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MA, Bilingual Education for Teachers

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The 34-credit MA in Bilingual Education for Teachers equips educators with advanced tools for effective, culturally responsive bilingual and multicultural instruction in a range of contexts. Blending comprehensive coursework with hands-on experiential learning, this degree prepares you for a career in domestic and international education, research, curriculum design, and other bilingual and bicultural settings. 

Core Course Sequence & Electives 

The MA coursework blends foundational instruction in the theory and practice of multilingual education with advanced analysis of the impacts of globalization, intercultural perspectives on language learning, and hands-on classroom practice and student teaching. The program culminates in a capstone project that represents a new contribution to the field of second language acquisition. You’ll also have the opportunity to take elective classes in areas like international bilingual education, linguistics, and language evaluation and assessment.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Major Requirements
Foundation
BILED-GE 2001Bilingual Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice3
LANED-GE 2005Intercultural Perspectives in Multicultural Education3
BILED-GE 2103Bilingual Exceptional Children3
TESOL-GE 2002Teaching Second Language Theory & Practice (Fall only)3
TESOL-GE 2205Structure of American English3
Classroom Practice
LANED-GE 2201The Second Language Classroom: Elementary and Secondary Schools (Spring only)3-4
or TESOL-GE 2204 Teaching Second Language Across Content Areas
BILED-GE 2110Methods of Teaching Lang Arts/Literacy with a Bilingual Approach (Spring only)3
Student Teaching
BILED-GE 2991Student Teaching Bilingual Education: Elementary/Secondary (1)3
or BILED-GE 2992 Student Teaching Bilingual Education: Elementary/Secondary (2)
Culminating Experience
LANED-GE 2206Second Language Acquisition: Research and Capstone Project3
Electives6-7
Total Credits34

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
TESOL-GE 2002 Teaching Second Language Theory & Practice 3
TESOL-GE 2205 Structure of American English 3
BILED-GE 2001
or LANED-GE 2005
 Bilingual Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice
or Intercultural Perspectives in Multicultural Education
 3
 Credits9
2nd Semester/Term
BILED-GE 2110 Methods of Teaching Lang Arts/Literacy with a Bilingual Approach 3
LANED-GE 2201 The Second Language Classroom: Elementary and Secondary Schools 4
BILED-GE 2001 Bilingual Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice 3
Specialization Elective 3
 Credits13
3rd Semester/Term
BILED-GE 2103 Bilingual Exceptional Children 3
 Credits3
4th Semester/Term
BILED-GE 2991 Student Teaching Bilingual Education: Elementary/Secondary (1) 3
LANED-GE 2206 Second Language Acquisition: Research and Capstone Project 3
Specialization Elective 3
 Credits9
 Total Credits34

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