Doctoral Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: San Diego and Fresno

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The TESOL Doctoral program is designed to meet the global demand for specialists in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and to prepare graduates for leadership roles in schools and universities throughout the world.

The goal of this program is to produce scholar practitioners with expertise in seven key areas:

• TESOL Theory and Methodology
• Teacher Training
• Design, Implementation, Evaluation, and Administration of Second Language Programs
• Curriculum and Materials Development
• Cultural, Sociolinguistic, and Psycholinguistic Factors of Second Language Acquisition
• Applied Research
• Integration of Technology in Second Language Teaching

Students in this doctoral program develop TESOL Program  careers as professors at the college or university level and as directors of teacher training programs in the US and abroad. They administer regional, state, and national programs focused on needs of English language learners, and work in administrative positions in international organization that address national and international language policies. Students may perform field work and conduct research in our ESL program in San Diego or our campus in Mexico City.

Alliant Admissions

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Dr. Mary-Ellen Butler-Pascoe
Systemwide Program Director
TESOL
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