The Master's Programs in Language Teaching combine an applied creative curriculum, practical experience and career development programs to prepare students for international careers in language teaching, curriculum development, language program administrators and teacher training.
"Our professors are leading language professionals, and I have rarely encountered teachers so passionate about their field or so personally invested in furthering their students’ potential."
~Natalie Nussli, MATESOL 2009
Our alumni are all over the world:
- ESL Instructor, University of Oregon and Michigan State University
- ELD and Bilingual Teacher, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
- Language Learning advisor, Kanda University of International Studies
- Professor of Spanish language, University of North Carolina, Asheville
- English Language School Director, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- English Department Head and CALL Coordinator,
Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School
- Arabic Language Immersion Program Instructor,
Defense Language Institute
- Assessment Specialist & Contect Editor,
National Geographic and McGraw Hill
- Director, The Language Center, Copenhagen Business School
- English Language Fellows, current fellows in Albania and Brazil
Make a Difference.
Earn a professional degree in language teaching.
Our degrees combine strong academic preparation with practical pedagogical training, offering coursework and practical experience in:
- Language Structure
- Curriculum Design
- Language Assessment
- Language Acquisition
- Educational Research Methods
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Program Administration (LPA)
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) offers solid foundation in the fields of linguistics, language pedagogy and applied linguistics research along with coursework on a broad range of topics important to the development of English language education professionals.
Masters in Teaching a Foreign Language (MATFL) degree equips language teachers with the ability to be flexible and innovative as they respond to various types of learners' needs, cultural differences, and language program requirements. While the majority of the MATFL coursework is conducted in English, student projects focus on their language of study.
Peace Corps Masters International TESOL (PCMI) offers the opportunity to combine a degree in teaching English with serving in the US Peace Corps. PCMI students complete one year of course work at the Monterey Institute prior to their Peace Corps experience and return for one semester to complete coursework and reflect on the intersection of theory and practice.
Language Teaching Certificates are also offered for current students and language teaching professionals seeking additional training in:
Our Special Programs include:
