graduate tesl certificate program
The tesl certificate program
consists of a unified set of courses that provide a solid linguistic base for
language teaching. The TESL certificate can be earned concurrently with the
M.A. in English: Linguistics. Students
who concurrently earn a masters degree in English:Linguistics and a TESL Certificate
will meet the academic requirements to teach in an accredited ESL institution.
Interested students can
also use the tesl certificate as partial fulfillment of a M.A.
in Interdisciplinary Studies - Community College Teaching.
Certificate Requirements
(effective fall 2006)
Candidates for the certificate must successfully complete the six courses listed
below, achieving a grade of B or better for each course.
- Descriptive Linguistics
(ling 520)
- Applied Linguistics:
Teaching English as a Second Language (ling 521)
- Modern English Grammar
(ling
522)
- Descriptive Aspects of
English Phonetics and Phonology (ling
523)
- Practicum in ESL (ling
525)
- Second Language Acquisition
(ling 582)
Students admitted to the M.A.
program in English may need to fill out a secondary program form to apply
to the TESL certificate program; students in other M.A. programs must formally
apply through Admissions to be admitted to the certificate program. Students who
desire only the TESL certificate should obtain application materials from the
office of admissions.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Those interested in applying
for admission to the graduate program in English should obtain application materials
from: office of admissions.
The applicant should arrange
for the Office of Graduate Admissions to receive the following:
- A completed application
form, with the current nonrefundable fee.
- Transcripts from all
colleges and universities where course work was completed (undergraduate and
graduate). Students who have attended colleges abroad must supply equivalents
for their transcripts.
- Two letters of recommendation,
preferably academic (on forms provided by the Office of Admissions).
- A 1,000-word writing
sample, which may be a paper written for an undergraduate class or any other
material, that gives evidence of an applicant's writing skills and analytic
abilities. A critical analysis of a literary text is preferred.
- A two-page essay reflecting
background, interest in the program, and goals.
Deadlines for applications
are as follows:
Fall Semester: March
15
Spring Semester: October 15
Summer Session: March 1
Prospective students unable
to meet these deadlines but want to start taking classes should visit the non-degree
admissions page.
