An ESOL concentration prepares students for a wide variety of teaching and related careers including:
Teaching English as a second or foreign language in universities, community colleges and language institutes across the U.S.;
Administering and/or teaching in P-12 ESOL and bilingual programs in public and private schools in Maryland and throughout the U.S.;
Working with refugee and immigrant groups in adult education programs;
Working with ESL/EFL programs around the world through international universities, private language schools, and public educational systems.
Gainful Employment
This academic program is a participant in the U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment program.
Gainful Employment Information
Alumni Accomplishments
Graduates of the MA TESOL and TESOL Post Baccalaureate Certificate have found success in a variety of endeavors. They have continued to PhD programs, work in a variety of teaching and administrative positions, receive awards, and write articles and textbooks:
Our graduates have gone on to be:
- ESL public school teachers
- Community college Instructors
- Instructors at 4-year institutions such as:
- Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
- University of Philadelphia
- Maryland Institute for College Art
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Towson University
- Foreign language instructors
- PhD students and graduates in:
- Language, Literacy and Culture
- TESOL
- Education Administration
- Leadership: Reading, Language, and Literacy
- Teaching & Learning (Foreign Language & ESL Education)
- Academic director of ESL programs
- Program Coordinator for ESL programs
- Graduate Program Coordinators
- Fulbright English Language Fellows and English Teaching Assistants
- MD TESOL board members
- Teachers of Promise
- National Board-Certified Teachers
- U.S. Department of State English Language Teaching Fellows
- Authors of articles and textbooks