Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Long Island University - C W Post Campus - Brookville NY

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Long Island University - C W Post Campus - Brookville NY is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. Imagine being in a room where everyone is speaking a language completely unfamiliar to you. Many students in our local schools face this problem on a daily basis. C.W. Post's Master of Arts program in TESOL program prepares you to help children in all grades to overcome language barriers and learn how to speak the English language effectively. You will develop a greater awareness of the special needs of children in multilingual/multicultural school districts. This highly specialized program - which prepares you for New York State certification - also provides advanced training for experienced TESOL teachers, supervisors and administrators. The program is 36 to 39 credits depending on course selection and the culminating experience. Program Goals The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages degree program: 1. Trains English as a Second Language to teachers who demonstrate competence as teachers of linguistically and culturally different children. 2. Provides a TESOL specialization program which takes into consideration the special needs of a multilingual/multicultural suburban school district. 3. Provides courses required for New York State Certification. 4. Provides advanced training for experienced TESOL teachers and for supervisors and administrators who want to gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for the programs that they supervise. 5. Provides students with fundamental TESOL skills especially those who have not had practical teaching experience. 6. Provides professional enrichment opportunities for field-experienced TESOL teachers. The program is accredited by TEAC, the Teacher Education Accreditation Council, signifying that the course of study is exemplary in preparing competent, caring and qualified professional educators who will teach and lead in Kindergarten through grade 12 schools. TEAC, founded in 1997, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators of pre-K through grade 12. View more details on Long Island University - C W Post Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.