Advanced Studies in Bilingual/ESOL Education
Students may also apply for advanced studies in bilingual/ESOL education. Students seeking admission to the graduate program must meet the requirements of the School of Teaching & Learning and of the University of Florida Graduate School. Students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and a score of at least 1000 on the GRE. Students in the teacher education program must complete the education minor in order to be eligible to apply for a five-year professional certificate in Florida.
Students enrolled in the graduate program develop their program of study in consultations with their advisor to individually tailor the program to their interests and needs. The following six courses form the foundation of the graduate program (Master's, Specialist, and Doctoral program).
- TSL 6240 : Principles of Language for ESOL Teachers
- FLE 6165: Bilingual and Bicultural Education
- FLE 6167: Cross-Cultural Communications for Teachers
- TSL 6140: Curriculum and Materials Development in ESOL Programs
- TSL 6373: Methods of Teaching ESOL
- TSL 6440: Issues in ESOL Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation
In addition, a variety of seminars are offered by the Language, Literacy, and Culture faculty in the School of Teaching & Learning. For the bilingual/ESOL doctoral students, the following seminars are recommended:
- L2 Second Language Literacy
- Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
- Language Acquistion
- Language and Inquiry
- Composition Research and Theory
- Gender, Equity, and Diversity in Literacy
- The Politics of Literacy
- Multicultural Children's Literature
