The TESOL Summer Institute at American University has evolved out of more than thirty years of English language teaching and teacher training expertise in the TESOL Program, Department of World Languages and Cultures.
The goal of the Institute is to provide an opportunity for individuals from any academic discipline to take intensive TESOL courses over the summer. Participants can complete a Graduate Certificate in TESOL during the Institute; alternatively, they can just take one or several TESOL courses.
All TESOL Summer Institute courses can be applied toward an MA/MIP or a Graduate Certificate in TESOL. If Institute participants are not working toward a degree but simply wish to expand their knowledge of the field, they can enroll in Institute courses as a non-degree seeking student.
If you wish to complete the Graduate Certificate during the TESOL Summer Institute, you should apply through CAS Graduate Admissions. If you would like to enroll in Institute courses as a non-degree seeking student, visit CAS Academic Advising for the registration form. If you are a current AU student, you can register for Summer Institute courses through the myAU portal. If you are a Consortium student, you should complete your consortium registration at your home university.
Session 1: May 13 - June 27
All classes meet 5:30-8pm
- TESL-500: Principles of Linguistics
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- Professor Robin Barr, Tuesday and Thursday
- Professor Robin Barr, Tuesday and Thursday
- TESL-501: English Language Teaching I
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- Professor Sarah Young, Monday and Wednesday
- TESL-527: Cultural Issues in the ESL/EFL Classroom
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- Professor Sarah Young, Tuesday and Thursday
Session 2: July 1 - August 15
All classes meet 5:30-8:15pm
- TESL-502: English Language Teaching II
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- Professor Heather Linville, Tuesday and Thursday
- TESL-523: Second Language Acquisition
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- Professor Ana-Maria Nuevo, Monday and Wednesday
- Three-day Intensive Summer Workshop
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- Multiliteracies and Multimodal Communication in ESL/EFL Instruction, with Mark Evan Nelson and Neil Johnson
- TESL-096.N01 (0 credit); TESL-560.N01 (1 credit); TESL-560.N02HB/N03HB (3 credits)
- Instructional component (all credit options):
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- Friday-Sunday, July 12-14, 9am - 5pm
- Follow-up component (3-credit option only):
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- In-class meetings: Friday, July 19 and August 16, 5:30pm-8:15pm
- Independent and online work with instructor of record: July 20 - August 15
- In-class meetings: Friday, July 19 and August 16, 5:30pm-8:15pm
- Instructor of record: Polina Vinogradova
Registration
Registration for the Summer Institute begins March 25, 2013.
If you would like to obtain a Graduate Certificate in TESOL during the Summer Institute, apply through CAS Graduate Admissions.
If you want to take Institute courses as a non-degree seeking student, visit CAS Academic Advising for the registration form and information.
If you are a current AU student, you can register for Summer Institute courses through the myAU portal.
If you are a Consortium student, you should complete consortium registration at your home university.
Tuition
There is a special tuition rate of $702 for the Intensive Workshop's 0-credit option.
Tuition for all other Institute courses is equivalent to graduate tuition costs. Please keep in mind that all costs are subject to change. Visit the registrar for more information.
Why register for the Summer Institute?
- Earn a TESOL Certificate in one summer
- Learn from the diverse professional and international experiences of the TESOL faculty
- Benefit from working with world-renowned TESOL experts
- Access AU's library, computing and audio-visual resources, and have your own AU e-mail account
For more information, contact us at tesol@american.edu