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Master's Degree in ESL/ELL

by Anonymous

Jun 7, 2013

I just finished my 27th year teaching music and I plan to continue until my children graduate from high school (7 more years). I have started Master's degree programs in music but lost interest because they seemed so repetitive of my Bachelor's degree in music education. I need a Master's degree for several reasons. I am considering pursuing a Master's in ESL/ELL because I don't want to spend the rest of my teaching career with weekends and evenings consumed by concerts and performances. I am also interested in returning to teach overseas once my children are in college (I spent 3 years overseas teaching music and loved it). I know from experience that at my age it would still be possible to find employment with great benefits in international or missionary schools. So I have some questions:

1) Does this sound like a reasonable plan?

2) Would a Master's in ESL/ELL prepare me adequately for an ESL/ELL teaching position?

3) Would an online program be suitabl...See More

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May I'm not sure what kinds of jobs/positions you are looking for overseas, but if you would like to teach in an accredited international school, you'll definitely need state certification in ESL(K-12). Having a master's degree is a huge plus, but not a necessity. Many international schools do not take teachers without teaching certification these days...See MoreI'm not sure what kinds of jobs/positions you are looking for overseas, but if you would like to teach in an accredited international school, you'll definitely need state certification in ESL(K-12). Having a master's degree is a huge plus, but not a necessity. Many international schools do not take teachers without teaching certification these days. If you don't care about where to teach, you can definitely get a job at a private language school overseas without a state cert. I have a full time ESL position in public school. I'm certified to teach ESL in several states and also have a master's degree in TESOL. To be completely honest, my master's program did not prepare me well for teaching. For your purpose, I'd recommend finding a teacher education program for ESL. Certain states allow you to add on an ESL endorsement for your certification, so maybe you could find a program in your state? Hope this helps. On 6/07/13, Anonymous wrote: > I just finished my 27th year teaching music and I plan to > continue until my children graduate from high school (7 > more years). I have started Master's degree programs in > music but lost interest because they seemed so repetitive > of my Bachelor's degree in music education. I need a > Master's degree for several reasons. I am considering > pursuing a Master's in ESL/ELL because I don't want to > spend the rest of my teaching career with weekends and > evenings consumed by concerts and performances. I am also > interested in returning to teach overseas once my children > are in college (I spent 3 years overseas teaching music and > loved it). I know from experience that at my age it would > still be possible to find employment with great benefits in > international or missionary schools. So I have some > questions: > > 1) Does this sound like a reasonable plan? > > 2) Would a Master's in ESL/ELL prepare me adequately for an > ESL/ELL teaching position? > > 3) Would an online program be suitable? > > 4) Can you recommend a good online program? > > Thank you so much for any help.

Feb 11, 2014

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demelzabunny I don't know where you live, but if you are planning on teaching in public schools, you can definitely teach ESL with a master's in the subject. I taught for almost 15 years in NYC high schools with an ESL master's; my undergraduate degree was in Russian. And you already have the ed credits, which you'd have to do in addition, if you hadn't had th...See More

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