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This concentration is not currently accepting students.

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with a concentration in TESOL program is designed for individuals who have earned a bachelor's degree in a liberal arts discipline closely associated with a teaching area (e.g. biology, history, mathematics, psychology, chemistry, English, etc.) and want to complete teacher licensure in PreK-12 English as a Second Language.

Completion of this program leads to eligibility for a Virginia teaching license for PK-12 English as a Second Language.

Program Overview

The TESOL program prepares future educators to understand and implement more equitable and effective ways of working with English Language Learners in a variety of contexts, including inclusion in content/general education classes, sheltered-ESL classes and pullout classes.

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Program Coordinator

Dr. Wasta

Dr. Stephanie Wasta
wastasa@jmu.edu
 (540) 568-5210

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Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities Department
Memorial Hall
MSC 6908
395 South High Street
Room 3126
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Email Us
540/568-5208
Fax: 540-568-2829
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summer Hours of Operation:
Mon - Thur 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fri 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.