MA TESL Program Structure |
Duration of studies and full-time enrollment
The maximum course load in a graduate degree program for a fully admitted student is 6 credit hours per term or 9 credit hours in a 16-week course. Webster University Thailand offers 4 terms a year plus one optional summer term. A student must be enrolled in 18 credits per year to be considered a full-time student. Students enrolled in the Masters in Teaching English as a Second Languages (MA TESL) Program (36 credit hours) will typically complete the program within two years. A student must receive written authorization to enroll in more than 6 credit hours per term or more than 12 credit hours per semester.
The MA TESL program in Thailand currently has one emphasis, the ESL/EFL Emphasis. The K-12 MA TESL Emphasis is only available at the St. Louis campus. The required courses in the MA TESL Adult Education program are:
ESL/EFL Education Emphasis of the MA TESL
[Availability: the Webster University Thailand, St. Louis Home Campus, and Online TESL
program]
9 courses (27 credit hours) of required coursework PLUS 3 courses (9 credit hours) of elective coursework
- TESL 5230 - Second Language Acquisition
- TESL 5139 - English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Methods
- TESL 5220 - Curriculum Development in Second Language Classrooms
- TESL 5350 - Language and Culture
- TESL 5030 - Language History, Planning, and Policy
- TESL 5040 - Practicum in ESOL
- TESL 5311 - Principles and Practices of Language Testing
- TESL 5710 - Grammar for ESL/EFL Teachers OR TESL 5720 - Teaching English Pronunciation [TESL 5270 is currently not available online; Online TESL students must take TESL 5710]
- TESL 5750 - Special Institute: Final Writing Project
Order of Classes
TESL candidates are advised to take classes according to this plan whenever possible:
Beginning of Program
- TESL 5230 - Second Language Acquisition
- TESL 5139 - ESOL Methods
- TESL 5220 - Curriculum Development in Second Language Classrooms
Middle of Program
- TESL 5311 - Principles and Practices of Language Testing
- TESL 5030 - Language History, Planning, and Policy
- TESL 5350 - Language and Culture
- TESL 5040 - Practicum (only if doing ESOL Certificate)
End of Program
- Any Other Required Courses (Adult ESL/EFL)
- Three Elective Courses (for the MA TESL)
- TESL 5040 - Practicum or Credit by Exam (CBX)