554965 - Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages (MA)

Application Deadline

Fall: March 15

Contact Information

4064 JFSB

801-422-2937

linguistics@byu.edu

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Required Tests:

• GRE — optional

• TOEFL (Total 90 on iBT -- 23 in speaking, 22 in listening, reading, and writing) or IELTS

Additional Requirements:

• Resume

• Writing Sample

• Applicants should submit a writing sample (peer-reviewed if possible) in English, no longer than 20 pages, that reflects their best single authored work preferably focused on some area of linguistics, language or communication.

Prerequisites

• For those students who did not receive a Linguistics BA, course, Introduction to Graduate Linguistics, or equivalent course, is required. This must be completed during summer term, before starting the MA program in the fall. Students who believe they have satisfied the prerequisite with an equivalent course at another university should contact the department office at linguistics@byu.edu. We will need to know where and when you took the course, what grade you received, and a copy of the course syllabus so that we can determine its equivalency to Linguistics 401.

• Competency in one language other than English at the 200 level. This requirement may be fulfilled while taking program coursework, but those language credits do NOT count toward the total credits needed for the program. 

In addition to the prerequisite requirements listed above, non-native English speakers must complete the following:

• LING 501 Advanced Composition must be taken Winter Semester by all non-native English speaking students, but you will be contacted during your first semester about how this requirement may be waived during your first fall semester.

• Based on the results of the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) taken the first semester, non-native English speaking students may need to take course Advanced Academic English, and/or course Advanced English Pronunciation, and/or course Applied Grammar.

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for TESOL MA Degree 

The MA degree in TESOL at Brigham Young University requires successful completion of 37 credit hours which consist of:

Course Courses (22 hours)

• course: TESOL Methods and Materials Overview (3 cr.)

• course: TESOL Methods and Materials Applications (3 cr.)

• course: TESOL Practicum (3 cr.)

• course: Research in TESOL (3 cr.)

• course: Grammar Theory and Pedagogy (3 cr.)

• course: Language Acquisition (3 cr.)

• course: Language Testing (3 cr.)

• course: TESOL Seminar (1 cr.)

Electives (9 hours)

• course: Culture Teaching and Pragmatics (3 cr.)

• course: Teaching Skills, Reading/Writing/Vocabulary (3 cr.)

• course: Teaching Skills, Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation (3 cr.)

• course: Curriculum Development (3 cr.)

• course: Materials Development (3 cr.)

• course: TESOL Program Administration (3 cr.)

• course: Academic Internship (3 cr.)

Culminating Product (6 hours)

• Thesis (6 hours)

• course: Thesis Credits (6 cr.)

  or

• Project (6 hours)

• course: Project Credits (3 cr.), plus course Academic Internship (3 cr.)

  or

• Portfolio (6 hours)

• course: Project Credits (3 cr.), plus course Academic Internship (3 cr.) (internship may be substituted for another elective with advisor approval)

Examination: Oral defense of Thesis, Project, or Portfolio

For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, see http://linguistics.byu.edu.

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