Field-Based Certificate in TESOL
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 concurrently teaching abroad. 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. Candidates must be accepted 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). Teachers demonstrate their competence through successful completion of field-related projects developed in their courses in lieu of writing a thesis or taking a comprehensive exam. Courses are offered in an "intensive" one-week format with additional reading and writing assignments completed over the next six months.
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