TESOL Equity & Cultural Diversity MEd

This program provides current educators or other professionals programming in educational theory and practice that emphasize diversity.

 

The cultural diversity core includes practicum experiences in the COE Career Development Academy by assisting and interacting with first generation immigrant adult learners and their family members.

 

NO NEW STUDENTS ACCEPTED AS OF JUNE 2021-22

PROFESSIONAL CORE COURSES:

EDUC 630 - Inquiry in Education (3) - offered Spring / Fall
EDUC 641 - Learning Theory and Instructional Models (3) - offered Summer/Fall
EDUC 642 - Curriculum Theory and Issues (3) - offered Spring / Fall

CULTURAL DIVERSITY CORE COURSES:

TESL 525 - Cross-Cultural Education (3) - offered in Fall
EDUC 620 - Changing Contexts in American Schools (3) - offered in Summer
TESL 626 - Concepts of 1st / 2nd Language Acquisition (3) - offered Fall / Spring
TESL 628 - Assessment and Curriculum Development for TESOL (3) - offered Fall for now
TESL 648 - Immigration and Education w/ practicum (3) -Spring, intermittent

RESEARCH REQUIREMENT:

TESL 695 - Applied Research (1-3) - Spring
TESL 683 - Reading and Research (1-3) - TBD    OR
    TESL 700 - Thesis (1-3) - TBD

ELECTIVES (6 credits) - selected with an Advisors' approval and Instructors' approval.  Examples may include:

EDUC 625 - Evaluation in Education (3) - offered Spring / Fall
ADSU 641 - School Law (3) - offered Spring / Fall

Or other 500 or 600 TESL courses (3-6)

Or English Literature and History courses that add to the students' understanding of our diverse society (3-6)

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS:  34-36

 

PROGRAM COORDINATOR:  Dr. Stephanie Wasta [wastasa@jmu.edu]