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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS COLLEGE, MA, EdM, EdD in TESOL, New York, USA

TESOL Directory of Degree and Certificate Programs (DDCP)

Degrees Offered: MA, EdM, EdD in TESOL.

Length of Program: MA, 4 semesters; MEd, 3-4 semesters; EdD, varies. Students may be full-time or part-time and may begin the program at the beginning of the fall or spring semester.

Program Requirements: MA, 36 to 39 credits; MEd, 60 credits; EdD, 90 credits. Competence in a language other than English is not required to apply. Practice teaching is required and varies based upon whether an MA student is getting NYS certification at the same time or not. For the MA in TESOL, a thesis is required. For the MEd in TESOL, a project is required. For the EdD in TESOL, a literature review, a certification exam, a certification paper, a proposal (which is reviewed and approved), and a dissertation defense is required.

Courses Offered: (*required) MA in TESOL: *TESOL Classroom Practices; *Specialized Practicum (3 semesters); * 3 workshops: Experiences in Learning Another Language, Specialized TESOL Methodology, Specialized Materials; *Problems in Contemporary English Grammar; *Phonetics and Phonology; *Second Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics and Education; Semantic Systems and the Lexicon; Discourse Analysis; Interlanguage Analysis; Trends in SLA; SLA in the Classroom; *Second Language Assessment; * 3 breadth courses (out-of-program).  EdM and EdD: the above plus *Research Literacy; *Seminar in Second Language Acquisition; *Doctoral Seminar; *range of statistics and research methodology courses; courses in area of specialization, including language analysis, discourse analysis/pragmatics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, language assessment, literacy/teaching of reading and writing.

Full-Time Staff: Leslie Beebe (director, applied linguistics), James Purpura (director, TESOL program), ZhaoHong Han, Barbara Hawkins, Joanna Labov, Howard Williams, Linda Wine (director, TESOL certificate program), Hansun Zhang Waring, Barbara Hruska, Michael Feyen.

Admission Requirements: The university requires two letters of recommendation, a personal statement, a resume, and official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended. For the EdD and EdM applications, an academic writing sample is required. Nonnative English speakers must have a TOEFL iBT score of 102 or an IELTS score of 7.

Tuition, Fees, and Aid: All students, US$975 per credit point. Fees are US$320 per term for the 06/07 academic year (subject to change for subsequent years). Financial aid: general US government loans and work study monies for US citizens; departmental scholarships distributed to students, based solely on academic merit, in the form of free tuition credits. Applicants are automatically considered for this if all application materials are in by the priority deadline of January 2nd for the coming fall semester.

General: We have two closely intertwined programs: TESOL and Applied Linguistics (AL). In each of them, we teach both research and theory and also methodology and practice. In AL, more focus is on research and theory, and in TESOL, more focus is on pedagogy and practice. In the TESOL Program, methods, materials, skills, observation, and teacher supervision are emphasized.  The program can lead to a state teaching credential in TESOL. Students are encouraged to make use of the diverse educational sites in the New York area for teaching and research.
     International opportunities are provided through the college's MA TESOL program in Tokyo, Japan.
     None of this program is available via distance learning.
     The institution has an intensive English language teaching program for nonnative speakers of English in the New York City community.

Further Information: 
Kirby Grabowski, TESOL Program Assistant
TESOL Program, Box 66
Columbia University Teachers College
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027 USA

Telephone: 212-678-3936 or 212-678-3795
Fax: 212-678-3428
E-mail: tesol@tc.columbia.edu
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/tesol/