MATESL Degree Requirements (Effective Fall 2008)

PRE-REQUISITES

2000

Introduction to Linguistics

CORE COURSES (24 semester credits)

AL	6000	Introduction to the Field of English as a Second Language
AL	6110	English Phonology and the Teaching of Pronunciation*
AL	6120	English Syntax and the Teaching of Grammar*
AL	6730	Evaluation in ESL/EFL
AL	6961	Practicum I in TESL
AL	6962	Practicum II in TESL

And two of the following courses:

AL	6710	Methods of Teaching Oral/Aural English
AL	6720	Methods of Teaching English Reading and Writing
AL	6725	Methods of Teaching Writing in ESL
AL	6760	Teaching ESL/EFL to Children

*Students may be exempted by exam from taking these courses. Exempted courses do not count toward the 36-credit requirement. Electives must be taken in their place.

ELECTIVE COURSES (12 semester credits)

Choose four courses from the following:

AL	6130	Semantics
AL	6310	History of the English Language
AL	6320	Language and Society
AL	6330	Second Language Acquisition
AL	6340	Translation in Second Language Acquisition
AL	6600	Seminar in Second/Foreign Language Teaching
AL	6725	Methods of Teaching Writing in ESL
AL	6740	Research and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
AL	6750	ESL/EFL Materials Development
AL	6760	Teaching ESL/EFL to Children

CAPSTONE COURSES (1 semester credit)

7099

Capstone Requirement

The capstone activity is one of the following:

A portfolio developed over the time of study in the MATESL
A comprehensive examination based on the core courses and the electives taken by the student
An in-service project normally connected with a teaching position the student held prior to entering the program