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English Language Learners (M.Ed.) Non-Licensure

Peabody's master of education program in English Language Learners is open to students who already possess a state teaching license or others who wish to pursue advanced study in the area of teaching linguistically diverse students in international settings. The program is designed to introduce students to the foundational and practical information to effectively serve populations who are learning English as a second language. The program consists of two strands, teaching English language learners in U.S. educational settings and teaching English in an international setting.

Teaching English language learners in the U. S.

Major Requirements (15 semester hours)

• EDUC 3530 Foundations for ELL Education (Fall)
• EDUC 3540 Methods and Materials for ELL Education (Spring)
• EDUC 3550 Educational Lingistics and Second Language Acquisition (Fall)
• EDUC 3560 Acquisition and Assessment of ELL Students (Spring)
• EDUC 3570 Practicum for ELL Education (Fall and Spring)

Electives (6 semester hours)

Choose two courses of a foreign language at the 200 level or above. Depending on students' second language experience, graduate level instructional methods or English Education literature courses may be taken in lieu of foreign language coursework with consent of ELL faculty.

Professional Education Core (9 semester hours) At least two of the four areas must be represented:

A. Humanistic Dimensions of Education

• EDUC 3050: Advanced Social and Philosophical Aspects of Education
• EDUC 3220: Parent, the School, and the Community
• EDUC 3530: Foundations of ELL Education

B. Behavioral Studies

• EDUC 3110/PSY 334P: Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDUC 3200: Foundations in Learning and Development
• PSY 360P: Developmental Psychology
• SPED 3000: Education and Psychology of Exceptional Learners

C. Teaching Strategies and Curriculum

• EDUC 3500: Foundations of Education
• EDUC 3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools
• EDUC 3540: Methods and Materials for ELL Education
• EDUC 3620: Principles of Curriculum Development

D. Assessment and Research Tools

• EDUC 3170: Analysis of Teaching
• EDUC 3970: Master's Thesis in Education (3)

Teaching English Internationally

Peabody's master of education in English Language Learners, the Teaching English in an International Setting strand is open to students who wish to teach English language learners in an international setting and is aligned with Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL) standards.

Professional Education Core (9 hours)

• EDUC 3530 Foundations for ELL Education (Fall)
• EDUC 3540 Methods and Materials for ELL Education (Spring)
• EDUC 3170 Analysis of Teaching (Fall)

Major Requirements (18 hours)

• FRENCH 310 Foreign Language Learners and Teaching
• EDUC 3550 Educational Linguistics and Second Language Acquisiton (Fall)
• EDUC 3560 Assessment of ELL Students (Spring)
• EDUC 3570 Practicum for ELL Education (Fall and Spring)
• FRENCH 312 Second Language Acquisition Theories and Research
• ENED 3400 Reading and Learning with Print  and New Media (Fall and Spring)

Electives (3 hours)

Choose 3 credits in courses in graduate level educational linguistics, second language literacy, or English Education literature courses may be taken with consent of ELL faculty.

Language Requirement: Students will demonstrate proficiency in social, business/workplace and academic English as demonstrated by the ACTFL, the Michigan Placement Test, and /or the Oral Language Interview and written test.

All students have the option of completing a capstone experience or writing a thesis.

Total is 30 semester hours minimum.