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-502Psychological Foundations of Learning3
GE-505Directed Research in Education3
GE-509Hist./Cult. Background of Engl. Learners3
GE-512Assessment/Student Ability/Achievement3
GE-545Teaching/Assessing 2nd Language Learners3.00
GE-570Foundation of Reading Curr. Des. & Dev.3
GE-580Teach. Lit. for English Lang. Learners3.00
GE-585Phonology&structure of American English3.00
GE-590General Linguistics3.00
GE-591Process of Second Language Acquisition3.00
GE-605Theory and Practice of Teaching ESL3.00
GE-614Edu Disabilities/Specialized Instruction3
Total Credits36