooperating teachers will work with internship participants to improve their teaching abilities in preparation for teaching abroad. The cooperating teacher will provide immediate feedback on the quality of the intern's instruction. Upon completing the local coursework and fieldwork, students will travel to China or Mexico to intern in a language institute under the direction of a local mentor teacher. Participants will intern six weeks. Success in this course requires quality, timeliness, dependability, and professional behavior.

Certified teachers and UTeach undergraduates who have taken UTL101, UTL202 and UTL640 are not required to take the Principles of Teaching portion of TESOL I. During that class time, they will do field work with an ESL teacher.

Certified teachers who participate in this program will be prepared to take the TExES ESL Certification test to add an ESL endorsement to their existing Texas State Certification.

In addition to college credit, all participants receive a UTeach Certificate of TESOL Training.

Summer Session I - In Austin, June 6-29, 2013

UTL f320: Teaching English as a Second Language I (3 hours daily): Principles of Teaching: learning styles, classroom management, writing objectives, lesson design, active learning, assessment, technology

UTL f320: Teaching English as a Second Language II (3 hours daily): the theory and practice that is necessary to design and deliver excellent instruction of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) abroad. Field Work (2 hours daily and 4 full days, June 25-28): Work in an ESL classroom in Austin under the direction of a certified ESL teacher.

Summer Session II - In China or Mexico, June 30*-August 9, 2013

Teach EFL Abroad or in Austin

Course number: L A S110, Internship-WB

Spend 6 weeks as an intern abroad, polish your skills and develop fluency in the local language. Your internship weekday will include:

• Internship with a Cooperating Teacher - 3 hours/day in China; 4 hours/day in Mexico
• Program Support (planning, grading, etc.) - 1 hour/day in China and Mexico
• Tutoring, One-on-One - 2 hours/day in China
• Extracurricular/Excursion Support - 5 hours/week in China

Program Details - China

• Internship with Greenhill International Education Organization
• Estimated airfare: $2000-2200.  Participants are responsible for obtaining their own tickets for travel. 
• Estimated program fee: $800.**  The program fee includes the daily activities listed above, plus:
  • Sponsored housing in apartments (does not include meals)
  • Free access to audit Chinese classes at local university
  • On-site University of Texas director
• Participants are responsible for assuring that they have the necessary visa for entering their country of internship. Once your application has been received, we will provide more information on obtaining a visa.
• Students will be based in Wuxi, China.

Program Details - Mexico

• Internship with Centro Intercultural de Queretaro, in collaboration with Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Departamento de Idiomas
• Estimated airfare: $600-800.  Participants are responsible for obtaining their own tickets for travel.
• Estimated program cost: $1650.**  This includes the daily activities listed above, plus:
  • Housing and meals with a Mexican family.  This will be a full immersion experience!
  • 2 hours/day of Spanish classes at a language institute, at an appropriate language level
  • Close support of students from the language institute director during the first weeks of the internship
  • An on-site University of Texas director for the first two weeks of the internship; a local, English-speaking director for the remaining 4 weeks
• Participants are responsible for assuring that they have the necessary visa for entering their country of internship. Once your application has been received, we will provide more information on obtaining a visa.
• All students will be based in Querétaro, Mexico.  Queretaro has a low crime rate, high standard of living, and the lowest levels of corruption among all Mexican states.  Mexico is classified as a Restricted Region. Liability disclaimer: No University of Texas at Austin student, faculty, or staff can be required to travel to a Restricted Region (http://world.utexas.edu/risk/restrictedregions). Any participation in travel to a Restricted Region is strictly voluntary, and the participant assumes full responsibility for all risks associated with this travel.

*Because of extensive flight time, interns travelling to China may leave on June 29.

**Each listed program fee is in addition to the standard U.T. tuition for the course.

It is also possible to intern locally in Austin.

Apply today! 

Please note, admission to the program requires a minimum overall GPA of 2.5.

For more information, email Rose Potter: rpotter@austin.utexas.edu