TSL 5345 Methods of TESOL & Bilingual Education - Course Change Request - Spring 2025

Sep 25, 2026

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Course Change Request for Graduate Programs at Florida Atlantic University covering TSL 5345 Methods of TESOL & Bilingual Education. The proposal updates course prefix/number (from 5345 to 6345), effective term/year (Spring 2025), and catalog/program descriptions across multiple programs. It includes rationale for moving TSL and related EDG courses from 5000 to 6000 level, and adds or revises assignments emphasizing research-based justification, oral language observation, competency assessment, critical evaluation of informal assessments, policy-informed IEP trajectory work, and revised lesson plans with accommodations for English language learners.

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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | COURSE CHANGE REQUEST Graduate Programs | | | UGPC Approval
UFS Approval SCNS Submittal Confirmed Banner
Catalog | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Department Curriculum and Instruction
College Education | | | | | Current Course
Prefix and Number TSL 5345 | | Current Course Title
Methods of TESOL & Bilingual Education | | | | Syllabus must be attached for ANY changes to current course details. See Template. Please consult and list departments that may be affected by the changes; attach documentation. | | | | | | Change title to:
Change prefix
From: To:
Change course number
From: 5345 To: 6345
Change credits*
From: To:
Change grading
From: To:
Academic Service Learning (ASL) ** Add Remove
* See Definition of a Credit Hour.
** Academic Service Learning statement must be indicated in syllabus and approval attached to this form. | | | Change description to:
Change prerequisites/minimum grades to:
Change corequisites to:
Change registration controls to:
Please list existing and new pre/corequisites, specify AND or OR and include minimum passing grade. | | | Effective Term/Year
for Changes: Spring 2025 | | | Terminate course? Effective Term/Year for Termination: | | | [Faculty Contact/Email/Phone](Faculty Contact/Email/Phone Michelle Vaughan/mvaugha3@fau.edu/561-542-7231)[ Michelle Vaughan/mvaugha3@fau.edu/561-542-7231](Faculty Contact/Email/Phone Michelle Vaughan/mvaugha3@fau.edu/561-542-7231) | | | | | | Approved by
Department Chair ~~ ~~College Curriculum Chair College Dean ~~ ~~

UGPC Chair Arthur Sementelli (Sep 5, 2024 16:12 EDT)

UGC Chair Arthur Sementelli (Sep 5, 2024 16:12 EDT) | | | | Date
08/12/2024
08/15/2024 8/28/2024 09/05/2024 09/05/2024 09/05/2024 | | Graduate College Dean ~~ ~~UFS President Provost | | | | | Email this form and syllabus [to](to UGPC@fau.edu 10 days before the UGPC meeting)[ ](to UGPC@fau.edu 10 days before the UGPC meeting)[UGPC@fau.edu](to UGPC@fau.edu 10 days before the UGPC meeting)[ 10 days before the UGPC meeting](to UGPC@fau.edu 10 days before the UGPC meeting). Catalog Program Description Changes for EDG 5705, TSL 5440, TSL 5345, TSL 5142 In “Masters in Curriculum and Instruction” Description: *EDG 5705 to 6705, TSL 5440 to 6440 , TSL 5345 to 6345, TSL 5142 to 6142* In “Multicultural Certificate” Description: *EDG 5705 to 6705* In “Masters in Elementary Education with ESOL plus certification” program description *EDG 5705 to 6705, TSL 5345 to 6345, TSL 5142 to 6142* In “Masters in Secondary Education” program description *EDG 5705 to 6705, TSL 5345 to 6345, TSL 5142 to 6142* In “Master of Education-Elementary Education” program description * TSL 5345 to 6345, TSL 5142 to 6142* In “Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Endorsement Program” *EDG 5705 to 6705, TSL 5440 to 6440, TSL 5345 to 6345, TSL 5142 to 6142* Rationale for course numbering change from 5000 to 6000 level numbers for TSL 5345, EDG 5705, TSL 5440, TSL 5142 TSL 5345 (6345) Addition of Sheltered Instruction Lesson Plan assignment that requires research-based justiﬁcation for practices. Addition of oral language observation matrix that asks students to link various theoretical tenets to support their rational for assessment. EDG 5705 (6705) Addition of competency assessment that now focuses on a written research project asking students to complete an analysis of the research organized and synthesized to highlight central themes in the literature, diverse perspectives on the problem/ solution (where appropriate), and a skillful balance of the description of speciﬁc interventions or studies and the analysis of them. TSL 5440 (6440) Addition of assignment to present a critical evaluation of ﬁve informal assessments according to evidence-based ELL student proﬁles. Addition of assignment to i

FAQs

What is being changed for TSL 5345 in this request?

The request updates the course details for TSL 5345, including changing the course prefix/number from 5345 to 6345 and reflecting related catalog description updates.

When would the changes take effect?

The effective term/year for the changes is listed as Spring 2025.

What additional academic components are introduced in the catalog changes?

The request adds instructional and assessment components such as research-based justification, an oral language observation matrix, competency assessment based on a written research project, and assignments that require critical evaluation and lesson revisions for English language learners.

Sep 25, 2026

Uploaded by Rowan