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New Mexico State University

Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Master of Arts with Specialization in TESOL
(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

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Non-Licensure Program - there are additional requirements for Licensure. See the Graduate Handbook (pdf 92KB) for details.
Course descriptions are available in the Graduate Catalog.

Program Requirements:
  • Admission to the Graduate School. All courses are part of a Graduate Program within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Students must be fully admitted to the Graduate School before taking any Graduate courses in this program.
  • Enrollment and acceptance into the Curriculum and Instruction Master of Arts Program.
Minimum Number of Credits
36

* These courses also count toward the TESOL endorsement awarded by the New Mexico State Department of Education.

Note: The TESOL endorsemement is necessary for those candidates who are interested in teaching public schooling in the United States. For those who are completing this Master's with a TESOL specialization and who have or are also pursuing a New Mexico teaching license, this coursework also satisfies the state department requirements for the TESOL endorsement. You must be a licensed teacher in New Mexico before you can apply for the TESOL endorsement. Please check with the bilingual education coordinator regarding the TESOL endorsement.


Course Requirements:
 
A. Core Courses in Curriculum and Instruction 15
  EDUC 515 Multicultural Education 3
  EDUC 516 Curriculum and Pedagogy I 3
  EDUC 517 Curriculum and Pedagogy II 3
  EDUC 519 Research in Curriculum and Pedagogy 3
  EDLT 522 Integration of Technology with TESOL 3
  (It is encouraged that you take EDLT 522 and EDUC 587 concurrently).  
     
B. Core Courses in TESOL 18
*
 EDUC 583 Second Language Acquisition 3
*
 EDUC 587 Methods of Teaching ESL 3
(EDLT 522 and EDUC 587 are encouraged to be taken concurrently)  
*
 BIL 522 Literacy/Language Instruction for Bilingual Students
     OR BIL 520 Issues in Schooling for Bilingual Learners 		3
*
 EDUC 501 Special Topics: Adult/Family Literacy in ESL 3
*
 LING 500 Introduction to Linguistics 3
*
 EDUC 590 TESOL Practicum 3
C. Elective in TESOL 3
  (Other courses are possible, see advisor for further suggestions).  
  *LING 502 Sociolinguistics 3
  ANTH 525 Issues in Language and Culture 3
  BIL 550 Internship in Bilingual Education 3
  BIL 560 Selected Topics in Bilingual Education 3
  BIL 570 Directed Study in Bilingual Education 3
  ECED 550 Early Childhood Education 3
  COMM 576 Communication and Culture 3
  COMM 583 Seminar in Theories of Communication 3
  ENG 512 Writing in the Workplace 3
  ENG 549 Graduate Study in Writing 3
  ENG 570 Graduate Study in Approaches to Composition 3
  ENG 571 Composition Theory and Pedagogy 3
  Many specialized courses are offered only once per year. Please check with advisor and plan accordingly.

Note: On Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction with Areas of Specialization:
The program described above leads to a Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an area of specialization in one of the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Reading, Bilingual Education, Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Learning Technologies. Students completing the program will NOT be licensed to teach in the State of New Mexico, nor will completion of these degree programs automatically result in a teaching field endorsement. Endorsement is granted by the State of New Mexico, and requires a minimum of twenty-four credit hours. Most of the masters programs include twelve or more credit hours which would lead to an endorsement; check with the program advisor in each area of specialization for further information about endorsement.

See the requirements for Licensure in the Graduate Handbook (pdf 92KB).