Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA

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Our Programs

The goals of the programs are to provide:

To develop critical analysis & contextual understanding of education (formal, non-formal and informal) and unequal realities in local, global, and transnational contexts. Students explore and develop an orientation towards critical, transformative and social justice pedagogies including ethnic studies, and human rights education, among others
To provide theoretical grounding in order to learn and apply critical and social theories to a wide range of education issues locally globally.
Students also develop their own particular area of theoretical interest, inquiry, reflection, and writing
To learn research methods & approaches such that students are able to state a research problem and question, identify appropriate theoretical frameworks, conduct a literature review, identify relevant quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies, and discuss implications. By learning about and practicing engaged scholarship, students acquire diverse methodological tools and skills to conduct inquiry and assessment in a range of areas such as classroom teaching, community organizing, and curriculum development, among other areas
To cultivate scholars, practitioners & advocates in education so that students can apply their critical analysis of educational inequities and case studies of social justice education to practical and engaged action in local, global and transnational settings

The faculty of International and Multicultural Education offer three M.A. programs: the Master of Arts in International and Multicultural Education, the MA in Human Rights Education, and the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, which may include a concentration in Digital Media and Learning. In addition, the faculty offer a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in International and Multicultural Education, which may include a concentration area in Second Language Acquisition or Human Rights Education.

Please visit the International and Multicultural Education (IME) department pages for more information.

Masters Program

The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) requires 30 credits of coursework. These credits should include:

Foundations (9 Units)

And one of the following courses:

Methods (9 Units)

Social and Cultural Studies (3 Units)

One course from the following:

Electives (6 Units)

Students may choose two elective courses from the following areas:

Any IME course
Any IME or Educational Technology (ETK) course
or
ESL 601 - Graduate Writing/Speaking Practicum

Field Project (3 Units)

IME 638 - TESOL MA Thesis/Field Project

Note:

Students in the TESOL M.A. may opt for a concentration in Educational Technology which requires 33 credits. Instead of GEDU 603 - Methodology of Educational Research , they must take an Educational Technology course in the Methods section above. Students are also required to complete 9 credits of elective courses in the Educational Technology program. Please contact the adviser if interested in this concentration. The M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Languages is also available in collaboration with a multiple subjects or single subject teaching credential. For this option, students complete all requirements for the credential plus 15 additional credits of specified TESOL courses from the M.A. program. See the Teacher Education section for more details.