This program is designed to provide students with preparation for professional academic opportunities related to teaching English to non-native speakers or for advanced graduate programs in similar or related fields.
Students completing this specialization will be able to teach English as a second or foreign language, to develop curricula and teaching materials for second language learners, to evaluate the English language capabilities of such learners, and to participate in the advising of students for whom English is not a first language.
Two examination options are available for the completion of this specialization: the thesis option, or the examination option (recommended for students with no previous or current TESL experience). For both options, all of the following courses are required:
Required Core Courses (3 hours each):
ENG 400 - Principles of Linguistics
ENG 416 - Language and Society
ENG 468 - Second Language Acquisition
ENG 542 - Methods for Teaching English as a Second Language
Students taking ENG 595 to complete their exit requirement are required to complete 5 non-core courses from the following list, and students electing the thesis option must complete 4 of the non-core courses. For all students, at least 3 of the non-core courses must be at the 500 level.
ENG 405
- Pragmatics
ENG 408 - Phonological Analysis
ENG 409 - Syntactic Analysis
ENG 470 - Methods and Materials for K-12 ESL Teaching
ENG 472 - Assessment and Testing in ESL
ENG 474 - Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
ENG 540 - Seminar in Second Language Acquisition
ENG 541 - Discourse Analysis
ENG 543 - Grammar Pedagogy
ENG 544 - Reading and Writing Pedagogy in TESL
ENG 597 - Readings in English Studies
Additionally, students may, with the written approval of their advisor and of the Director of Graduate Studies, choose ONE elective from another SIUE Department; use the Graduate Student Request Form to obtain approval prior to registration in any such course.
ENG 408 - Phonological Analysis
ENG 409 - Syntactic Analysis
ENG 470 - Methods and Materials for K-12 ESL Teaching
ENG 472 - Assessment and Testing in ESL
ENG 474 - Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
ENG 540 - Seminar in Second Language Acquisition
ENG 541 - Discourse Analysis
ENG 543 - Grammar Pedagogy
ENG 544 - Reading and Writing Pedagogy in TESL
ENG 597 - Readings in English Studies
Additionally, students may, with the written approval of their advisor and of the Director of Graduate Studies, choose ONE elective from another SIUE Department; use the Graduate Student Request Form to obtain approval prior to registration in any such course.
Exit requirement: Students must complete one of the following:
EXIT EXAMINATION:
The mode of final examination is dependent on the culminating activity selected by the student. A student who elects the thesis option must successfully complete a one-hour oral examination based on the thesis. A student who elects to enroll in 595 must attain at least a B in that course and successfully complete an examination responding to questions submitted by a committee of TESL faculty.
The above requirements are available as a printable checklist [PDF], or you may obtain a copy of the checklist from the information rack outside the office of the Director of Graduate Studies.
URL: http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/TESL/tesl_ma.html
Published by: Department of English Language and Literature
Last Update: March 20, 2007 by Larry LaFond < llafond@siue.edu >