Description

In the online Master of Education in K-12 English as a Second Language Education degree program from Jones International University, licensed educators have a flexible option for pursuing an additional endorsement as a teacher of students who are learning English as a second language.

As a student in this online ESL education degree program, individuals will work through coursework that has been designed to augment their professional knowledge, skills and aptitude.

Throughout the course of online education degree, students will learn to:

• Demonstrate their knowledge of first and second language acquisition and learning, including the nature of bilingualism and multilingualism, and the relationships and implications of each in the teaching of second language learners.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of the foundations of the English language and the principles of English language acquisition, including linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics, and the contrast between the features and styles of English with other languages.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of language teaching methodology and instructional techniques for teaching a wide range of linguistically diverse K-12 students founded on scientifically-based research and proven and effective applications; content based strategies; identification, selection, evaluation, design and adaptation of appropriate instructional materials; and child and adolescent literature from various cultures.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of assessment practices and applications in the instructional process.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of communication strategies and availability of resources.
• Demonstrate their ability to self assess the effectiveness of instruction, as based on the achievement of students.

Graduates of this online education - ESL degree program will have the knowledge to work with ESL students within a variety educational situations.

Please note: The above college tuition costs listed on this website are not exact. They are an approximate estimation set forth by our most recent research in order to help students compare online colleges and universities. We encourage students to contact the school for the exact cost of your online degree program.