Course Requirements M.A. in Teaching ESL Program
For course description, check the current graduate catalog. The information below corresponds to Graduate Catalogue 2020-21
Core Course | 30 credits | |
Electives | 6 credits | |
Total | 36-39* credits | |
Core Courses – 30 credits | ||
ENGL 5040 | English Phonology | 3 |
ENGL 5050 | English Morphology and Syntax | 3 |
ENGL 5220 | Academic Text Writing | 3 |
ENGL 5240 | Teaching Writing in the Classroom to Students of English (ELLS) | 3 |
ENGL 6090 | Reading in a Second Language | 3 |
ENGL 6100 | Theories and Principles of TESOL | 3 |
ENGL 6113 | Materials and Techniques for Teaching English to Students | 3 |
ENGL 6170 | Assessment and Evaluation of Linguistic Abilities | 3 |
ENGL 6530 | Research Methods | 3 |
*ENGL | One Literature Course | 3 |
Distributives – 6 creditsYou will take six (6) credits from the following courses: | ||
ENGL 5030 | Principles of Linguistics | 3 |
*ENGL 5110 | Teaching Literature in ELLs Class | 3 |
*ENGL 5210 | Dramatic Literature | 3 |
*ENGL 5230 | Literature for Young Readers | 3 |
ENGL 5290 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
ENGL 5320 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
ENGL 5330 | First and Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
ENGL 5340 | Sociolinguistic Aspects of Bilingualism | 3 |
ENGL 6120 | Sociocultural Aspects of the United States and Puerto Rico | 3 |
ENGL 6130 | Fundamentals of Bilingual Education | 3 |
ENGL 6150 | Translation | 3 |
ENGL 6180 | Use of Technology in TESOL | 3 |
*ENGL 6260 | Contemporary US Literature | 3 |
*ENGL 6310 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
*ENGL 6350 | Representative Works of English Literature | 3 |
ENGL 6600 | Supervision in TESOL | 3 |
ENGL 6610 | Curriculum Design in TESOL | 3 |
ENGL 6913 | Research Methods in Bilingual Education | 3 |
ENGL | Special Topics | 3 |
SPAN 6140 | Teaching Spanish as a Second Language | 3 |
Exit requirement options – 0-3 credits Select one of the following options: |
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ENGL 6970 | (Integrative Seminar) | 3 |
ENGL 6992A | (Research Project in MA-TESL) | 3 |
ENGL | Comprehensive Exams | 0 |
* Students must take one literature course as a core course. They make take any others as electives.