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Graduate Catalog 2023-2024

Multilingual Education M.A. – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Site: Extended Campus/Distance
Mode: Online
Start terms: Summer, Fall, Spring

Director: Jingzi (Ginny) Huang, Ph.D.

Location: McKee 216

Telephone: 970.351.2908

Website:www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/

The Master of Art in Multilingual Education: TESOL prepares students with advanced knowledge, skills, and cross-cultural competencies to work in the field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in international or non-K-12 (adult education) domestic settings, or engage in language education in multilingual settings.

Admission

General Master's Degree Admission Requirements

Program Requirements:

For admittance to the program, students should be successfully admitted to the University as a degree seeking graduate student:  An earned Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; GPA of 3.00 or better, on a 4.00 point scale, from the most recent degree earned or current degree in progress; For international students: TOEFL at 80 or above; IELTS at 6.5 or above. Applicants should review the Insufficient English Language Proficiency policy, which provides information about the Intensive English Program at UNC.

Degree Requirements — 30 Credits

Required Credits — 24 credits

ECLD 504Field Experience in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education

3

ECLD 510Practices in ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment

3

ECLD 590Communication and Technologies for Multilingual Education

3

or

ET 525Learners and Curriculum in the Digital Age

3

or

ET 640Applications of Multiliteracies

3

ECLD 592Second Language Acquisition Theory

3

ECLD 594Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators

3

ECLD 601Language, Linguistics, and Education

3

ECLD 605Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning

3

SRM 600Introduction to Graduate Research

3

Elective Credits — 6 credits

Elective One - Choose One

ECLD 523Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings

3

Elective Two - Choose One

ECLD 523Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings

3

ECLD 593Language, School and Society

3

ECLD 596Effective Instruction in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

3

ECLD 602Teaching Culturally Linguistically Diverse and Bilingual Learners

3

EDSE 679Interventions for Students with Cultural and Linguistic Differences

3

Comprehensive Exam

Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive exam at the end of the master's degree program.

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