Career Opportunities and Services

The nation's capital is a multilingual and multicultural area, rich with opportunities to observe, teach, volunteer and otherwise participate in the field of TESOL. Such opportunities include internships, cooperative education field experiences and part-time teaching jobs.

Internships & Cooperative Education Experiences
Master's students may elect to earn three to six credits through an Internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience, either in the United States or abroad. These opportunities provide students with valuable practical experience in planning, assessing, teaching, evaluating and collaborating with others in ESL/EFL environments. These experiences are often paid positions and can be full or part time. Faculty from the TESOL program serve as advisors for these programs, guiding and evaluating the students' experiential learning process. Coops are supervised by the Department and the Career Center, while Internships are supervised by the Department only. For more information on Coops, contact the Career Center at (202) 885-8011.

Employment
Employment opportunities abound for students who desire to teach part-time while completing their course work. The Washington, DC area is also home to a large number of language schools which provide instruction to English students of all levels and ages. Area institutions that have hired AU TESOL graduate students on a part-time basis include:

Berlitz Language Centers
* Washington, DC 202.331.1162
* Tysons Corner, VA 703.883.0626
English Now!, Bethesda, MD 301.718.3575
Eurocentres, Alexandria, VA 703.684.1494
Diplomatic Language Services, VA 703.243.4855
Department of State 202.647.4000
International Center for Language Studies, 202.639.8800
Inlingua Schools of Languages
* Virginia 703.527.8666
* Maryland 410. 674.1302
Kaplan Test Preparation, Washington, DC 800.527.8378
Lado International College:
* DC 202.223.0023
* Arlington, VA 703.524.1100
* Silver Spring, MD 301.565.LADO
Northern Virginia Community College, several branches 703.845.6200
The Sanz School, Washington, DC 202.628.5800

Volunteer Opportunities
In addition, many of our students volunteer at local public school districts, colleges and universities, most of which maintain extensive ESL adult education programs. Some places where students have volunteered are:

Reading and Writing Center, N.V.C.C.: 703.323.3341
DC Refugee Center - English for refugees: 202.667.9000
Sacred Heart - adult education: 202.462.6499
SED Center - volunteer and paid positions: 202.462.8848

TESOL Program Employment Resources
The TESOL Program Office (McKinley 156) also offers many employment related services. These include a regularly up-dated bulletin board (outside the office), a binder of recent job listings, a job links page at the TESOL website (www.american.edu/tesol/Tjobs.html), and counseling from the TESOL Coordinator on job opportunities both locally and abroad.

Other Career Services
AU's Career Center provides a number of services for graduate students. These services include workshops, counseling sessions, on-campus recruiting, resume referral service, job listing service, credentials service, and networking events. The Center also has a Career Resource Library, which offers a large variety of directories, periodicals, and books. The Career Center is located on the fifth floor of the Butler Pavilion. For more information, stop by or call 202.885.1800.