Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Horizons University

The Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) is designed for those interested in teaching English as a foreign language to children and adults in a variety of educational settings. The MA TESOL program is a practitioner-oriented degree that combines a comprehensive coverage of theory and practice of foreign language learning and teaching. An interdisciplinary program, it aims to equip teachers of ESL/EFL with solid knowledge of second language acquisition theory, the structure of English, pragmatics, teaching methods and principles, as well as to provide practical training in curriculum development and design, assessment, educational research, and computer assisted language learning. This program also prepares students planning to pursue Ph.D. programs in TESOL.

Included in tuition is a membership in the International Association of TESOL and American Association of Applied Linguistics in order to get access to the resources required in this program. Students get this when they enroll, but only for one year, if students require longer to complete the program, they are responsible for renewing membership.

Entry requirements

Applicants for whom English is not their native language and who have not been granted an undergraduate degree by an English-medium institution must submit a score from a comprehensive English as a foreign language test taken less than two years prior to the application. Horizons University MA in TESOL recognizes the following tests and scores:

TOEFL (iBt)—95, with a minimum of 25 on the writing section.

IELTS –6.5 overall OR 6.5 reading/writing and 6.0 speaking/listening.

PTE Academic—62 overall OR 62 reading/writing and 50 speaking/listening.

A 1000-word essay, stating an applicant's goals and expectations from the MA in TESOL program.

A Bachelor degree or equivalent.

Experience in teaching not required, but recommended.