CTL: Language and Literacies Education MEd; Field: Language Teaching (Effective Fall 2026)

Within the existing Master of Education (MEd) degree program, the field in Language Teaching includes a structured focus on language teaching foundations. Language Teaching integrates an engagement with scholarly research in Language and Literacies Education with a commitment to excellence in teaching to support graduate students as novice language teachers. Students pursuing this field will graduate with: (a) a solid theoretical and intellectual grounding in LLE research; (b) a course-based, practitioner focus on language teaching foundations; and (c) gained practical experience in a language-education context through a required practicum.

Upon successful completion of the field in Language Teaching, graduates will be qualified to apply to the Teaching English as a Second Language Association of Ontario (hereafter: TESL Ontario) for recognition as an Ontario Certified English Language Teacher and an International Certified Teacher of English an as Additional Language.

This program is delivered in person, which means that while the program may offer some courses online, a student will take less than one-third of their courses online.

This field is only available on a full-time basis. The field is open to applicants with less than one year of professional experience; however, priority will be given to applicants with relevant professional experience. This field will not lead to the Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the Ontario College of Teachers.

Field: Language Teaching

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies, which specify an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university, with the equivalent of a University of Toronto mid-B or better in the final year. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • Normally, applicants should have at least one year of professional experience prior to applying. Previous classroom teaching experience is not a requirement.

  • Responses to Faculty questions in the online admissions application: applicants should state the reasons they wish to study language and literacies in education at the graduate level. For detailed information on answering the Faculty questions and completing the application, applicants should visit the Language and Literacies in Education MEd Field in Language Teaching degree program web page.

  • Applicants from universities outside Canada where English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English-language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of their application and must be from one of the following tests. Please note: this list includes only those tests recognized by the School of Graduate Studies and TESL Ontario and is based on minimum proficiency requirements established by TESL Ontario, which are higher than those of the School of Graduate Studies.

    • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Test: Listening: 7; Reading: 7; Writing: 7; Speaking: 7.

    • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) At a Test Centre: Listening: 70; Reading: 70; Writing: 70; Speaking: 70.

    • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Online: Listening: 70; Reading: 70; Writing: 70; Speaking: 70.

    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based format (iBT): Listening: 24 Reading: 24; Writing: 27; Speaking: 26.

    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based format (iBT) Special Home Edition: Listening: 24; Reading: 24; Writing: 27; Speaking: 26.

Completion Requirements

  • Coursework. Students must successfully complete a total of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

    • All students in this field must take the following eight half courses (4.0 FCEs):

      • CTL30xxH Professional Practice in Language Teaching

      • CTL3000H Foundations of Bilingual and Multicultural Education

      • CTL3002H Second Language Teaching Methodologies

      • CTL3003H Planning and Organizing the Second Language Curriculum

      • CTL3010H Second Language Learning or CTL3808H The Role of Instruction in Second Language Learning

      • CTL3013H Language Assessment

      • CTL3101H Language Awareness for Language Educators

      • CTL3796H LLE Practicum for MEd Field in Language Teaching

    • The remaining 1.0 FCE can be elective, or courses offered within the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning or other departments at OISE or the University of Toronto.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-F)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time

 

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