With both a 2 year online and a 1 year resident cohort, the TWU MA TESOL provides teachers with professional training to not only apply evidence-based methods to their classroom, but to engage in research in the ESOL field, to train teachers, to develop materials and currucula, and to prepare to enter competitive Ph.D. programs
The TWU MA TESOL uses a problem-based learning process where students
work in teams to research and apply that research to a specific teaching and learning context. The program ends with a 14-week internship, done in Canada or internationally. Students may do an online orientation or come to campus for a one week face to face orientation. The rest of the program is done online over a 25 month period, with two courses completed each semester. Students may extend the program and do just one course per semester. Resident Intensive Cohort. The Resident program is taught in one month intensive modules. Typically, students are actively involved in program tasks six hours per day, five days per week, with additional readings and research done outside of class. It is a "full time Job" for 12 months. Students generally live either on campus or in close proximity. The 14-week internship is arranged at the end of the 12 month study period.
