Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Programs

Join our collaborative and supportive education community to earn TESOL accreditation, deepen your teaching practice, and respond to the intellectual, linguistic, and emotional needs of students in dual language/transitional bilingual education settings.

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What Program Is Right for You?

With a Bank Street program, you’ll learn how to help students develop their language abilities and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MSEd)

  • For aspiring TESOL teachers seeking accreditation to work with English as a new language (ENL) students in grades pre-K–12
  • First year includes a full-time public school residency with a $20,000 stipend and reduced tuition
  • Second-year students are eligible to be hired as the full-time teacher of record
  • Leads to TESOL certification

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Advanced Certificate

  • For accredited teachers who are interested in deepening their skills to work with English as a new language (ENL) students in grades pre-K-12
  • Strengthening advocacy and program planning skills as well as proficiency with state/national standards and assessments for ENL students
  • Leads to TESOL certification

Why Bank Street?

Helping Students Transition

In developing your own knowledge of bilingual and English as a new language (ENL) teaching concepts, you’ll become accredited and better prepared to meet your students where they are and help them prepare for advanced learning in many core content areas.

Prepared in the Long Run

In a field that experiences high turnover rates due to underprepared teachers, Bank Street is proud that 87% of its graduates remain in the field of education and 87% feel more confident in their subject area than comparison teachers.

Advocating for New Language Learners

There is high demand nationally for TESOL and bilingual teachers and advocates who are willing to critically examine how social, political, and economic factors impact their students.


Cristian Solorza
Faculty Voices
Usually, English is taught through very prescriptive methods, but that’s just not how language learners work. Our program helps teachers learn how to incorporate students’ diverse linguistic and cultural resources into teaching language. We want our teachers to be critical thinkers and innovators of teaching and learning.
Cristian Solorza
Program Director

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