M.Ed. - Teaching English As a Second Language (TESL) (K-12)

M.Ed. - Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (K-12)

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum & Instruction (37 semester hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (K-12)

Must hold an elementary, secondary, or special license to obtain TESL endorsements.

I. Core (9 semester hours)

Research (select one: 3 semester hours)

·  CIG 690 Teachers as Action Researches (formerly CIG 705)

·  EPY 702 Research Methods

·  EPY 703 Teachers as Consumers and Producers of Educational Research

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)

·  CIG 603 Urban Education (formerly CIG 703)

·  CIG 660 Multicultural Education (formerly CIG 750)

·  EPY 707 Adolescent Development

·  EPY 711 Human Growth and Development

·  EPY 712 Foundations of Learning and Cognition

Curriculum and Instruction (select one: 3 semester hours)

Elementary

·  CIE 681 Elementary School Instruction (formerly CIE 701)

·  CIE 683 Elementary Classroom Management (formerly CIE 702)

·  CIE 685 Elementary Education Curriculum (formerly CIE 703)

Secondary

·  CIS 682 Secondary School Instruction (formerly CIS 704)

·  CIS 684 Secondary Education Curriculum (formerly CIS 705)

Elementary or Secondary

·  CIG 602 Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction (formerly CIG 702)

II. Concentration: Teaching English as a Second Language Emphasis (24 semester hours)

Foundations (6 semester hours) MUST be completed before other TESL courses.

·  CIL 650 TESL Linguistic Theory (formerly CIL 755/655)

·  CIL 651 Theories of Second Language Acquisition (formerly CIL 753/652)

Teaching English as a Second Language (18 semester hours)

·  CIL 652 TESL Methods and Materials (formerly CIL 751/651)

·  CIL 653 TESL Curriculum (formerly CIL 752)

·  CIL 654 TESL Assessment Procedures (formerly CIL 754)

·  CIL 655 Language Acquisition and Development (formerly CIL 703/650)

·  CIL 656 Technology Assisted Language Learning (formerly CIL 756)

·  CIL 657 English Language Acquisition Practicum (formerly CILY 757)

III. Culminating Experience (4 semester hours)

·  CIL 699 English Language Acquisition Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - must be taken semester prior to Culminating Experience)

·  CIG 697* Curriculum and Instruction Culminating Experience: English Language Acquistion (formerly CIG 715; 1 semester hour)

*CIG 697 C&I Culminating Experience involves the development of an e-portfolio. It is recommended that you keep copies of your work from all classes in your program in preparation for this course.