TESL MA student presenting at a conference
Jenna Tucker has been accepted to the Graduate Student Forum at the TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo. She's got funding from the English Department, CAS and the Graduate School for her trip. Good job Jenna!
Do YOU have a paper that you may want to submit to a conference? Contact one of the TESL/Linguistics professors to talk about application process and funding opportunities.
Who is my advisor?
TESL MA and Certifcate students with last names beginning A-H, your advisor is Joel Hardman
TESL MA and Certifcate students with last names beginning I-P, your advisor is Nikolay Slavkov
TESL MA and Certifcate students with last names beginning Q-Z, your advisor is Seran Dogancay-Aktuna
All linguistic minors, your advisor is Kristine Hildebrandt
International Practicum Experience (IPE) Completes its Ninth Year
During June-July of 2011, two students in our MA program specializing in
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) travelled to Lleida, Spain
to teach English. The students
for this year's practicum were: Jenna Tucker and Elizabeth
Killingbeck. The TESL international practicum is an outstanding way to gain additional
practical experience in teaching. If you are interested in more information
about the International Practicum Experience or would like to see pictures
of some of the participants, click here.
SIUE Graduate Studies Make the News
SIUE has been included in the “Top Schools” category of the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
SIUE is one of only 23 public universities of the 72 institutions listed
in the Top Schools category. We are ranked 58th out of 142 universities
in the Midwestern Master’s Universities category. Only 15 of the 57
schools ranked higher than SIUE are public universities. When peer-ranked
for academic reputation by presidents, chancellors, provosts, and directors
of admissions, our ranking is 38th out of 142. Only 13 of the 37 universities
ranked above SIUE are public institutions.
Additionally, U.S. News & World Report cited
SIUE for its Senior Capstone integrative learning experience required
by all seniors prior to graduation. SIUE was one of only 15 universities
nationally recognized in this category that includes Harvard, MIT, Duke,
Princeton, and the University of Chicago.
We have received recent news from one alumnus, Gene Dumstorff, who reports that following the completion of his MA degree he found two jobs in the St. Louis area. His first job is at St Louis Community College at Forest Park in their ESL department, teaching students from Iran, Iraq, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Mexico, Colombia, Ethiopia, and the US. After Gene worked at Forest Park for a couple of weeks, Lindenwood University called him and he began teaching two classes there in October in an intensive English curriculum. His students at Lindenwood are all adults or young adults, most of whom have full-time jobs and are coming back to school to pursue degrees. Gene has also done some additional work tutoring ESL students at SIUE.
If you are a graduate of our TESL or linguistics programs and have not kept in contact with us, we'd love to hear how you are doing. Take the time to send us a little information about your current adventures.
First Distance Learning Cadre of TESL Students Nears Completion !
Microsoft Speaks Romansch to Boost Dying Swiss Tongue. Bloomberg News (28 March 2007)
Business Types Get a New Kick Out of the 'Bucket'. The Wall Street Journal (27 March 2007)
Interview with Noam Chomsky (20 July 2008)
Be sure to check out the conference, graduate school, and job notices posted
on the TESL/Linguistics bulletin board outside of Peck Hall 2221. For
details on being added to our program LISTSERV, contact Dr.
Joel Hardman
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