M.Ed. in Multilingual Education with ESL licensure
Teaching Multilingual Learners
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.
Develop deep understanding of the unique languages, cultures, and identities of linguistically diverse student populations, and get a thorough grounding in best practices for teaching multilingual learners learning the language, culture, and content of schools in the United States. You will learn to teach engaging lessons, and explore how listening, speaking, reading, writing, and the arts enable multilingual learners to access and demonstrate content, language, and literacy knowledge. You also will learn to work in culturally and linguistically diverse environments in collaboration with multilingual families and school communities to enact a commitment to social justice.
Program prerequisites: Documentation of having earned a minimum of 3 college credits in a language other than English or equivalent must be submitted prior to program completion. For non-native English speakers, English is considered to be the foreign language.
For the university's transfer credit policy for this and other programs, see the Transfer of Credits page.
Program of Study
Required Courses
| EECLD 6001 | Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Equity & Agency | 3 |
| EECLD 6002 | On Languages: What Educators Need to Know about Linguistics | 3 |
| EECLD 6004 | Language Acquisition, Oral Development & Bilingualism | 3 |
| EECLD 6007 | Content Language, Literacies & Literature PrK-12 | 3 |
| EECLD 6010 | Content & Arts-Integrated Pedagogy for Multilingual Learners | 3 |
| EECLD 6012 | Assessment for Equity & Inclusion of Multilingual Learners | 3 |
| EEDUC 5122 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EEDUC 5400 | Literacy Essentials for Every Educator | 3 |
| EEDUC 6310 | Design for Learning: Inquiry, Equity & Inclusivity | 3 |
Pre-Practicum: Students must complete a 100-hour pre-practicum experience concurrent with taking EEDUC 6310.
Select from the following in consultation with advisor (3 credits)
Select one of the following or an additional appropriate course in consultation with advisor
Practicum (6 Credits)
Practicum Prerequisites: Completion of a 100 hour pre-practicum experience* and all practicum documentation (including applicable MTEL score reports); practicum application submitted by April 1 for Fall or November 1 for Spring; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; completion of all pre-practicum courses with no outstanding incomplete or failing grades. This full time, semester-long experience requires an accompanying seminar course and includes a field experience fee and 6 credits of tuition. Field Placement Office must approve all practicum placements.
| EEDUC 7733 | Seminar and Practicum for Educator Initial Licensure | 6 |
If a candidate wishes to add the bilingual endorsement students must take EECLD 6013 Foundations in Bilingual Education as well as EECLD 6014 Teaching Reading & Writing in Two Languages for additional credits.