Graduate Certificate in TESOL at University of Texas at Arlington

Programme overview

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages provides preparation through study and practice for the individual who wishes to teach English to speakers of other languages. It is available to any student who has been admitted for graduate study at UT Arlington. Upon completion, graduate TESOL certificate students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the structural properties of language at the sound, word, sentence, and meaning levels.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Department: Linguistics and TESOL | Duration: 19 credit hours | Location: Arlington, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme totals 19 credit hours. Required courses listed include: Intro To Communicative Language Teaching 2,3; Linguistics For Language Professionals; Second Language Acquisition; Pedagogical Grammar Of English; Readings And Research In Pedagogy And Practice; Teaching With Technology.

Career pathways

The graduates from the graduate certificate in TESOL program will be prepared to secure employment in a field related to their studies or continue their studies in a related graduate program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students wishing to apply to the UT Arlington solely for the purpose of earning the Graduate Certificate in TESOL must have earned an undergraduate degree at an accredited institution and present an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0. Applicants for whom English is not their native language and who have not been granted an undergraduate degree by an English-medium institution must also present an official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 100 iBt, or IELTS equivalent score. Students seeking to transfer from Special Student or Certificate status into a graduate degree program at UT Arlington must re-apply to the UT Arlington as degree-seeking students and meet all published admissions requirements, including those pertaining to standardized tests. No student will be "automatically" or "exceptionally" moved from Special Student or Certificate status into any graduate degree program.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 19 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://www.uta.edu/admissions/apply

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