By Phone (Office Hours: 8:30 - 5:00, EST)
In Atlanta: 404-413-5200
Outside Atlanta (in U.S.): 1-404-413-5200
Outside the U.S.: 00-1-404-413-5200
In Person (Office Hours: 8:30 - 5:00, EST)
34 Peachtree St. Suite 1200
One Park Tower Building
Atlanta, GA 30303
Our building is to the left of the Georgia State University Federal Credit Union, across from Woodruff Park. See a map for directions to the office(Building #21). From the MARTA Five Points Station, exit onto Peachtree St., take a left, and walk one and a half blocks.
By Fax: 404-413-5201
By Email
You may call the department for inquiries of a general nature. Or, contact:
- MA & PHD programs, Diane Belcher, dbelcher1@gsu.edu
- Undergrad program, Kris Acheson-Clair, kclair@gsu.edu
- ESL program, Sarah Kegley, skegley@gsu.edu
- IEP program:
Cheryl Delk, cdelk@gsu.edu
Daphne Orr, dorr@gsu.edu - Testing, Sarah Goodwin, sgoodwin8@gsu.edu
By Regular Mail
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4099
Atlanta, GA 30302-4099
U.S.A.
By FedEx, UPS, DHL (overnight or priorty mail)
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
34 Peachtree St. Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30303
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YOUR SITUATION |
CONTACT
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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If
you want to earn a Master’s degree so that you can teach college or
adult-level ESL or EFL |
Master of Arts: Applied Linguistics
http://www.gsu.edu/alesl
Contact: Dr. Diane Belcher
Department of Applied
Linguistics & ESL
404-413-5194
dbelcher1@gsu.edu
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If you would like to join the
Peace Corps and earn Master’s degree credits for the program listed above |
Peace Corps Option http://www.gsu.edu/alesl
Contact: Dr. Diane Belcher
Department of Applied
Linguistics & ESL
404-413-5194
dbelcher1@gsu.edu
Apply to both the Peace Corps and the MA TESOL
program. Earn MA credits while in the Peace Corps and complete your MA when
you return to the U.S. |
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If you would like to go
abroad to teach English but are not sure you want to commit to a
graduate-level MA program |
TEFL Certificate Program for
Undergraduates http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/alesl/under_tefl_certificate.html
Contact: Dr. Kris
Acheson-Clair Department of Applied
Linguistics & ESL
404-413-5591 kclair@gsu.edu
The Certificate
in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) provides undergraduate
students with appropriate skills and a credential that will enable them to
teach EFL abroad. The TEFL Certificate is awarded to students who
successfully complete a series of five undergraduate courses offered by the
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL. The TEFL certificate is intended
for GSU-admitted students who take the required courses as part of their
undergraduate coursework or as post-baccalaureate students.
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If you do not hold a
teaching certification but would like to teach public school ESOL and earn a
Master’s degree |
Master of Education: Reading,
Language, and Literacy Education Alternative Preparation Program (TEEMS
RLL-ESOL) http://msit.gsu.edu/med_esol_rll.html
Department
of Middle-Secondary Education & Instructional Technology 404-413-8060,
yyi@gsu.edu
The alternative Master’s program in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education
leads to an ESOL certification and a reading endorsement. With this degree, a
person can become initially certified as a P-12 ESOL teacher and also become
eligible to teach reading P-12. This program is for individuals with a
Bachelor’s degree who are not already certified teachers. The program is
designed to begin in the summer and be completed in four semesters.
Internship experiences and field-based coursework at school sites ensure
candidates have experiences in P-K, 1-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12 by the end of
their program.
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If
you already hold a teaching certification and want to continue your education
so that you can teach public school ESOL |
English to Speakers of Other Languages
(ESOL) Endorsement
http://msit.gsu.edu/esol.html
M.Ed. in Reading, Language and
Literacy Education – ESOL
http://msit.gsu.edu/med_rll.html
Contact:
Dr. Gertrude Tinker Sachs Department
of Middle-Secondary Education & Instructional Technology 404-413-8384 Teachers who wish to add the field of ESOL to an
existing certificate have two options at GSU. The ESOL non-degree endorsement
program consists of four courses, including a culture course, an applied
linguistics/second language acquisition course, and a combined
methods/practicum experience. This coursework can also be pursued as part of
the Master’s degree in Reading,
Language, and Literacy Education with a focus on ESOL. Both of these
programs are based on the standards for bilingual/ESOL teachers established
by TESOL. |
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If
you are already certified or endorsed as a P-12 ESOL teacher and you are
interested in advanced graduate work beyond the M.Ed. level |
Ed.S in Teaching and Learning –
ESOL Concentration Ph.D in Teaching and Learning –
Language and Literacy Education http://msit.gsu.edu/phd_ll.html
Contact:
Dr. Gertrude Tinker Sachs Department
of Middle-Secondary Education & Instructional Technology 404-413-8384
Experienced P-12 ESOL teachers can pursue advanced
graduate work in the Educational
Specialist in Teaching and Learning with a focus on ESOL or in the Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning with an
emphasis on Language and Literacy Education. The Educational Specialist
degree prepares instructional specialists to be ESOL leaders in their
schools. The Ph.D. is a research degree for individuals interested in
contributing to the knowledge base in the fields of language and literacy
education and being prepared to work in teacher education. Both programs draw on coursework related to
theoretical models and research in the areas of reading, language, and writing
with an emphasis on literacy for a diverse society. Students can take
coursework for these degrees in language and literacy education through the
College of Education as well as in the Department of Applied Linguistics
& ESL in the College of Arts and Sciences. |