TESOL | Fairfield University
Channel: Fairfield University
Date: 2018-01-23

Alumnus Soraya Bilbao shares why she became a TESOL teacher after serving in the Peace Corps. Watch as English Learners (ELs) in her ESL 2 class work on an online reading program and prepare presentations while ELs in her Newcomers class practice and recite a theme theater. Soraya earned her BS in Marketing in 1994, her first MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in 2003, and a second MA in TESOL with initial educator certification in 2014.

Fairfield University's TESOL program has been awarded "national recognition" by the TESOL International Association. A nationally recognized program is one that has systematically assessed candidates' learning and met rigorous standards developed by the specialty professional association (SPA) in that discipline. The TESOL/Bilingual Education programs are housed in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, which received continuing accreditation status from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in April 2015. Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, NCATE is "the profession's mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation [programs]. NCATE's performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all K-12 students."

If you are interested in learning more about the TESOL or bilingual education programs, or would like to start as a non-matriculated student at Fairfield University, please contact Dr. Anne Campbell, associate professor and director, TESOL, World Languages, and Bilingual Education programs, at acampbell@fairfield.edu or call 203-254-4000 ext. 2873.

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