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.
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
Gainful Employment
This academic program is a participant in the U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment program.