CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS
Department of English
Library Building, Room 195
 801 W. Monte Vista Ave., Turlock, CA 95382
 Telephone: 209-667-3361; Fax: 209-667-3720

THE CONCENTRATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (MA-TESOL)

Students who elect the MA-TESOL concentration will develop a specialist's knowledge of English grammar, second language acquisition, theory, methodology, curriculum, materials development, and cross-cultural issues related to the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL). This concentration is particularly appropriate for those who intend to teach in post-secondary settings such as community colleges, universities, adult education programs, and English language institutes in the U.S.A. and abroad. (Students anticipating teaching in a public school, K-12 setting, should consider the Master's in Education, Multilingual Education Concentration.)

Course Requirements for MA-TESOL Concentration:

Thirty units of work (ten courses) from among the following, as agreed upon with advisor:

ENGL 4600 Tutorial Projects in English, 3 units

ENGL 4615 TESOL Methods, 3 units

ENGL 4800 Second Language Acquisition, 3 units

ENGL 4850 English Grammar, 3 units

ENGL 5001 Research Methods: Composition/Rhetoric, 3 units

ENGL 5020, Testing and Assessment in English

ENGL 5800 ESL Theory, 3 units

ENGL 5850 Linguistics For Teachers, 3 units

ENGL 5870 Practicum: Writing & Teaching of Composition, 3 units

ENGL 5940 Internship, 3 units

ENGL 5960 Individual Study, 3 units

ENGL 5960 Advanced Projects, 3 units

ENGL 5984-94 Practicum, 3 units

EDML 5000 Multilingual Education in the Content Areas, 3 units

EDML 5001 Multilingual Education Evaluation, 3 units

NOTE: MA-TESOL students who opt to do an advanced research project must submit a prospectus for the final project at least one semester before signing up for ENGL 5960, Advanced Projects.    

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS

Students must take the 5800 TESOL Seminar in which they write a graduate research paper, and take the TESOL comprehensive exam, which consists of a series of brief essays on key concepts in TESOL and a 48-hour take-home consisting of two essays, one on theoretical issues, another on methodological issues.

Students in the TESOL concentration will take a comprehensive examination. Written examinations may consist of essays, short answer questions, or a combination of both types.

Grading options for comprehensive examinations will be "no pass," "pass," and "high pass." Evaluation for the overall examination may be designated as high pass by unanimous agreement of the student’s examination committee.

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