Jul 05, 2025  
Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026

Global TESOL/TEFL, M.A.


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Program begins Summer 2025.

The Master of Arts in Global Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) / Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) will offer graduate students from around the world a theoretical and practical approach to English learning. A 36-credit program, this asynchronous program is based on a two-year cohort model, which will run year-round, starting every other year. All courses will be condensed, eight weeks in length, and run consecutively.  The primary goal of the M.A. in Global TESOL/TEFL is to develop a complex understanding of the multifaceted nature of global education, the intersecting systems behind it, and the role of global education practitioners in K-12 and higher education internationalization. Students from multiple countries can build partnerships globally as they participate in a cohort model. Licensed Ohio teachers will earn the TESOL endorsement during the program.

Curriculum


Required Courses


  • EDTS 500- Evolution of Language/History of Literacy Education
  • EDTS 501- Structure of Language and English Grammar
  • EDTS 502- Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis
  • EDTS 503- Linguistic Anthropology and the Study of English
  • EDTS 504- Theory/Pedagogy of Second Language Acquisition
  • EDTS 505- Methods of Teaching English
  • EDTS 506- Curricular Context and Design
  • EDTS 507- Methods of Assessments
  • EDTS 508- Internship/Field Work
  • EDTS 520- Masters Thesis - Research I
  • EDTS 521- Masters Thesis - Research II

Elective Courses


Choose one:

  • EDTS 530- Politics of Language Education
  • EDTS 531- Multilinguistic
  • EDTS 532- Social Media and Language
  • EDTS 533- Foundations of United States TESOL

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