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Teachers College Tokyo, Columbia University
Teachers College

Teachers College

Tokyo

TC Program at a Glance

M.A. in TESOL Program at Teachers College Columbia University Japan

In 1987 Teachers College Columbia University, the largest and most comprehensive private graduate school of education in the Unites States, inaugurated an M.A. Program in TESOL in Japan. By offering the program in Tokyo, Teachers college is now providing teachers in Japan with the same quality of professional and academic graduate work it has provided in New York for more than a century. Approximately 150 students, who teach in the Japanese education system, are currently taking courses on the Tokyo Campus, and gaining valuable insights into the particular needs of Japanese learners of English. The M.A. in TESOL degree has been awarded to over 350 individuals in the last 18 years.

Please feel free to visit our campus for classroom observation. Please contact TC Office in advance.

Course Summary

  • Courses required for the degree are all offered in Tokyo. Participants will be able to earn M.A. in TESOL awarded by Teachers College Columbia University in New York, while teaching part-time or full-time in Japan.
  • 36 required credits takes a minimum of 25 months, although participants can spread out the requirements over a 37 month period if they wish. There is a five year limit to complete the degree with extensions possible in certain cases.
  • Teachers College does not accept transfer credits from other institutions for this M.A. program - (back to top)

Schedule

Applicants can apply to start in the spring, fall, summer A or B semesters

Term Dates Class Schedules
Summer A 4 weekends during the month of June Friday (7pm-9pm)
Saturday (10am-5pm)
Sunday (10am-5pm)
Summer B 4 weekends from mid July to mid August
Some one credit courses also available in late August.		 Saturday (9:30-12:30pm & 2-5pm)
Sunday (9:30-12:30pm & 2-5pm)
Wednesday (9:30-12:30pm & 2-5pm)
Fall Early September - End of January Saturday (4pm-8pm)
Sunday (10am-5pm)
(students attend 2-3 days/month on average)
Spring Early February - End of May Saturday (4pm-8pm)
Sunday (10am-5pm)
(students attend 2-3 days/month on average)

Graduation Requirements

  1. 36 graduate credits are required*For Details
  2. Two MA Essay Papers:
    • Paper A is a 12-15 page literature review of the area concerned with the student's MA Project topic.
    • Paper B is a 12-15 page critical essay in an area that is of interest to the student and/or relevant to their TESOL teaching context, in education in general, or in applied linguistics.
  3. M.A. Project on language learning or teaching developed from course work and based on solid academic research and writing. * For Details
  4. An IELTS test score of at least 7.0 or TOEFL scores of at least 100(iBt) or (CBT 250) for non-native English speakers.

Public Seminars

Teachers College Tokyo Office offers a series of public seminar on English language teaching and related issues in Applied Linguistics .* For Details

For Further Information

Please contact TC Office by:
e-mail: office@tc-japan.edu
phone: 03-3221-9771
fax: 03-3221-9773.
(Monday - Friday:10:30 am-5:30 pm; Saturdays:1:00 -8:00 pm; Sundays:9:30 am - 5:30 pm)

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