Dual Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Linguistics
Equivalent of at least two years of college-level study of a foreign language is required.
45 credits
Degree requirements
ENG 520 or the equivalent will be required but will not count towards required credits in the degree.
Major requirements
| ENG 616 | Introduction to Theories of Language Learning | 3 |
| ENG 617 | Methods for Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
| ENG 618 | Materials Development for Teaching English Language Learners | 3 |
| ENG 619 | Assessment in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 3 |
| ENG 621 | Meaning and Structure in English | 3 |
| ENG 623 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| ENG 624 | Foundations of Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG 625 | Phonology | 3 |
| ENG 626 | Morphology and Syntax | 3 |
| ENG 627 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
Directed electives (at least 9 credits from the following courses):
| ENG 605 | Teaching in English Studies | 3 TO 9 |
| ENG 622 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 628 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 629 | Topics in Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 630 | Contrastive Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 631 | Historical Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 632 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 682 | Topics in English Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 684 | Topics in Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG 686 | Topics in Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 693 | Writing in the Profession | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Students will take
ENG 605 for 3 credits.
Research requirements
Total Credit Hours: 45
Depending on the nature of the student’s research, the student may also be advised to take one or more courses in Experimental Design and Statistics in addition to other course work.