Portfolio

The Teaching Portfolio in the Department of Applied Linguistics serves to document the student's required hours of tutoring, classroom observation, and practice teaching. 

Every MATESOL student and every TESL Certificate student must complete both the TESOL Methods Sequence and a faculty-approved Teaching Portfolio in order to graduate.

• In the exceptionally rare case that a TESL Certificate student might transfer in credit for TESOL Methods I-II, the student must still complete the Portfolio.
• In the exceptionally rare case that an MATESOL student might transfer in graduate credit for TESOL Methods I-II, the student must still complete the Portfolio.

The Portfolio Checklist lists the itemized requirements. Please print out the Portfolio Checklist and insert it into your Portfolio 3-ring Binder.

Many of the reports and reflections required in the Portfolio (such as the teaching philosophy, lesson plans, etc.) are assigned during LING 4/577 and LING 4/578.

The Portfolio includes documentation of 70 practice hours, with a minimum of 15 hours each of:

1. Tutoring
2. Observing ESOL classes
3. Practice teaching

Up to ten hours of teaching, observing, or tutoring that was completed before beginning the LING 4/577 TESOL Methods I course may be applied toward the seventy total hours required in the Portfolio. 

After the initial forty-five hours are completed, the distribution of the remaining twenty-five hours among tutoring, observing and practice teaching will depend on the specific needs of the student.

Generally, a student-teacher enrolled in Community ESL or IELP Practicum teaches 26-to-32 hours in a term.

Team teachers can count half of their team-teaching service (at least 15 hours) toward the Portfolio teaching hour requirement.

The remainder of hours served inCommunity ESL or IELP Practicum can be counted toward the total required Portfolio observation or tutoring hours.

The Portfolio must be submitted for approval no later than two academic quarters after completion of LING 4/578 TESOL Methods II, unless specific alternative arrangements have been made with a member of the TESOL Methods faculty. 

The completed Portfolio must be submitted to a TESOL Methods I or TESOL Methods II instructor.

The Portfolio must be completed and approved, before graduation. 

• MATESOL students please note: the Portfolio must be approved *before* the Culminating Experience certification form can be sent to the Graduate Office.

• Please allow two weeks for the portfolio to be read, and for revisions to be requested.

• Contact the Applied Linguistics coordinator if any questions.

• Verification of Portfolio approval is sent from the Department of Applied Linguistics to PSU's Office of Degree Requirements.