Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 31
Required Courses:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
TESL 5611 | Applied Language Study I: Phonology and the Lexicon | 3 |
TESL 5612 | Applied Language Study II: Grammar, Morphology and Classroom Discourse | 3 |
TESL 5613 | Multilingual Students' Literacy Development | 3 |
TESL 5614 | Current Approaches to Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
TESL 5616 | Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multilingual Students | 3 |
TESL 5618 | Second Language Development | 3 |
TESL 5687 | Practicum for Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
TESOL Electives | ||
Select two from the following: 1 | 6 | |
TESL 5615 | Teaching English in a Global Context | |
TESL 5621 | Contexts for Teaching and Learning Language | |
TESL 8625 | Applied Linguistics | |
TESL 8626 | Second Language Writing | |
TESL 8634 | Bilingualism and Bilingual Education | |
TESL 8636 | Assessment of English Language Learners | |
TESL 8643 | Research Methods in Applied Linguistics | |
TESL 8644 | Current Issues in Applied Linguistics | |
Non-TESOL Elective 2 | 3 | |
Research Course | ||
EDUC 9993 | Master’s Comprehensive Examination | 1 |
Total Credit Hours | 31 |
- 1
With advisor approval, other appropriate courses may be taken. Students may also choose to take a third TESOL elective, thus requiring no non-TESOL elective.
- 2
To fulfill this requirement, a course may be taken either within the College of Education and Human Development or in another Temple University school or college. Non-TESOL electives are recommended to be taken in, but are not limited to, such fields as Anthropology, Educational Media, Educational Sociology, English, Foreign Language Education, Linguistics, Literacy, Secondary Education, and Urban Education.
Culminating Event:
Comprehensive Examination:
In order to take the comprehensive exam, the student must remain in good academic standing. Thus, the student cannot accumulate more than two grades below "B-" or one "F" and must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.