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Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
College of Education and Human Services
Teacher Education
2121 Euclid Avenue
RT 1316
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Rhodes Tower 1316
2121 Euclid Avenue


Contact
Dr. Maria Angelova
mailto:m.angelova@csuohio.edu
216.523.7115

Dr. Hoe Kyeung Kim
mailto:h.k.kim64@csuohio.edu
216.523.7122

    PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Programs in Tesol at CSU offer professional training to students planning to teach English as a foreign or second language in a variety of settings.

Depending on their future plans, students may choose to:

  • Pursue an M.Ed. in TESOL in order to teach overseas, at community education centers, or privately-sponsoredlanguage programs;
  • Pursue an endorsement in TESOL on an existing Ohio teaching license or certificate;
  • Complete courses to receive a TESOL certificate that will increase employment opportunities in the USA and abroad.

 Students in the TESOL program will:

  • Learn about the nature of language and the psychological processes involved in first and second language acquisition;
  • Develop awareness of the processes of language variation and change in different social environments;
  • Increase their knowledge and sensitivity to cultural diversity;
  • Develop skills to implement current teaching methods in L2 education;
  • Improve their ability to prepare L2 materials using available technology;
  • Apply past and current theories of second language acquisition in the Second Language (L2) classroom.

 
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