Special Pluses

Special pluses of our programs and the University of Toledo include close ties with the English Department Program in ESL Composition, the UT Writing Center, and the intensive English program of UT’s American Language Institute, state-of-the-art multimedia and computer classrooms operated by the Department of English, a well-equipped campus library with on-line access to the catalogues of other state universities in Ohio (with borrowing privileges), a pleasant suburban campus environment.

Students who are not already employed as ESL teachers have the option of performing their ENGL 6060 practicum requirement via a community-service adult ESL teaching experience.

Our faculty members actively publish, make presentations at conferences, and serve in leadership roles in professional organizations in the field. Our students have also been regular presenters at conferences such as those held by Ohio TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and international TESOL.

Because our master’s programs do not have a large number of students at any given time, the students are able to receive a great deal of individual attention from their adviser and the other professors of ESL and linguistics.

Special pluses of the Toledo area include a multicultural urban setting with substantial numbers of speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and other languages; a nationally-recognized art museum; the Toledo Zoo; an extensive system of Metroparks serving the city and its environs; a lively arts community.