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

Application Deadline

Fall: February 16

Contact Information

4064 JFSB

801-422-2937

linguistics@byu.edu

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Required Tests:

• GRE — optional

• TOEFL — for non-native English speakers, applicants must have an overall average score of 4.5 and no lower than 4.0 on any of the subscore sections, or if taken with a different scoring scale, an overall score of 90 (Internet-based test), with minimum subscores of 23 in speaking and 22 in other sections of the iBT, or 580 on the paper-based TOEFL. Only the TOEFL will be accepted; no other English proficiency tests can be used.

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

• Students who have not completed an introduction to linguistics course (covering at least topics of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) before starting the MA program must complete a self-directed reading of an introductory linguistics textbook before they begin their first semester. Please contact the department for a recommended text and additional study materials.

• 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 program's overall 33 credit hours, despite the fact that the grades on those language courses count towards the student's cumulative GPA at BYU.

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

• 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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