{"id":68135,"date":"2023-06-13T16:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=68135"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:22:02","slug":"language-literacy-education","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/language-literacy-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Language &#038; Literacy Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Become a Leader in Language and Literacy Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore how learners develop as readers, writers, and communicators across diverse languages, cultures, and learning environments with a master&#8217;s degree in language and literacy education from BU Wheelock. With a focus on creating inclusive, evidence-based learning experiences, our programs will equip you to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Apply research-based practices in language and literacy education.<\/li><li>Design effective, evidence-based literacy assessment and instruction.<\/li><li>Support multilingual, multimodal, and culturally responsive learning.<\/li><li>Understand how language, culture, and context shape literacy development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you choose a master&#8217;s or doctoral program, you&#8217;ll deepen your expertise in language, literacy, and learning while developing the research, teaching, and leadership skills to improve educational outcomes and advance the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Choose the Program That&#8217;s Right for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepen your expertise in reading, writing, language development, and literacy across diverse learners and educational settings. Whether you pursue a master&#8217;s or doctoral degree, you&#8217;ll build advanced knowledge in literacy instruction, language acquisition, assessment, curriculum design, and research to improve teaching, learning, and educational outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPrograms List\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-900x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A master\u2019s in literacy education and language prepares educators to better connect with students.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-1984x1322.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_4865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/language-literacy-education\/edm-in-language-literacy-education\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdM in Language &#038; Literacy Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-masters-programs\">Master&#039;s Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-minimums\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-minimums-credits\">32 Credits<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Study literacy development and language acquisition to support learning and have an impact in language instruction, literacy development, and educational leadership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-and-part-time-available\">Full- and Part-Time Available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-900x506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cliff Freeman is an alum of the Educational Studies PhD at BU Wheelock\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-768x432.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-1628x916.jpg 1628w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/08\/2026-05-15-Wheelock-Convocation-2817_cliff-freeman-854x480.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/educational-studies\/phd-in-educational-studies\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhD in Educational Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-doctorate\">Doctoral Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-minimums\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-minimums-credits\">66 Credits<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This program prepares students to lead innovation through research, scholarship, and professional development. Students can specialize in: Educational policy studies; language &#038; literacy education (ASL &#038; Deaf studies, language education, or literacy education); mathematics &#038; science education; or special education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-time\">Full-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Find Mentors for Life <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn from nationally recognized faculty whose expertise spans language development, literacy instruction, multilingual education, and reading research, and who are dedicated to preparing educators to advance literacy for diverse learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-dark-color has-quaternary-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-424x600.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"424\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-424x600.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Frankel sitting in library\" class=\"wp-image-75099 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-424x600.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1059x1500.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-583x826.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-243x344.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-374x529.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-482x682.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-729x1032.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-933x1321.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-486x688.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-747x1058.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-963x1364.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1167x1652.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1458x2064.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-1866x2642.jpg 1866w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-706x1000.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/10\/Frankel-helping-kids-read-23-1148-READ-034-resize-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cFor a lot of students, their histories of reading instruction and the experiences they\u2019ve had can be quite negative. [We try to] rethink what we\u2019re doing in those spaces in ways that really honor who they are\u2014their identities and their experiences and their brilliant ideas about literacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/katherine-frankel\/\">Katherine Frankel<\/a><\/strong><br>Associate Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Advance Your Career with a Language and Literacy Education Degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development, you&#8217;ll develop the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to thrive as a professional. With a degree in language and literacy education, you&#8217;ll be prepared for careers such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Instructional leader or coach<\/li><li>Literacy or language specialist<\/li><li>Curriculum developer<\/li><li>Adult literacy teacher<\/li><li>Policy maker or advisor<\/li><li>Community organizer<\/li><li>Researcher<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRelated Programs\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages-tesol\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-cags\">CAGS Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-certificate\">Graduate Certificate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-masters-programs\">Master&#039;s Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The TESOL program trains teachers, researchers, and other education professionals to teach children, youth, and adults who are learning English. Choose from two master&#8217;s programs (in person) or certificate program (in person\/online). <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-online\">Online<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-and-part-time-available\">Full- and Part-Time Available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/reading-education\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReading &#038; Literacies Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-cags\">CAGS Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-certificate\">Graduate Certificate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-masters-programs\">Master&#039;s Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Reading &#038; Literacies Education program prepares educators to become responsive, skilled, and thoughtful teachers of reading and literacy. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-and-part-time-available\">Full- and Part-Time Available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-on-campus\">On-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/deaf-studies-2\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeaf Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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institution with a close-knit, Deaf-centered community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-hybrid\">Hybrid<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-time\">Full-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-part-time\">Part-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Start Your Graduate Program in Language and Literacy Education Today! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with BU Wheelock to learn more about the master\u2019s in language and literacy education or the PhD in educational studies. 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