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 fall semester, please order them as soon as you have registered for fall 2024 courses. 

About Class Formats
Beginning in the Fall 2024, students will be able to choose courses from three different class formats.  1) in-person Tokyo courses, 2) online synchronous courses, and 3) online asynchronous Temple MC courses. Please be sure to review the format of each course before enrolling. Students with TUJ sponsored Student Visa have restrictions on registering for online courses. Students must consult with the Executive Director Lu before registering for online 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 live meetings. 

Course Schedule for Fall Semester 2024

September 2 - December 14, 2024 

In-person Master Courses (Tokyo Campus)

Day Dates Course No. Course title Professor Class Formats Note
Mon Sep 2 - Dec 2 TESL 5616 Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multicultural Students  Dr. Robert Nelson In-person Required MSEd
Tue Sep 3 - Dec 3 TESL 5611

Applied Language Study I: Phonology and the Lexicon

Dr. Tomoko Nemoto In-person Required MSEd
Wed Sep 4 - Dec 4 FLED 5437

Language and Culture

Dr. Robert Nelson In-person Elective MSEd and PhD
Thu Sep 5 - Dec 5 TESL 5618

Second Language Development 

Dr. Tomoko Nemoto In-person Required MSEd
Fri Sep 6 - Nov 29 FLED 5470 Introduction to the Study of TESOL  Dr. David Beglar In-person Elective MSEd

 

Online Synchronous Master Courses

Day Dates Course No. Course title Professor Class Formats Note
Thu Sep 5 - Dec 5 EPSY 5529 Language Assessment Dr. David Beglar Online Synchronous Elective MSEd and PhD

 

Online Asynchronous MC Master Courses

Course Period     Course No. Course title Professor Class Formats Note
Aug 26 - Dec 13 TESL 5613 Understanding Multilingual Students’ Language and Literacy Development Dr. Jill Swavely  Online Asynchronous Required  MSEd
Aug 26 - Dec 13

TESL 5614

Current Approaches to Teaching English Language Learners Dr. Di Liu  Online Asynchronous Required  MSEd

 

PhD Students  Only

Students must get approval from their instructor to register for the courses below.

Day Dates Course No. Course title Professor
By Arrangement  EDUC 9991 Research Apprenticeship By Arrangement
By Arrangement  EDUC 9998 Dissertation Proposal Design By Arrangement
By Arrangement EDUC 9999 Doctor of Education Dissertation By Arrangement

 

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
Sat & Sun Oct 5, 6,
12 and 13
ENES 8655 Classroom Perspectives on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT): ‘Nonissues and Real Issues’ Revisited Dr. Jonathan Newton
(Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Online Synchronous Elective MSEd and PhD
Sat & Sun Nov 9, 10,
16 and 17
ENES 8656 Reflective Practice: Theory, Practice and Research Dr. Thomas Farrell
(Brock University, Canada)
Online Synchronous Elective MSEd and PhD

Course Description for Fall 2024

September 2 - December 14, 2024

 

In-person Master Courses (Tokyo Campus)

FLED 5470

Day & Time:
Friday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 6- Nov 29
Course Title:
Introduction to the Study of TESOL
Professor:
Dr. David Beglar
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
In-person
Note:
Elective MSEd

 

TESL 5611

Day & Time:
Tuesday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 3- Dec 3
Course Title:
Applied Language Study I: Phonology and the Lexicon
Professor:
Dr. Tomoko Nemoto
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
In-person
Note:
Required  MSEd

 

TESL 5616

Day & Time:
Monday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 2- Dec 2
Course Title:
Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multicultural Students
Professor:
Dr. Robert Nelson
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
In-person
Note:
Required  MSEd

 

TESL 5618

Day & Time:
Thursday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 5- Dec 5
Course Title:
Second Language Development
Professor:
Dr. Tomoko Nemoto
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
In-person
Note:
Required  MSEd

 

FLED 5437

Day & Time:
Wednesday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 4- Dec 4
Course Title:
Language and Culture
Professor:
Dr. Robert Nelson
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
In-person
Note:
Elective  MSEd and PhD

 

Online Synchronous Master Courses

EPSY 5529

Day & Time:
Thursday,
18:00-21:00
Dates:
Sept 5- Dec 5
Course Title:
Language Assessment
Professor:
Dr. David Beglar
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
Online Synchronous
Note:
Elective  MSEd and PhD

 

Online Asynchronous MC Master Courses

TESL 5613

Course Period:  Aug 26 - Dec 13 Course Title:
Understanding Multilingual Students’ Language and Literacy Development
Professor:
Dr. Jill Swavely
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
Online Asynchronous
Note:
Required  MSEd

 

TESL 5614

Course Period:  Aug 26 - Dec 13 Course Title:
Current Approaches to Teaching English Language Learners
Professor:
Dr. Di Liu
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours
Class Format:
Online Asynchronous
Note:
Required  MSEd

 

Doctoral Courses PhD students only

Students must get approval from their instructor to register for the courses below.

EDUC 9991

Day & Dates:
By Arrangement
Course Title:
Research Apprenticeship
Professor:
By Arrangement

Credit Hours:
3 credit hours

Schedule:
By Arrangement

 

EDUC 9998

Day & Dates:
By Arrangement
Course Title:
Dissertation Proposal Design
Professor:
By Arrangement

Credit Hours:
1 to 3 credit hours

Schedule:
By Arrangement

 

EDUC 9999

Day & Dates:
By Arrangement
Course Title:
Doctor of Education Dissertation
Professor:
By Arrangement

Credit Hours:
1 to 6 credit hours

Schedule:
By Arrangement

 

Distinguished Lecturer Series

This Lecturer Series will consist of two weekend seminars in fall 2024. 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:
October 5, 6, 12 and 13
Course Title:
Classroom Perspectives on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT): ‘Nonissues and Real Issues’ Revisited
Professor:
Dr. Jonathan Newton
(Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
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:
Nov 9, 10, 16 and 17
Course Title:
Reflective Practice: Theory, Practice and Research
Professor:
Dr. Thomas Farrell
(Brock 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.