英语已迅速成为一种全球性语言。在国际上，英语沟通对于各个领域都是必需的，例如商业，旅游，教育，技术和外交。英语的这种广泛扩展提高了对能够成功地将英语作为第二语言教书的合格教师的需求。HPU TESOL计划旨在满足这一需求。除教学外，TESOL毕业生还从课程开发人员，家庭学校倡导者，国际学生顾问，语言课程管理员，资源教师，测试专家，教师培训师，笔译人员，口译员和导师那里找到了有意义的职业。
A degree in TESOL opens the door to a world of opportunities where your love for languages transforms into a rewarding career.<br>With HPU TESOL, you can:<br>travel the world to teach English to young learners, adults, university students, or professionals in the workplace<br>teach English to international students in the United States<br>support English language learners in K-12 schools<br>Beyond teaching, our TESOL graduates excel in roles such as curriculum developers, materials developers and evaluators, home-school advocates, international student advisers, language program directors and administrators, instructional designers, resource teachers, testing experts, teacher trainers, translators, interpreters, and tutors.<br>Through a practical and hands-on curriculum, our students develop key TESOL knowledge and skills as the foundation for addressing diverse learners’ needs in a variety of teaching contexts and for incorporating cutting-edge technologies in language learning and teaching, including generative AI.<br>The TESOL Program at Hawai‘i Pacific University offers a gathering place between East and West for students of second language teaching. The program celebrates diversity as a resource, emphasizes the importance of culture and identity in language learning and teaching, and builds international connections that are relevant to the changing needs of a global society.