M.Ed. in TESOL, ESL, and Bilingual Education
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) and a bilingual endorsement 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.
- Through a 6-credit elective option, you can customize the learning experience by adding a state-approved bilingual endorsement certification, specialization in trauma sensitivity, inclusive special education or early childhood, elementary, or adolescent literacy development.
- Program prerequisites: Documentation of having earned a minimum of 6 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 (21 credits):
| EECLD 6001 | Culturally Responsive Teaching | 3 |
| EECLD 6010 | Content & Arts-Integrated Pedagogy for Multilingual Learners | 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 6003 | Family and Community Engagement | 3 |
| EECLD 6012 | Assessment for Equity & Inclusion of Multilingual Learners | 3 |
Electives (6 credits):
Choose two elective courses within one of the following areas of specialization:
Bilingual endorsement (EECLD 6013, EECLD 6014)
Trauma sensitivity (EEDUC 5256, EEDUC 5257)
Inclusive special education (EINSE 5114, EINSE 6130)
Leadership (EEDUC 7130, EEDUC 6126)
OR choose two courses from the early childhood, elementary, and adolescent literacy development electives (EEDUC 6164, EEDUC 6174, EEDUC 6032, EEDUC 5131, EEDUC 6100).
| EECLD 6013 | Foundations in Bilingual Education | 3 |
| EECLD 6014 | Teaching Reading and Writing in Two Languages | 3 |
| EEDUC 5256 | The Impact of Trauma on Learning: An Overview | 3 |
| EEDUC 5257 | The Impact of Trauma on Learning: Classroom and Student Supports | 3 |
| EINSE 5114 | Universal Curriculum Design and Assistive Technology | 3 |
| EINSE 6130 | Speech, Language, and AAC | 3 |
| EEDUC 7130 | Professional Development-New Role for the Classroom Teacher of Literacy | 3 |
| EEDUC 6126 | Classroom and School Inquiry | 3 |
| EEDUC 6164 | Perspectives on Literacy, Learning, and Teaching | 3 |
| EEDUC 6174 | Literature for Children, Tweens, and Teens in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EEDUC 6032 | Exploring Nonfiction Across the Content Areas K-12 | 3 |
| EEDUC 5131 | Developments in Cultural Contexts | 3 |
| EEDUC 6100 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
Practicum (6 credits):
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. *In this program, the 100 hours of pre-practicum experience are attached to
EECLD 6004