COURSE CURRICULUM

The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) requires the completion of 33 semester units, combining required courses, electives, and a culminating experience. The required courses total 27 units and include Materials and Methods of TESOL Research (ENGL 200D), Internship in ESL Teaching (ENGL 410B), Curriculum and Assessment Design for Language Classrooms (ENGL 200E), Sociolinguistics and TESOL (ENGL 210B), Second Language Acquisition (ENGL 210G), Reading and Vocabulary Acquisition (ENGL 215A), ESL Writing and Composition (ENGL 215B), Pedagogical Grammar for TESOL (ENGL 215C), and Pedagogy of Spoken English (ENGL 215D). Students complete 3 units of electives, selecting one course from options such as Technology in Second Language Teaching (ENGL 210C), Teaching College Composition (ENGL 220A), Topics in Composition Studies (ENGL 220C), or various internship courses. The program concludes with a 3-unit culminating experience (ENGL 598T), which may be a comprehensive examination, thesis, or project. Thesis or project options require prior approval and a minimum GPA of 3.7. The curriculum integrates theoretical knowledge with practical teaching experience to prepare graduates for teaching English to non-native speakers in secondary, community college, adult education, and international settings. The program equips students with skills in curriculum design, instructional strategies, assessment, and pedagogical techniques while fostering research competence in applied linguistics.