Synchronous and asynchronous forum discussions
Zoom / Skype sessions
Chats, Surveys
Group / partner work with classmates
LCC International University’s MA TESOL program has a unique delivery model designed to suit busy teachers. We specifically designed the program in a way that could be adapted to the hectic schedules of English teachers around the globe while also staying true to our student- centered model of education, grounded in relationships.
LCC’s MA TESOL program is a blended delivery model. Our students receive high quality deliverables; great courses delivered directly conveniently to them.
First, each year, students and faculty come to campus for a two-week Summer Residency Session in August. During these 2 weeks, faculty and students begin the school year in person classes. During these bright, summer days, conversations about courses, projects, teaching, and research flourish inside and outside the classroom. Students and faculty live on campus and can share meals together. During the Summer Residency Session, we host orientation sessions for new students and panels for our thesis students. The graduation ceremony is the culminating highlight of our time together. Conveniently, international students do not need a visa to travel to Lithuania for this short time. The positive time that we spend together sets the tenor for the rest of the year.
Then, during the rest of the year, students live and work in their home countries, continuing to study online. The courses are asynchronous; students watch video lectures, communicate through online forums, and complete homework on the Moodle platform. In the first year, students study one course at a time; each course runs for seven (7) weeks; in this way, students focus their attention on one course and the assignment for that course. While there are due dates for tasks, students have the flexibility to study whenever it is most suitable for them. Many of our students have teaching jobs during the day; they study in the evenings or at the weekends. Some of our students teach English in the evenings; they study with their morning cup of coffee. Because the online courses are asynchronous, our students, who live around the world, do not need to be at a computer simultaneously. In the second year in the fall semester, students take two (2) 14-week courses simultaneously, allowing more time for research and learning. We dedicate the final semester to research and writing.
During the Summer Residency Sessions, you will begin two (2) courses in the classroom with your instructor and cohort. Then, you will continue and finish those courses on line, from your home. We call them “blended” because you are “blending” face to face learning with online learning.
First year / fall semester |
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| ENG 500 | Teaching English as an International Language |
| ENG 520 | Second Language Acquisition |
Second year / fall semester |
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| ENG 661 | Ethnography & ICC (14 weeks) |
| ENG 671 | Research Methods (14 weeks) |
From January through July, courses are taught fully online. You will study on course at a time; each course runs 7 weeks. You will have already met your cohort in the summer, and you will be fully acclimated to the learning platform, so you can study in your own home on your own time.
First year / spring semester |
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| ENG 510 | Linguistics |
| ENG 581 | Observation Practicum |
| ENG 540 | Methods of Second Language Pedagogy 1 |
First year / summer semester |
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| ENG 530 | Curriculum Design |
| ENG 551 | Language Assessment |
| ENG 582 | Teaching Practicum |
Second year / spring semester |
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| ENG 685 | Research Planning |
| ENG 640 | Methods of Second Language Pedagogy 2 |
Second year / summer semester |
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| ENG 690 | Thesis (14 weeks) |
Each summer, the MA TESOL students gather on campus in Lithuania to study together (face-to-face) for two (2) weeks, scheduled at the end of July to early August. Students are required to attend the Summer Residency Sessions in person on campus.
In total, students come to Lithuania three (3) times during the program:
Get an orientation to campus (library, computer labs, residence halls)
Learn to know your cohort group
Attend class session with your professors, 3 hours each day
Receive training in Moodle and other online learning resources
Explore the beautiful city of Klaipeda and the seaside
The Balčiūnai Library includes over 41,300 volumes (24,000 titles), including scientific publications and books. You will also have access to interlibrary loan services.
The Balčiūnai library provides access to a set of online databases of journals, and eBooks. Through a “Remote Desktop Connection, full access to databases is available to you 24 hours a day, 7days a week.
You will have access to the following:
We want you to succeed! So, we aim to support you throughout your studies at LCC.
Instructors will both challenge you and support you to reach your learning goals
When you are writing your thesis, you will be assigned to an advisor to guide you through your research and to encourage you to publish your research.
You will become colleagues with teachers from around the globe, offering you network connections for a lifetime.
After each course, you will be able to give us feedback on the instruction; and we take your feedback seriously.
Are you hesitant to make a two year commitment to a master’s degree? Take a small step now. Enroll in one class and learn what it feels like to be an online student in a master’s degree program.
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