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TESOL's Dr. Ken Kelch: His passion is his students

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"It is impossible to put into words how great my classes are going. The kids are rising to challenges that they never thought possible, they love being in my class and are doing really great work. I love getting up in the morning and coming to work! These kids amaze me every single day... I would like to thank each of you personally for shaping me into the teacher that I am!"

George Brandley
Green Dot Public Schools
Los Angeles CA Teacher Class of 2008

 

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

PATHWAY TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

We've designed our TESOL doctoral program to meet the ever-increasing demand for specialists in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in schools and universities throughout the world.

DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Scholar-practitioners graduate with expertise in seven key areas:

  • TESOL theory and methodology
  • Teacher training
  • Design, implementation, evaluation and administration of second language programs
  • Curriculum and materials development
  • Cultural, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic factors of second language acquisition
  • Applied research
  • Integration of technology in second language teaching

MAKE A GLOBAL IMPACT

Our TESOL doctoral alumni play key leadership roles that impact colleges, universities and organizations all over the world. These academic leaders understand the dynamic needs of English language learners and how best to address national and international language policies.

INTERNATIONAL FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES

Doctoral students may choose between our San Diego or Mexico City campuses and other international partnership sites for ESL fieldwork and research.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Kara Janowsky
kjanowsky@alliant.edu or call 1.858.635.4442