Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)

The M.A TESOL program prepares graduates for global career opportunities in the field of English language learning and instruction. Our interdisciplinary curriculum provides opportunities for professional growth in teaching, research, program development and administration. Taught by world-renowned experts in the field, this innovative program combines advanced academic study with practical teaching experience. Gain expertise in the latest trends in the field while receiving individualized guidance and hands-on experience in the classroom.

Program Features

• Teaching internship in the Israeli school system, including in higher education and refugee program
• Classroom theory is complemented with field trips and extracurricular activities
• Optional thesis track
• Program is open to students with no background in English language teaching

Career Success

The M.A. TESOL program prepares graduates for exciting global career opportunities in teaching, research, program development and administration, instructional material and test development, professional training, language coaching and more. 

Upon completion of the program our graduates have found positions teaching in schools, in higher education, and in other private and public educational contexts-- in Israel, in their home countries, and around the globe. Some have opened their own programs, such as an English-speaking nursery school in Israel.

Graduates are also working as English language coaches in the business sector, in educational publishing, and in language testing and consulting. Others have continued on to PhD programs in prestigious universities around the world. Graduates have also combined their TESOL expertise with that gained in their undergraduate studies and have carved out their own career niche--for example, in speech therapy or in teaching English through drama.

Please note: Teaching certification is required in order to teach in public schools and requirements vary according to the context (for example, in the USA, requirements may vary from state to state). In Israel, a graduate of the TESOL program is expected to get teaching certification through the Ministry of Education –some course requirements will have already been fulfilled by the TESOL program.