| TESOL
Information : M.A./M.S.
in English (with Focus on Applied Linguistics) |
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| Master's
degree candidates who wish to focus on TESOL may choose either a 30
semester-hour program that includes a thesis, or a 36 hour program
that includes an independent research project. Both programs of study
lead to an M.A. degree for students who demonstrate foreign language
proficiency, or to an M.S. degree for students without a foreign language.
M.A./M.S. candidates study a broad range of topics that prepare the
graduate for an active role in language education. Graduates of the
Master's program have gone on to successful careers in teaching in
elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, and language
schools in both the United States and abroad. Others have chosen careers
in law, publishing, and business. An M.A. or M.S. degree with a focus
on TESOL will also lay the groundwork for further specialized study
in any of the applied linguistic domains, and many graduates have
opted to pursue doctoral studies. |
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| Recommended
Courses for Master's Degree with a TESOL Focus: |
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The Core Courses
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| Thesis
Master's Degree |
| Thirty-hour
(thesis) candidates may choose from the following TESOL-related courses
in addition to the core courses: |
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| Thirty-hour
degree candidates defend a thesis (six semester hours), complete English
599 (Bibliography and Methods of Research) or an approved
substitute, and M.A. candidates satisfy the foreign language requirement.
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| Non-Thesis
Master's Degree |
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Candidates complete
36 semester hours of course work. In addition to the two recommended
TESOL-related core courses (English
501 and English 555),
candidates may choose from the following courses:
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With Approval of an Applied Linguistics Adviser
** With Approval of Department Head |
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Non-thesis
candidates also complete English
595 Research Literature and Techniques (Three semester
hours), for which a research project is submitted by the candidate
and approved by a departmental comittee. M.A. Candidates satisfy the
foreign language requirement |
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