Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum & Instruction (37 semester hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (K-12)

Must hold an elementary, secondary, or special license to obtain TESL endorsements.

I. Core (9 semester hours)
Research (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 690 Teachers as Action Researches (formerly CIG 705)
EPY 702 Research Methods
EPY 703 Teachers as Consumers and Producers of Educational Research

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 603 Urban Education (formerly CIG 703)
CIG 660 Multicultural Education (formerly CIG 750)
EPY 707 Adolescent Development
EPY 711 Human Growth and Development
EPY 712 Foundations of Learning and Cognition

Curriculum and Instruction (select one: 3 semester hours)
Elementary
CIE 681 Elementary School Instruction (formerly CIE 701)
CIE 683 Elementary Classroom Management (formerly CIE 702)
CIE 685 Elementary Education Curriculum (formerly CIE 703)
Secondary
CIS 682 Secondary School Instruction (formerly CIS 704)
CIS 684 Secondary Education Curriculum (formerly CIS 705)
Elementary or Secondary
CIG 602 Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction (formerly CIG 702)

II. Concentration: Teaching English as a Second Language Emphasis (24 semester hours)
Foundations (6 semester hours) MUST be completed before other TESL courses.
CIL 650 TESL Linguistic Theory (formerly CIL 755/655)
CIL 651 Theories of Second Language Acquisition (formerly CIL 753/652)

Teaching English as a Second Language (18 semester hours)
CIL 652 TESL Methods and Materials (formerly CIL 751/651)
CIL 653 TESL Curriculum (formerly CIL 752)
CIL 654 TESL Assessment Procedures (formerly CIL 754)
CIL 655 Language Acquisition and Development (formerly CIL 703/650)
CIL 656 Technology Assisted Language Learning (formerly CIL 756)
CIL 657 English Language Acquisition Practicum (formerly CILY 757)

III. Culminating Experience (4 semester hours)
CIL 699 English Language Acquisition Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - must be taken semester prior to Culminating Experience)
CIG 697* Curriculum and Instruction Culminating Experience: English Language Acquistion (formerly CIG 715; 1 semester hour)

*CIG 697 C&I Culminating Experience involves the development of an
e-portfolio. It is recommended that you keep copies of your work from
all classes in your program in preparation for this course.