What is TESOL? TESOL stands for " Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages." It is the accepted cover term both for
"Teaching English as a Foreign Language" (TEFL), as occurs in
countries where English is not the medium of communication such
as Japan, and for "Teaching English as a Second Language"
(TESL), as occurs in places like the United States, where
immigrants learn the language of currency. Historically, in the
United States TESOL has its roots in the discipline of
linguistics and is considered an area of "applied linguistics."
This is also true at San Jose State, though TESOL programs can
also be found housed in other academic departments, frequently
English or Education. Academic degrees and certificates in TESOL
at SJSU More information on the MA TESOL It is possible to work
on Master's degrees simultaneously in both our MA TESOL and
Linguistics programs; some course work may be applied to both.
Interested students should contact the coordinators of both
programs, early in their studies, for