Indiana,
PA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in English - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in Indiana United States | Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Indiana United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
13,932
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The TESOL master's program at IUP focuses on research and equips you to teach English globally.
Acquire hands-on teaching experience. Collaborate with professors to observe and instruct multilingual learners.
Study alongside peers. This program follows a cohort structure, where you'll complete mandatory and optional classes with other TESOL graduate students over two years.
Examine broader implications. Investigate English's role as a worldwide language within social and political frameworks. We'll collectively analyze power dynamics and their influence on English language education.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
In addition to meeting IUP's general graduate admissions requirements, candidates to the MA in TESOL program should be aware of the following:
Candidates are expected to have at least a 3.0 GPA (B average), preferably in a relevant field of study such as TESOL, ESL, EFL, second/foreign language, linguistics, English, composition, literature, education, sociology, psychology, anthropology, or history.
Candidates with strong academic records but with backgrounds in other disciplines may be admitted conditionally pending completion of ENGL 526 ESL Methods and Materials.
Candidates are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), but may submit it to bolster their applications.
Candidates who are speakers of English as a second language are required to submit with their applications a minimum TOEFL score of 570 paper-based (PBT), or 88 internet-based (iBT), and a minimum TWE (Test of Written English) score of 4.5.
All applications to the MA TESOL program will be assessed according to the following admissions criteria:
Academic record and other evidence of academic ability
Quality of the personal statement of goals. You may include in it a rationale for selecting TESOL and the IUP MA in TESOL program, an explanation of the relevance of your academic and professional background to your graduate studies, and a statement of your academic and professional goals.
Disciplinary background
Letters of recommendation. These are reviewed for the evidence they provide about the applicant's academic, scholarly, teaching and other professional accomplishments and abilities, as well as for his/her general human, social, communication, and other related skills.
Teaching/professional experience
Language proficiency (only for speakers of English as a second language)
Candidates are expected to have at least a 3.0 GPA (B average), preferably in a relevant field of study such as TESOL, ESL, EFL, second/foreign language, linguistics, English, composition, literature, education, sociology, psychology, anthropology, or history.
Candidates with strong academic records but with backgrounds in other disciplines may be admitted conditionally pending completion of ENGL 526 ESL Methods and Materials.
Candidates are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), but may submit it to bolster their applications.
Candidates who are speakers of English as a second language are required to submit with their applications a minimum TOEFL score of 570 paper-based (PBT), or 88 internet-based (iBT), and a minimum TWE (Test of Written English) score of 4.5.
All applications to the MA TESOL program will be assessed according to the following admissions criteria:
Academic record and other evidence of academic ability
Quality of the personal statement of goals. You may include in it a rationale for selecting TESOL and the IUP MA in TESOL program, an explanation of the relevance of your academic and professional background to your graduate studies, and a statement of your academic and professional goals.
Disciplinary background
Letters of recommendation. These are reviewed for the evidence they provide about the applicant's academic, scholarly, teaching and other professional accomplishments and abilities, as well as for his/her general human, social, communication, and other related skills.
Teaching/professional experience
Language proficiency (only for speakers of English as a second language)
Tuition
USD
13,932