The M.A. in TESOL with P-12 licensure consists of 11 (eleven) 3-credit courses as well as 100 days of clinical experience in public elementary and secondary schools over two semesters following Maryland State Department of Education requirements, one 3-credit internship (25 days, in the fall) and one 6-credit internship (75 days, in the spring).
Required courses (33 credits):
- EDUC 601 – Human Learning and Cognition [3]
EDUC 602 – Instructional Systems Development I [3] - EDUC 625 – Teaching Reading and Writing to Beginning Learners of English [3]
- EDUC 636 – Language Assessment [3]
- EDUC 644 – Educational Linguistics [3]
- EDUC 655 – Teaching Reading and Writing to Intermediate and Advanced Learners of English [3]
- EDUC 666 – Intercultural Communication and Sociolinguistics for TESOL [3]
- EDUC 667 – Structure of English for TESOL [3]
- EDUC 670 – Second Language Acquisition [3]
- EDUC 688 – Methodology of Teaching English as an Additional Language [3]
- EDUC 794 – TESOL Project Seminar [3]
Required internships (9 credits):
- EDUC 791S – Practicum for P-12 ESOL Certification [3]
- EDUC 792L – Internship for P-12 ESOL Certification [6]
To earn a Maryland teaching license, students must also pass state-mandated teacher examinations. For more information see Maryland Praxis requirements.