MEd Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Concentration
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Prepare to begin an exciting career or enhance your professional expertise for being an educator in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)! This online non-licensure master’s program will appeal to practicing educators or professionals from any walk of life who seek the flexibility to work in the TESOL field across the lifespan in a variety of contexts in the U.S. or internationally!
This specially designed program affords students the opportunity to take 2 consecutive 8-week courses each semester, including summer, to complete this master's degree in just 5 semesters. This program is ideal for those who seek to teach English to adult learners in many contexts as well as to practicing PK-12 teachers who wish to add-on an ESOL endorsement to their existing teaching license.
Prepare to teach English in the United States and abroad with culturally responsive and asset-based frameworks through George Mason University’s School of Education online Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) PK-Adult non-licensure. Our program equips students with the expertise to create inviting classroom environments and engaging English instruction, all while drawing on bi/multilingual learners’ cultural, linguistic, and experiential backgrounds. Mason’s online TESOL master’s degree program empowers graduates to effectively teach English learners across a variety of contexts around the world.
Join an international community of educators! Graduates of Mason’s online master’s in TESOL become part of a worldwide community of like-minded scholars and practitioners dedicated to building culturally and linguistically sustaining learning environments for English learners globally.
- EDCI 580: Human Development and Learning (3 credits)
- EDCI 581: Understanding Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (3 credits)
- EDCI 582: Foundations in Language and Literacy (3 credits)
- EDCI 583: Research and Practice with Bi-Multilingual Learners (3 credits)
- EDCI 584: Linguistics for TESOL Professionals (3 credits)
- EDCI 585: TESOL Methodology (3 credits)
- EDCI 586: Assessment in English Language Teaching (3 credits)
- EDCI 587: Content Literacy in English Language Teaching (3 credits)
- EDCI 588: Consultation and Collaboration in Educational Settings (3 credits)
- EDCI 589: Cultural and Linguistic Inquiry in TESOL (3 credits)
Primary Faculty
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Sujin Kim
PhD, Education, University of Missouri -
April Mattix Foster
PhD, University of Pittsburgh -
Kathleen Ramos
PhD, University of Pittsburgh -
Joan Shin
PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County