Online-Doktor der Erziehung in TESOL (Ed.D.)

Earn your accredited Doctor of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Ed.D. in TESOL) online while studying face-to-face with Anaheim University's globally acclaimed TESOL professors and classmates through live weekly online HD webcam classes and at 2 four-day on-campus residential sessions.

• Weekly Online HD Webcam classes with globally acclaimed linguists
• 16 online courses + Dissertation
• 2 four-day residential sessions in California and other parts of the world
• Earn an accredited Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in TESOL in 3-4 years while working full-time
• Reasonable tuition

Benefits

• Learn under globally acclaimed professors through live webcam classes
• Receive Doctor of Education in TESOL through the flexibility of online learning
• Meet your professors and classmates from around the world face-to-face at 2 residential sessions
• Earn your Doctoral degree in approximately 3 years while working full-time
• Improve your teaching skills and qualifications

Features

• 16 x 9 week Online Courses + Dissertation
• Weekly live webcam classes
• New terms begin every 10 weeks
• Register for 1 or 2 courses per term
• 1 Course = 4 Credit Points
• Ed.D. in TESOL Program = 76 Credit Points
• 2 x 4-day residential sessions. Sessions held annually in California or other select locations
• Total duration = 3+ years

Curriculum

The Ed.D. in TESOL program includes courses in four areas that link theory, research, practice and professional development.

• EDU 700 Instructed Second Language Acquisition
• EDU 701 Interlanguage Pragmatics
• EDU 702 Individual Learner Differences in Language Learning and Teaching
• EDU 703 Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching
• EDU 704 Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers
• EDU 705 Language Testing
• EDU 706 Special Topic
• EDU 710 Curriculum Design
• EDU 711 Technology and Language Education
• EDU 712 ELT Materials Development
• EDU 713 Special Topic
• EDU 720 ELT Leadership and Management
• EDU 721 Language Teacher Education
• EDU 730 Qualitative Research Methods
• EDU 731 Quantitative Research Methods
• EDU 732 Dissertation Proposal Writing
• EDU 733 Dissertation

Anaheim University is a pioneering online institution of higher learning founded in 1996 with its administrative offices located in Anaheim , California . Anaheim University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) . The University , through its state-of-the-art online face-to-face learning environment, provides opportunities for students around the globe to interact with the most renowned experts in their fields allowing them to both further their knowledge and advance their professional skills in a user-friendly and interactive environment. Anaheim University offers online programs in English teacher education, business administration, international business, sustainable management, entrepreneurship, and filmmaking. Anaheim University is committed to its motto, "Students First, Always." You and your best interests are our first concern. Our aim is to provide students around the globe with an opportunity to receive a high-quality education while at the same time advancing their career. Affordable tuition allows students to pay course of course as they go through the program, allowing many to graduate without any debt or student loans.

Mission

Anaheim University was established as a unique, innovative and sustainable institution of higher learning to meet the educational needs of a diverse and global student body through academic programs of the highest quality. Dedicated to a student-centered philosophy, Anaheim University makes higher education accessible to qualified students worldwide through both online and on-campus study.

Anaheim University Objectives

Taking advantage of opportunities available through the newest of technological innovations, Anaheim University has been designed to be a global institution with a multicultural perspective with programs designed to meet the needs of its diverse student population. To accomplish this, Anaheim University has the following objectives:

• Excellence of academic instruction through the guidance and expertise of dedicated faculty
• Utilization of new and reliable technologies
• Deployment of technology-based learning resources
• Meeting the educational needs of the students by offering instructional programs otherwise unavailable to those students because of access, cost, or work schedule
• Provision of an instructional environment where students can take active roles in their learning processes
• Support of an academic environment where faculty members are able to deliver the highest quality educational programs
• Regular course and program assessments and evaluation to ensure the quality of the curriculum