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Degree Offered: MA in TESOL and linguistics.
Length of Program: 5-6 semesters. Students may be full-time or part-time and may begin the program at the beginning of any semester.
Program Requirements: 45 credits. Two years of college-level language or demonstrated competence in a language other than English is required for native speakers of English; English meets the requirement for nonnative speakers of English. A thesis is required. Neither practice teaching nor a comprehensive examination is required.
Courses Offered: (*required) *Introduction to Linguistics; *Theory and Research in TESOL; *Methods and Materials in TESOL (Grammar and Speaking); *Methods and Materials in TESOL (Reading and Writing); *Approaches to Modern English Grammar; *Second Language Acquisition; *Linguistic Phonetics; *Contrastive Analysis; *Sociolinguistics; *Language and Culture; *Phonology; *Syntax; *Historical Linguistics; *Methods of Research in English; Methods and Materials in TESOL (Pronunciation); Methods and Materials in TESOL (KB12 ESL); Program and Materials Design for Language Teaching; Language and Gender; Proseminar in Linguistics.
Full-Time Staff: Christopher Ely, Carolyn MacKay, Elizabeth Riddle, Mary Theresa Seig, Herb Stahlke, Frank Trechsel.
Admission Requirements: The university requires a bachelor's degree from a college or university that is accredited by its regional accrediting association with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in the latter half of the baccalaureate, a 300-word autobiography and a statement of purpose, a sample of scholarly or critical writing (preferably a paper written for a class), official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, records of standardized test scores, and a GRE score. Nonnative speakers of English must provide a TOEFL score.
Tuition, Fees, and Aid: For in-state students, US$6,672 for 12-18 hours; for out-of-state students, US$17,740 for 12-18 hours. University fellowships and departmental graduate assistantships (either research or teaching) are awarded competitively.
General: Foci of the TESOL program include practical aspects of language instruction with an emphasis on teacher introspection; discourse analysis in second language acquisition; pragmatic aspects of grammar analysis, acquisition, and instruction; socio-cultural issues in language use, language acquisition, and language instruction; and consideration of phonetic, phonological, and historical areas of linguistics. State-of-the-art computer facilities are utilized for teaching and research.
International fieldwork is possible in programs in northeast Asia.
The university has an intensive English language program for nonnative speakers.
Further Information:
Deborah M. Mix
Director of Graduate Programs
Department of English
Ball State University
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306 USA
Telephone: 765-285-8415
Fax: 765-285-3765
E-mail: dmmix@bsu.edu
http://www.bsu.edu/shapps/english/graduate/
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