Master of Arts in Education: English as a Second Language
The Master of Arts Program and certification program in English as a Second Language is a 36 credit degree program. The program is aligned to New Jersey Department of Education requirements to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). The curriculum covers theory and practice of second language education, history and culture of limited English proficiency, linguistics, English structure and sound and methods of teaching ESL.
| GE-502 | Psychological Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| GE-505 | Directed Research in Education | 3 |
| GE-509 | Hist./Cult. Background of Engl. Learners | 3 |
| GE-512 | Assessment/Student Ability/Achievement | 3 |
| GE-545 | Teaching/Assessing 2nd Language Learners | 3 |
| GE-570 | Foundation of Reading Curr. Des. & Dev. | 3 |
| GE-580 | Teach. Lit. for English Lang. Learners | 3 |
| GE-585 | Phonology&structure of American English | 3 |
| GE-590 | General Linguistics | 3 |
| GE-591 | Process of Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| GE-605 | Theory and Practice of Teaching ESL | 3 |
| GE-614 | Edu Disabilities/Specialized Instruction | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |