M.A./Certificate in TESOL Field-Based Program
The TESOL Field-based Program offers in-service teachers the opportunity to earn either a 21-unit certificate or a 36-unit Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) while teaching abroad. A 50-percent tuition discount applies.
The Master's degree can be completed in two-and-a-half years with three summer terms on the APU campus and two winter terms abroad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The certificate requires two summer terms at APU and one winter term abroad. Courses are offered in an intensive one-week format with additional reading and writing assignments completed over six months. In lieu of writing a thesis or taking a comprehensive exam, teachers demonstrate their competence through and Action Research course.
Candidates must be admitted to APU and have secured a teaching contract abroad, either on their own or through a sending agency such as English Language Institute/China (ELIC) or Educational Services International (ESI).
