Bilingual Multicultural Education/TESOL, M.S. (Hybrid)

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. In addition, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation.  The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements, faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/world-languages-and-literatures/programs. 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)

Core Courses (18 credits)
TSL 502 – Descriptive Linguistics
TSL 503 – Second Language Acquisition
TSL 510 – TESOL: Principles and Practices 
TSL 511 – TESOL: Methods and Materials
TSL 515 – Bilingual Education: Principles and Practices 
TSL 563 – Immigration and English Language Learners

Elective Courses (12 Credits)
TSL 505 – Pedagogical Grammar of English for TESOL 
TSL 512 – TESOL: Practicum (1-6 credits) 
TSL 517 – Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners
TSL 518 – Content-Based Instruction for English Language Learners 
TSL 521 – Assessment for English Language Learners 
TSL 600 – Independent Study
EDU 581 – Research in Education
ENG 504 – The Teaching of Writing
ENG 505 – Applied English Linguistics
ENG 510 – History of the English Language 
PSY 511 – Developmental Psychology 
TSL 592 – Independent Study 

Capstone Requirement (0 Credits)
Comprehensive Examination