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Teaching English as a Second Language at RICA Program for Language Specialists with International Concerns |
Admission Requirements
- Application and $50.00 nonrefundable fee.
- One copy of all official transcripts of each undergraduate and graduate record.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of B (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in all undergraduate course work. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs less than 3.00 may be admitted to degree candidacy upon submission of other evidence of academic potential.
- Teaching certificate.
- Official standardized test scores (Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test).
- Three candidate reference forms WITH 3 accompanying letters of recommendation.
- Professional goals essay.
- Performance-based evaluation.
- Other program specific requirements noted on corresponding program pages.
- For those seeking the ESL endorsement in Rhode Island to teach in K-12 settings, completion of college-level study of a second language as follows: elementary and intermediate grammar and conversation, and culture and civilization.
- An interview.
Note: If you plan to teach ESL to adults or you plan to teach internationally, a teaching certificate is not required for entry into this program. However, a suitable undergraduate minor (e.g. languages and linguistics; English; international studies) is required to take graduate courses in this program.
| Foundations Component | ||
| FNED 502 | Social Issues in Education | 3 |
| INST 516 | Integrating Technology Into Instruction | 3 |
| ELED 510 | Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications | 3 |
| or | ||
| FNED 547 | Introduction to Classroom Research | 3 |
| Professional Education Component | ||
| TESL 539 | Language Acquisition and Learning | 3 |
| TESL 549 | Sociocultural Foundations of Language Minority Education | 3 |
| TESL 507 | Teaching Reading and Writing to English-as-a-Second-Language Students | 3 |
| TESL 541 | Applied Linguistics in ESL | 3 |
| TESL 546 | Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| TESL 551 | Curriculum Development and Language Assessment in ESL | 3 |
| Capstone Course | ||
| TESL 552 | Applied Research and Teaching in ESL | 3 |
| Comprehensive Assessment | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Note: All courses needed for the ESL endorsements are offered through this program and can be taken separately, under advisement.
*Candidates seeking ESL endorsement in the state of Rhode Island must complete some or all of these courses (TESL 539, TESL 549, TESL 507, TESL 541, TESL 546, TESL 551), depending on their teaching certificate. All endorsement-only participants must meet with an advisor to plan their course of study.
The M.Ed. in TESL Program is fully aligned with the TESOL/NCATE P-12 ESL Teacher Education Program Standards.
Special Features of the Program
The newly designed, 30-credit M.Ed. in TESL Program infuses access to national, regional and local experts in TESOL as a part of its coursework through multimedia and in-person educational experiences.
The M.Ed. in TESL Program offers a dynamic mix of summer institutes and on-campus offerings to promote best practices in schools.