The Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with specialization in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is an NCATE accredited program. Students completing the fifteen hours of ESOL course work will have satisfied the educational course requirements for the State of Florida ESOL Endorsement (http://www.fldoe.org/profdev/pdf/final_esol.pdf) and will have developed the competencies and skills necessary for the instruction of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in accordance with the requirements set forth in the ESOL Consent Decree for instructional personnel who teach LEP students.

Cognate Courses:

• TSL5085 - ESOL Principles and Practices: Designed to provide students with information and skills concerning the education of students who are ELL (English Language Learners). Addresses the 25 ESOL standards. Focuses on methods of teaching ESOL, curriculum and materials, cross cultural understanding, applied linguistics, and testing and evaluation of ESOL students. Offered concurrently with TSL 4080; graduate students will be assigned additional work.
• TSL5145 - ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development: Covers the study of curriculum and materials development for second language learners. It reviews the educational theories of language acquisition, learning and literacy. It provides class participants with knowledge of the various types of curricula, and the problems and solutions inherent in standardized curricula. Will also introduce ESOL program models currently used in Florida. Students will receive the necessary skills to select and use appropriate ESOL instructional strategies, materials, and classroom use, and to develop their own ESOL instructional units, materials, and technologies. Offered concurrently with TSL 4140; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Credit may not be received for both TSL 5145 and TSL 6145.
• TSL5250 - Applied Linguistics: Aims to provide the basic linguistic knowledge of phonetics, semantics, pragmatics, syntax, and grammar needed to teach English to second language learners. Students will study the evolution of language, its forms and stratification, and review the theories of first and second language acquisition. The participants will apply the knowledge gained to do contrastive analysis and will use error analysis on interference problems found with ESOL students. This will take place during a practicum in EFL or ESOL environment. Offered concurrently with TSL 4XX4 (Applied Linguistics); graduate students will be assigned additional work. Credit may not be received for both TSL 5250 and TSL 6250.
• TSL5440 - Testing and Evaluation: Provides a general review of the various theories of testing, and knowledge of the nature of testing, its parameters and its pitfalls. Class participants will evaluate language testing instruments, construct and administer testing instruments, and study how test scores are used in educational settings. The use of authentic assessment for ESOL students will also be a focus. Offered concurrently with TSL 4441; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Credit may not be received in both TSL 5440 and TSL 6440.
• TSL5525 - Cross Cultural Communication and Understanding: Develops awareness and understanding of the cultures represented by the different language minorities within Florida and the nation; provides an emphasis on research that will enable participants to plan and implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment activities to meet the special needs of linguistically and culturally diverse students. Offered concurrently with TSL 4526; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

Core Courses

• EDF 6691 Issues in Teacher Education: A Bio-Psycho-Social Understanding
• EEX 6051 Exceptionalities
• EDG 5366 Investigative Strategies and Empirical Foundations in Learning and Development
• Choose One:

• EDE 6206 Integrated Curriculum and Instruction/Elementary Education
• EDM 6235 Integrated Curriculum and Instruction/Middle Level Education
• EEX 5085 Integrating Curriculum and Instruction
• ESE 6217 Integrated Curriculum and Instruction/Secondary Education

Choose One:

• EDE 6521 Practical Applications and Issues in Assessment and Classroom Management: Elementary Education
• EDM 6411 Practical Applications and Issues in Assessment and Classroom Management: Middle Level Education
• EEX 6222 Practical Applications and Issues in Assessment and Classroom Management: Special Education
• ESE 6343 Practical Applications and Issues in Assessment and Classroom Management: Secondary Education

Choose One:

• EDE 6482 Research Practicum
• EDM 6912 Research Practicum
• EEX 6945 Research Practicum in Special Education
• ESE 6421 Research Practicum

Choose One:

• EDE 6911 Action Research
• EDM 6911 Action Research
• EEX 6340 Action Research
• ESE 6426 Action Research

Contacts:

Mexico:

Jennifer Knight
University Liason
Instituto Thomas Jefferson
Privada de Gardenia No. 5, Ex-Hacienda de Sta Mónica,
Tlalnepantla de Baz, México C.P. 54050
 university_liason@itj.edu.mx
(55) 5361-2299 ext.224

USA:

Joe Peters
ACE Fellow
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
850-474-2864
jpeters@uwf.edu

California: http://www.drleashabarry.com/aba/BCBA-BCABA

The University of West Florida (UWF) is offering a pre-approved course sequence for BCBA and BCABA certification in the Southern California area. For those with a BA, the course sequence can be applied toward a M.A. in Special Education from the University of West Florida. Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST) has agreed to host the classes at their offices in multiple locations in the Southern California area. AST is a private company that offers state-of-the-art Applied Behavior Analysis interventions to individuals with autism from birth to adulthood.  To learn more about Autism Spectrum Therapies, please visit http://www.autismtherapies.com
Click 'HOW TO ENROLL' above to enroll in courses. 

Florida: http://www.drleashabarry.com/aba

The University of West Florida (UWF) is offering a pre-approved course sequence for BCBA and BCABA certification. For those with a BA/BS, the course sequence can be applied toward a M.A. in Special Education from the University of West Florida. Click 'HOW TO ENROLL' above to enroll in courses.