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Degree Offered: MA
Length of Program: Normally two years (4 semesters)
Program Requirements: 30 semester credit hours; comprehensive examination; competence in another language; thesis optional
Courses Offered: English Structure; Special topics in Applied linguistics; Second Language Development; Language and Culture; Teaching Academic Writing to Non-native English Speakers; Introduction to Linguistics; Seminar in Linguistics; History of English. Students are also allowed to take L2 language acquisition related courses offered in the school’s Modern Languages Department and College of Education.
Full-Time Staff: Catherine Davies, Dilin Liu (Coordinator), Robert Nelson, Tom Sawallis
Admission Requirements: A bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.00; a minimum combined score of 1000 on the GRE test; a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (100 ibt) for international students; a writing sample; three letters of recommendation.
Tuition, Fees, and Aid: Currently, all admitted students are awarded a Teaching/research assistantship that comes with a full tuition waiver and a stipend. For students who are not interested in a TA/RAship, please find the most current cost information at the following webpage: http://graduate.ua.edu/info/costs.html
General: The program aims to equip students with not only all the necessary theoretical knowledge and skills but also practical experience in TESOL. With their TA/RAship, students will be able to co-teach/teach freshmen composition designed for nonnative English speakers; students will also conduct a one semester apprenticeship/internship at the school’s English Language Institute. For more information, go to our webpage at http://www.as.ua.edu/english/03_graduate/maphd_tesol.htm
Further Information:
Dr. Dilin Liu
Department of English
Box 870244
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: 205-348-5176; Fax: 205-348-1388; Email: dliu@as.ua.edu
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