The M.TESL degree is designed for students who seek a professionally oriented graduate education in the teaching of English as a second language.
Admission Requirements. All applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate College. International students must submit a TOEFL score of at least 580.
Program of Study. The program requires a minimum of 30 hours of approved graduate course work and must include LIN 500 RM: Linguistics, 510 English Linguistics, 572 Theories Underlying the Acquisition of English as a Second Language, 574 The Teaching of English as a Second Language, and a three-hour applied project (LIN 593) overseen by the supervisory committee.
Foreign Language Requirements. A foreign language is required. International students whose native language is not English may fulfill the foreign language requirement by (1) providing evidence that English is not the medium of instruction at their native-language universities and (2) satisfactory completion of the TSE.
Applied Project. A three-hour applied project, LIN 593, which is overseen by the director, chosen from the English department linguistics/TESL faculty, is required. Two additional faculty members serve with the director to form a committee for the final oral examination on the project.
Final Examinations. An oral examination on the applied project is required. (See above.)
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