Master of Arts Degree in TESOL

CURRICULUM

Core Courses:  21

• TS 719 Language Assessment & Evaluation (3 credit hours)
• TS 734 Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (3 credit hours)
• TS 700  Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 credit hours)
• TS 701 Introduction to Graduate Research (3 credit hours)
• TS 720 Second Language Acquisition (3 credit hours)
• TS 735 Practicum in TESOL (3 credit hours)
• TS730 Cross Cultural Communication (3 credit hours)

Program Electives:  9-12

• TS 710 Sociolinguistics (3 credit hours)
• TS 770 Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition (3 credit hours)
• TS 780 Structure of English (3 credit hours)
• TS 790 Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (3 credit hours)   

Open Electives:  3

• ED 535 Cultural Awareness for Educators (3 credit hours)    
• IT  700 Foundations of Instructional Technology (3 credit hours)                    
• EG 715 Seminar in Rhetoric (3 credit hours)
• EG 770 Seminar in Linguistics (3 credit hours)
• EL 721 Reading Theory and Literacy Practices: Elementary (3 credit hours)
• EL 723 Reading Theory and Literacy Practices: Secondary (3 credit hours)
• ED 837 Brain-based Learning for Educators (3 credit hours)
• EG 790 Seminar in Pedagogy (3 credit hours)
• EL 725 Teaching Reading to Diverse Learners (1 credit hour)
• EL 821 Reading Curriculum Development and Strategies (3 credit hours)

Thesis: 6 credit hours

• TS 800  Thesis Hours (6 credit hours)

Total Required Credits:                                                                                                                 36 credit Hours

NOTE: Students who choose not to do the 6-hour Thesis, have the option of working  with their academic advisor to select 6 credit hours from the electives.

Please be advised that the Master's in TESOL assesses skills, knowledge and dispositions.