Bilingual Multicultural Education/TESOL, M.S. - Residency Program

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

Directed Elective Courses (12 credits)
TSL 505 – Pedagogical Grammar of English for TESOL 
TSL 517 – Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners 
TSL 518 – Content-Based Instruction for English Language Learners 
TSL 521 – Assessment for English Language Learners

Capstone Requirement (0 credits)
Comprehensive Examination: Students enroll in 30 credits of coursework, including all core courses. Upon completion of coursework, they must pass a comprehensive examination.