Master of Arts (M.a.)
Curriculum & Instruction Master’s
with ESL and/or Bilingual Endorsement
Program Highlights & Benefits
Convenient online, hybrid and face to face cohort formats available
2 year or less completion time, including holiday breaks
One course completed every 8 weeks
Transfer credits considered
Program Requirements
- Completion of 100 Clock Hours or 3 months teaching experience in ESL Programs with ESL students (per ISBE endorsement requirements)
- Complete the Master’s Capstone Experience
- Must have a valid IL Professional Educators License
Areas of Study
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
| Core | ||
| EDU-6500 | Curriculum Construction | 3 |
| ESL-6640 | Teacher as Researcher | 3 |
| ESL-6556 | Seminar in Reflective Practice | 3 |
| SPED-6050 | Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students w/ Disabilities: Characteristics Methods | 3 |
| ESL Concentration | ||
| ESL-6027 | Assessment of Language Minority Students* | 3 |
| ESL-6300 | Foundations of Bilingual/Bicultural Education* | 3 |
| ESL-6350 | Cross Cultural Studies: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students* | 3 |
| ESL-6610 | Language and Linguistics* | 3 |
| ESL-6620 | Teaching English as a Second Language* | 3 |
| ESL-6630 | Methods, Materials for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students* | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
*Courses required for the ESL Endorsement in Illinois. Those completed for the ESL Endorsement Only program.
*Bilingual Endorsement can be added by taking one additional course, EDU-6635 Methods and Materials for Teaching in a Bilingual Classroom and passing the state language proficiency exam. Students must be bilingual/proficient in a language other than English to qualify.
Masters Capstone Experience
The capstone experience for the MA-CIE is embedded in the final two courses of the program, ESL-6640 Teacher as Researcher and ESL-6556 Seminar in Reflective Practice. Candidates develop a plan of inquiry focused on the teaching and learning of linguistically and culturally diverse students. Capstones will include implementation, reflective action, and implications for pedagogical practices. Successful completion of both courses fulfills the capstone requirement.
NOTE: This is only an introduction of the program. You are responsible to review the Graduate Catalog for program details.
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