Graduates of our MA in TESOL and MA in Teaching Foreign Language (TFL) are finding successful careers as teachers, program directors, curriculum developers, assessment specialists, and teacher educators in the U.S. and around the world.
Alumni Career Profiles
Learn more about a few of our alumni below and you can also see a longer list of where TESOL and Teaching Foreign Language alumni are working.
LaTesha Charbonnet Gonzales
Current Employment: Director, Intensive English Program, University of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
First Job After Graduation: Instructor, University of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Specialization: Language Program Administration
Institute Advantage: Working with Professor Kathi Bailey as an editorial assistant.
Story: Alumna Appointed Director of IELP, University of New Orleans
Don Hansen
First Job After Graduation: Global Teaching Fellow Lecturer, Tokyo International University (Kawagoe, Japan)
Institute Advantage: My interaction with the Institute’s Center for Advising and Career Services was key to helping me find the right job. I was connected with Institute graduates who already worked at Tokyo International University (TIU) and who were well regarded there. Having graduated from the same school as they did really increased my job prospects.
Mary Njeri Njuguna
Current Employment: English and Social Studies Teacher, International School of Choueifat (Cairo, Egypt)
Institute Advantage: I remained proactive by conducting a number of informational interviews with MIIS alumni who were working in K–12 to see if this career path was suitable for me. I also received Immersive Professional Learning Funding from MIIS to support earning my teaching credential, which is a requirement to teach in K–12.
Story: How I Got Hired
Check out more profiles on our education and culture career insights blog.
One Year After Graduation
Many of our alumni are in rewarding careers around the world; scroll down to see where they are and what they are doing within 12 months of graduation.
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Location (Employed or Continuing Education)
China; Japan; Kazakhstan; South Korea; Türkiye; United States
Industry
While the majority of TESOL and TFL graduates go into education, our alumni also work in the following industries:
- Technology / Science
- Other
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Function
In addition to working in teaching and training roles, our alumni also work in jobs with the following primary functions:
- Advising / Counseling
- Other
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Internships
Summer 2019–2021
Secured Opportunity: 67% (several opportunities canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Locations: India, Morocco, Thailand, United States
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