Overview

The MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) offered by the California State University Sacramento provides professional preparation and training in the theory and practice of teaching English to non-native speakers.

Features

The program is designed for graduate students who expect to teach in community college or secondary or adult education settings in the U.S. or in adult or university level courses overseas.

The program is also preparation for the Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Materials and Methods of TESOL Research

Internship- ESL Teaching

Curriculum and Assessment Design for Language Classrooms

Second Language Acquisition

ESL Writing/Composition

Pedagogical Grammar for TESOL

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sacramento, United States

Disciplines

Language Studies Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 854 other Masters in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, including a 3.0 GPA in the final 60 units;

international students must achieve minimum scores on the TOEFL as follows: 600 on the traditional TOEFL, with a score of 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE) OR 250 or higher on the computerized TOEFL, with a score of 5 on the Test of Written English OR 100 or higher on the TOEFL, with a minimum of 24 on the writing section;

completion of prerequisite courses (or their equivalents1) with a grade of "B" or better;

Students should complete all prerequisites before enrolling in a graduate-level (200 and above) courses.

Preference will be given to those students who have completed 2 semesters of college-level foreign language (6 units).

The University requires that all graduate students admitted in Fall 1980 or later pass the Writing Placement for Graduate Students (WPG).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year
Out-of-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-Resident Tuition Fee: $444 per unit plus the tuition fees above and mandatory campus fees.

Living costs

Sacramento

United States

1190 - 1765 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

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