Find out why UMBC TESOL students chose this path and how the program is preparing them for the classroom and beyond.
Melissa Griggs, M.A. ’21
“The TESOL staff provides the scaffolding you need to reach your personal goals.”
Bitna Kim, M.A. ’22
“The TESOL program brings together students of all ages and backgrounds.”
YaYa Sekou Sala Ballo, M.A. ’20
“The TESOL teachers motivated me to learn more.”
Terrica Duncan, M.A. ’21
“The TESOL program prepares you to teach in the classroom.”
Christina Crawford, M.A. ’20
“The TESOL program gave me the tools I needed to be an instructor in my field.”
Jignasha Parikh, M.A. ’21
“The TESOL program at UMBC supported me and was the best thing that ever happened to me”
Antoinette Irons, M.A. ’21
“The program will give you the skills to be able to reach the students in any classroom.”