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Dec 13, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, MA
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Program Learning Outcomes
The TESOL program is designed to enable students, upon graduation, to:
- Understand the structure of the English language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and discourse)
- Demonstrate an understanding of language variation and cross-linguistic differences
- Knowledge of first and second language development and the development of bilingualism/multilingualism
- Use theory as a lens for thinking critically about social inequities in local/global contexts.
- Be a knowledgeable consumer of educational research
- Be skillful in a wide range of instructional materials, approaches, and methods for learners at different stages of development and from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Use a wide range of assessment tools for including informal/formal, individual/group, formative/summative instruments
- Design, implement, and assess K-12, post-secondary, community programs focused on multicultural language/literacy education in English
Major Requirements (30 Units)
The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) requires 30 units of coursework. These units should include:
And one of the following courses:
Social and Cultural Studies (3 Units)
One course from the following: Electives (6 Units)
Students may choose two elective courses from the following areas: |
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