M.Ed. in TESOL, ESL, and Bilingual Education 33 credits
This program has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial License in English as a Second Language (PreK-6 or 5-12) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Participants will develop deep understanding of the unique languages, cultures, and identities of linguistically diverse student populations. The program provides research-based best practices for teaching emergent bilingual learners. Participants will learn to teach engaging lessons through coursework on culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism and biliteracy, and scaffolding content and language demands of academic tasks and texts. Participants will learn to work effectively in culturally and linguistically diverse environments in collaboration with multilingual families and school communities to enact a commitment to social justice.
Program prerequisite: Prior to completing this program, participants need to submit documentation of having earned a minimum of six (6) college credits, or equivalent, in a language other than English. For non-native English speakers, English is the foreign language.
Practicum prerequisite: Completion of a 100-hour pre-practicum experience, required pre-practicum courses, and MTEL requirements. The full-time, full-semester practicum is accompanied by a weekly seminar and requires a field experience fee.
Program of Study
Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering.
Required Courses (21 credits):
| EECLD 6001 | Culturally Responsive Teaching | 3 |
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| EARED 6003 | Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry | 3 |
| EECLD 6002 | Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language | 3 |
| EECLD 6010 | TESOL in Content Areas: Engaging Students | 3 |
| EECLD 6004 | First and Second Language Acquisition and Oral Development | 3 |
| EECLD 6007 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Literacy and Literature | 3 |
| EECLD 6003 | Family and Community Engagement | 3 |
| EECLD 6012 | Assessment for Equity and Inclusion of CLD Learners: Linguistic/Cultural Differences and Disabilities | 3 |
Electives (3 credits):
Choose one:
| EARED 5009 | Drama and Critical Literacy | 3 |
| EEDUC 6174 | Literature for Children, Tweens, and Teens in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EEDUC 6032 | Exploring Nonfiction for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom | 3 |
Electives (3 credits):
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Practicum (6 credits)