Q. How is your graduate school different from TESOL in the Graduate School and the TESOL Professional Center?

-          Type of Program

A.   Graduate School of HUFS (GSH)

The Graduate School of HUFS (GSH) offers a full-time degree program from Monday to Friday during the day time. 

B.     TESOL Professional Education Center (TPEC)

     TPEC provides both full-time and part-time certificate programs during the daytime, evening, and Saturdays. The duration of TPEC program is six months.

C.   Graduate School of TESOL (GS TESOL)

     The GS TESOL is a graduate school specializing in TESOL that offers students a part-time degree program in the evening from Monday to Friday. Students are required to complete the coursework of two years or four semesters.

-         Curriculum

A.   GSH

The curriculum of GSH is oriented towards academic purpose. Every student who wishes to successfully graduate from GSH needs to write a thesis. Due to the theory-based curriculum, courses are taught mostly by Korean professors. Classes are offered in both English and Korean.

B.   TPEC

          TPEC specializes in TESOL certificates, and boasts one of the most qualified and renowned TESOL certificate programs in Korea. It mainly focuses on the practical aspect of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

C.   GS TESOL

          The GS TESOL is one of the most unique TESOL program providers in Korea. It offers not only academic theory but instruction in practical skills that can be immediately implemented by professional teachers. There are two departments in the GS TESOL: English Language Teaching (ELT) and English Language Teaching Materials & Technology (ELT MT). All classes are offered only in English.

Summary of the special features of TESOL-related Institutions at HUFS

	Full-time or Part-time/Number of semesters to be completed	Curriculum	Special Features
GSH	Full-time (daytime only)/ Five semesters need to be completed	Theory-based classes run mostly in Korean	Master and Doctorate degree
TEPEC	Full-time and Part-time (daytime, evening, and Saturdays)/ Certificates that can be completed in five months.	Classes that are run only in English and focus on the practical skills of English language teaching	Certificate
GS TESOL	Part-time (evening only)/ Four semesters need to be completed	Classes that are offered in English and combine instruction in practical skills with academic theory in a balanced way GS TESOL also has the strengths to offer contents development-related subjects to students.	Master degree