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Degrees Offered: MA, EdM, EdD in applied linguistics.
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 credits; EdM, 60 credits; EdD, 90 credits. Competence in a language other than English is not required. Practice teaching is required. A project is required for the MA and the EdM. For the EdD, 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: *Specialized Practicum; *Weekend Workshops Methods/Materials; *Problems in Contemporary English Grammar; *Phonetics/Phonology; *Second Language Acquisition; *Second Language Assessment; *Sociolinguistics and Education; *three extra-departmental breadth courses; *Discourse Analysis; Classroom Practices; Schools of Linguistics; Advanced English Syntax; Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics; Psycholinguistic Dimensions of Second Language Acquisition; Interlanguage Phonology/Syntax; Language Transfer in Second Language Acquisition; Research Perspectives in Language Testing; Gender, Language, and Education; Semantic Systems and the Lexicon; Interlanguage Analysis; Trends in Second Language Acquisition; Instructed Second Language Acquisition and Assessment; Advanced Topics in Sociolinguistics; Second Language Acquisition; Linguistic Foundations of Bilingual/Bicultural Education; Advanced Topics in Discourse Analysis; Computers and Writing; Text Understanding and Design. EdM and EdD: the above plus *Advanced English Syntax; *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. The AL Program prepares students in linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, cross-cultural pragmatics, language acquisition, and language assessment. It is closely tied to the TESOL Program, where methods, materials, skills, observation, and teacher supervision are emphasized. 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 TESOL MA program in Tokyo.
Further Information:
Tara Tarpey, Applied Linguistics Program Assistant
Department of Arts and Humanities
316 Main Hall Box 66
Columbia University Teachers College
525 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027-6696 USA
Telephone: 212-678-3936 / 3795
Fax: 212-678-3428
E-mail: appliedlinguistics@tc.columbia.edu
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/al/
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