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

The master’s in TESOL program at IUP is research-driven and will prepare you to teach English as an international language.

Gain valuable direct classroom experience. Working with faculty members, you will observe and teach plurilingual students.
Learn in community. The program is based on a cohort model. Over the course of two academic years, you’ll take required and elective courses with a group of fellow TESOL master’s students.
Explore the bigger context. Study how English as a global language is situated in the sociopolitical context. Together, we’ll investigate issues of power and how these forces are connected to learning and teaching English as a second language.

In addition to meeting IUP's general graduate admissions requirements, candidates to the MA in TESOL program should be aware of the following: Candidates are expected to have at least a 3.0 GPA (B average), preferably in a relevant field of study such as TESOL, ESL, EFL, second/foreign language, linguistics, English, composition, literature, education, sociology, psychology, anthropology, or history. Candidates with strong academic records but with backgrounds in other disciplines may be admitted conditionally pending completion of ENGL 526 ESL Methods and Materials. Candidates are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), but may submit it to bolster their applications. Candidates who are speakers of English as a second language are required to submit with their applications a minimum TOEFL score of 570 paper-based (PBT), or 88 internet-based (iBT), and a minimum TWE (Test of Written English) score of 4.5. All applications to the MA TESOL program will be assessed according to the following admissions criteria: Academic record and other evidence of academic ability Quality of the personal statement of goals. You may include in it a rationale for selecting TESOL and the IUP MA in TESOL program, an explanation of the relevance of your academic and professional background to your graduate studies, and a statement of your academic and professional goals. Disciplinary background Letters of recommendation. These are reviewed for the evidence they provide about the applicant's academic, scholarly, teaching and other professional accomplishments and abilities, as well as for his/her general human, social, communication, and other related skills. Teaching/professional experience Language proficiency (only for speakers of English as a second language)