California State University, Dominguez Hills
Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)

Carson, USA

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

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EARLIEST START DATE

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Key Summary

About: California State University, Dominguez Hills offers a Master of Arts in English with a flexible, 30-semester-unit curriculum and a TESL concentration. The program combines upper-division and graduate coursework in English and linguistics and allows emphasis in British and American literature, rhetoric and composition. It prepares students for doctoral study and teaching at community college or secondary school. Campus includes SMART classrooms and an international Study Abroad America option.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as ESL/TEFL teachers, community college instructors, or pursue doctoral study. Other roles include adult education, language program coordination, curriculum design and teacher training. Keywords: TESL, TEFL.

Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)

The program leading to the Master of Arts Degree in English is a 30-semester-unit curriculum. Opportunities for emphasis in British literature, American literature, rhetoric and composition, and Teaching English as a Second Language exist in a flexible curriculum.

The Master of Arts in English prepares students for doctoral degrees or for community college teaching positions. The concentration in rhetoric and composition specifically prepares students to teach composition at the community college level; it also improves the instructional skills of in-service teachers of English in the secondary schools. Many students have discovered that work on both the undergraduate and graduate levels has provided them with the skills that enable them to succeed in business, industry, and the professions.

Within the graduate program leading to the Master of Arts, students may choose to complete a concentration in either the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) or Rhetoric and Composition. Graduate students also may elect to do all of their work in the study of literature. The program is designed carefully to offer both breadth and depth and will give students a solid understanding of their discipline.

The Master of Arts in English Option in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) is a 30-unit program of study designed for graduate students planning careers in TESL/TEFL at the secondary school or college level in this country or abroad. This program combines upper division and graduate level course work in English and linguistics.