go for linguistics. TESL won't do any good for you. Teaching is an experience thing. no need to learn " teaching theory" to secure a job.I learned this from my own experience as a TESL major.
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TESOL for master and to teach middle school in America is okay. Generally speaking I'd prefer 'duiwai hanyu' rather than TESOL though. Definitely CL more prosperous.