Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): MAEd

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Offered as an On-campus Program and as an Online + three-course Residency Program

This concentration of master’s degree level courses includes coursework in TESOL theory and methodology, linguistics and professional education. The TESOL concentration is designed for both prospective and experienced English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) educators.

Learning Outcomes for the MA in TESOL

The TESOL master’s program prepares students to:

Acquire a knowledge base and skills for development as a TESOL professional including an understanding of the history of TESOL and the TESOL profession
Gain a wide repertoire of appropriate methods and techniques for teaching English learners
Acquire knowledge of second language acquisition and learning theories and how they relate to methods and classroom applications
Develop an understanding, knowledge base and appropriate dispositions related to the historical, social, cultural, and political issues that impact teaching situations
Acquire a knowledge base in linguistics with focus on English structure, its use and functions in society.
Acquire the ability to apply their knowledge of TESOL methodology and second language acquisition and learning theories to the development of lesson plans and curriculum design.
Develop skills for the planning and implementation of standards-based ESL/EFL content-based instruction.
Acquire knowledge of and develop skills for a variety of assessment measures for monitoring and evaluating the progress of English learners.
Acquire knowledge of research methods and the ability to evaluate professional literature.
Acquire knowledge and skills for the integration of technology into second language teaching curriculum.

MAEd TESOL Course Requirements

The MAEd TESOL includes 18 units of required courses. With the addition of four elective courses (totalling 12 units) all students must complete the 30 units of prescribed courses with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.

Only courses with a grade of C- and higher will be counted towards the degree. All grades are final once submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Incomplete grades are issued only in cases of documented illnesses and deaths in the family.

Required core courses: 16 units

TES 7040 Development of Cross-Cultural Competencies
TES 7410 Theory and Method of Second Language Teaching
TES 7420 Principles of Linguistics
TES 7480 Technology and Teaching English Learners
TES 7485 Research Methods and Seminar
TES 7490 TESOL Practicum/Project

All courses are three units unless otherwise indicated, and are described on the links below.

Specified courses in the required MAEd TESOL curriciulum meet the coursework requirements for the Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development* (CLAD) Certificate and the TESOL Graduate Certificate.

See Hufstedler School of Education TESOL Academic Advisor information about specific courses.

MAEd TESOL Required Courses

TESOL Elective Core

MAEd TESOL candidates should choose four courses (a total of 12 units) from the courses described below. All courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.