Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Students in the TESOL minor can benefit from and use the minor in several ways:

• Students majoring in a foreign language will better understand the linguistic and cultural components involved in language learning.
• Students planning to Study Abroad will have useful opportunities to work with international students and new Americans from around the world as tutors and/or conversations partners.
• Students preparing to teach may work with second language learners in Vermont and around the country.
• Students planning any career that involves international communication will gain cross-cultural sensitivity to other users of English as a global language.