To register for any of the courses below, follow the procedures described in Course Registration. If you already know the process, go to the Registration Form.
Important Notices
About Textbooks
To purchase textbooks, go to the booklist tab under each course description tab of the TUJ Grad Ed website and click on the link to Amazon for each required textbook. For those titles with Kindle versions available, you can also purchase the Kindle versions. In order to get your books in time for spring semester, please order them as soon as you have registered for spring 2025 courses.
About Class Formats
Students can choose courses from three different class formats. 1) in-person Tokyo courses, 2) online synchrounus courses, and 3) online asynchronous Temple Main Campus courses.
Note:
- In-person: Conducted entirely on campus during scheduled days and times.
- Online Synchronous: No on-campus meetings. Courses are conducted synchronously, utilizing Zoom at specified days and times each week.
- Online Asynchronous: No on-campus meetings. Courses are conducted asynchronously, utilizing Zoom with no scheduled live meetings.
Course Schedule for Spring Semester 2025
January 8 - April 22, 2025
Spring 2025 Courses Offered by TUJ
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course Title | Professor | Class Formats | Note |
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Mon | Jan 13-Apr 14 | TESL 5614 | Current Approaches to Teaching English Language Learners | Dr. Robert Nelson | In-person | Required MSEd |
Tue | Jan 14-Apr 15 | EDUC 5212 | Dr. Robert Nelson | Online Synchronous | Elective MSEd and PhD | |
Wed | Jan 8-Apr 9 | FLED 5470 | Dr. Ron Martin | In-person | Elective MSEd | |
Wed | Jan 8-Apr 9 | TESL 5611 | Co-teaching by Dr. Tomoko Nemoto and Dr. David Beglar | Online Synchronous | Required MSEd | |
Thu | Jan 9-Apr 10 | EDUC 8505 | Corrective Feedback in Second and Foreign Language Teaching | Dr. Robert Nelson | In-person | Elective MSEd and PhD |
Fri | Jan 10-Apr 11 | TESL 5612 | Applied Language Study II: Grammar, Morphology and Classroom Discourse | Dr. David Beglar | In-person | Required MSEd |
Sat | Jan 11-Apr 12 | TESL 5618 | Second Language Development | Dr. David Beglar | Online Synchronous | Required MSEd |
Spring 2025 Courses Offered by TU Main Campus
Course Period | Course No. | Course Title | Professor | Class Formats | Note |
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Jan 13-Mar 10 | TESL 5616 | Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multicultural Students | Dr. Jill Swavely | Online Aynchounous | Required MSEd |
MSEd Students Only
Students are required to register for this course in the semester they take the MSEd Comprehensive Examination. (Examination Offered on Canvas)
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course Title | Professor | Note |
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By Arrangement | EDUC 9993 | Master’s Comprehensive Examination | By Arrangement | Required MSEd |
For PhD 2025 Students only: In-person Doctoral Courses (TUJ Campus in Tokyo)
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course Title | Professor | Class Formats | Note |
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Fri & Sat | Jan 17-Apr 12 | EDUC 5262 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | Dr. Eton Churchill | In-person | Required PhD |
Fri & Sat | Jan 10-Apr 5 | EDUC 8404 | Quantitative Analysis, Part I | Dr. Tomoko Nemoto | In-person | Required PhD |
For PhD 2025 Students only: Online Synchronous Doctoral Courses
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course Title | Professor | Class Formats | Note |
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Fri & Sat | Jan 10-Apr 5 | EDUC 5262 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | Dr. Tamara Swenson | Online Synchounous | Required PhD |
Fri & Sat | Jan 17-Apr 12 | EDUC 8404 | Quantitative Analysis, Part I | Dr. Tomoko Nemoto | Online Synchounous | Required PhD |
PhD Students Only
Students must get approval from their instructor to register for the courses below.
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course title | Professor | Note |
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By Arrangement | EDUC 9991 | Research Apprenticeship | By Arrangement | Required PhD | |
By Arrangement | EDUC 9998 | Dissertation Proposal Design | By Arrangement | Required PhD | |
By Arrangement | EDUC 9999 | Doctor of Education Dissertation | By Arrangement | Required PhD |
Distinguished Lecturer Series
All Distinguished Lecturer Series are held over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
Day | Dates | Course No. | Course title | Professor | Class Formats | Note |
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Sat & Sun | Feb 15, 16, 22 and 23 |
ENES 8655 | Pedagogical Approaches to L2 Grammar | Dr. Frank Boers (Western University, Canada) |
Online Synchronous | Elective MSEd and PhD |
Sat & Sun | Mar 1, 2, 8 and 9 |
ENES 8656 | Who Put the “Qual” in Qualitative Research? A Brief Introduction to Qualitative Research | Dr. Dwight Atkinson (University of Arizona, U.S.A. ) |
Online Synchronous | Elective MSEd and PhD |
Course Description for Spring 2025
January 8 - April 22, 2025
Spring 2025 Courses Offered by TUJ
FLED 5470
Day & Time: Wednesday, 18:00-21:00 |
Dates: Jan 8-Apr 9 |
Course Title: Introduction to the Study of TESOL |
Professor: Dr. Ron Martin |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Elective MSEd |
TESL 5612
Day & Time: Friday, 18:00-21:00 |
Dates: Jan 10- Apr 11 |
Course Title: Applied Language Study II: Grammar, Morphology and Classroom Discourse |
Professor: Dr. David Beglar |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Required MSEd |
TESL 5614
Day & Time: Monday, Jan 13-Apr 14 |
Course Title: Current Approaches to Teaching English Language Learners |
Professor: Dr. Robert Nelson |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Required MSEd |
EDUC 8505
Day & Time: Thursday, 18:00-21:00 |
Dates: Jan 9-Apr 10 |
Course Title: Corrective Feedback in Second and Foreign Language Teaching |
Professor: Dr. Robert Nelson |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Elective MSEd and PhD |
TESL 5611
Day & Time: Wednesday, 18:00-21:00 |
Dates: Jan 8- Apr 9 |
Course Title: Applied Language Study I: Phonology and the Lexicon |
Professor: Co-teaching by Dr. Tomoko Nemoto and Dr. David Beglar |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Synchronous |
Note: Required MSEd |
TESL 5618
Day & Time: Saturday, 14:00-17:00 |
Dates: Jan 11-Apr 12 |
Course Title: Second Language Development |
Professor: Dr. David Beglar |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Synchronous |
Note: Required MSEd |
EDUC 5212
Day & Time: Tuesday, 18:00-21:00 |
Dates: Jan 14-Apr 15 |
Course Title: Curriculum Development for Language Teachers |
Professor: Dr. Robert Nelson |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Synchronous |
Note: Elective MSEd and PhD |
Spring 2025 Courses Offered by TU Main Campus
TESL 5616
Dates: Jan 13-Mar 10 |
Course Title: Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multicultural Students |
Professor: Dr. Jill Swavely |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Asynchronous |
Note: Required MSEd |
For PhD 2025 Students only: In-person Doctoral Courses (TUJ Campus in Tokyo)
EDUC 5262
Day & Time: Fri and Sat 18:00-21:00 (Fri) 14:00-17:00 (Sat) |
Dates: Jan 17-Apr 12 |
Course Title: Introduction to Qualitative Research |
Professor: Dr. Eton Churchill |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Required PhD |
EDUC 8404
Day & Time: Fri and Sat 18:00-21:00 (Fri) 14:00-17:00 (Sat) |
Dates: Jan 10-Apr 5 |
Course Title: Quantitative Analysis, Part I |
Professor: Dr. Tomoko Nemoto |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: In-person |
Note: Required PhD |
For PhD 2025 Students only: Online Synchronous Doctoral Courses
EDUC 5262
Day & Time: Fri and Sat 18:00-21:00 (Fri) 14:00-17:00 (Sat) |
Dates: Jan 10-Apr 5 |
Course Title: Introduction to Qualitative Research |
Professor: Dr. Tamara Swenson |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Synchronous |
Note: Required PhD |
EDUC 8404
Day & Time: Fri and Sat 18:00-21:00 (Fri) 14:00-17:00 (Sat) |
Dates: Jan 17-Apr 12 |
Course Title: Quantitative Analysis, Part I |
Professor: Dr. Tomoko Nemoto |
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours |
Class Format: Online Synchronous |
Note: Required PhD |
Distinguished Lecturer Series
This Lecturer Series will consist of two weekend seminars in spring 2025. Each seminar course can be used as elective credit for the MSEd and PhD degrees. The first session (three hours) of each seminar is free and open to the public. Weekend seminars are free for master’s and doctoral graduates of Graduate College of Education, Temple University, Japan Campus for auditing; the fee for other weekend auditors is ¥13,000 (a nonrefundable auditor’s fee). The weekend seminars will be conducted 100% on Zoom. For the details, please read the following descriptions carefully:
ENES 8655
Day: Sat & Sun |
Dates: Feb 15, 16, 22 and 23 |
Course Title: Pedagogical Approaches to L2 Grammar |
Professor: Dr. Frank Boers (Western University, Canada) |
Credit Hours: 1 credit hour |
Schedule: 3-hour online Zoom sessions for four days 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m (JST) |
Note: Elective MSEd and PhD |
Students taking this seminar for credit must attend all four days.
ENES 8656
Day: Sat & Sun |
Dates: Mar 1, 2, 8 and 9 |
Course Title: Who Put the “Qual” in Qualitative Research? A Brief Introduction to Qualitative Research |
Professor: Dr. Dwight Atkinson (University of Arizona, U.S.A.) |
Credit Hours: 1 credit hour |
Schedule: 3-hour online Zoom sessions for four days 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m (JST) |
Note: Elective MSEd and PhD |
Students taking this seminar for credit must attend all four days.