Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
The teaching English as a second language (ESL) degree and certification programs are specifically designed for those who want to teach ESL classes. Students in those programs learn about language acquisition, linguistics, and methods of teaching ESL and EFL (English as a foreign language.)
Kean also offers an alternate route program for teaching English as a second language that enables candidates to be employed as ESL teachers while they are completing their training in the subject matter of ESL.
Our graduates are equipped to become true leaders in the field of TESOL education.

Xurong Kong, Ph.D., instructs a basic Chinese class at Kean.
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