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TESOL MA required courses

Ling 620	Research in TESOL. (3) (prereq: Ling 603 and Ling 612 or equivalents.) Analyzing and interpreting published research for language teachers, writing a review of literature, recognizing various research approaches and assessing their appropriateness, and designing empirical research that is both valid and reliable.
Ling 640	Language Acquisition. (3 cr.) (prereq: Ling 330 or equivalent.) First and second language acquisition viewed in light of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.
Ling 660	Language Testing. (3 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Construction, analysis, use, and interpretation of language tests.
Ling 695	TESOL Seminar. (1 cr.) (prereq: completion of majority of TESOL MA courses and not-yet-defended thesis or project. ) Integrating TESOL theory and practice; final preparation for TESOL career paths; refining and publicly presenting and defending thesis or project results.
Ling 698R	Master's Project. (1-6 cr.) (prereq: Ling 660 or 678 for TESOL MA students.) Design, production, and evaluation of MA project in linguistics or TESOL. May involve various media: paper/print, computer software, audio recordings, or video recordings. Supervised by graduate advisory committee chair.
Ling 699R	Master's Thesis. (1-9 cr.)

TESOL MA elective courses

Ling 625	Speaking Theory and Pedagogy. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and Ling 612 or equivalents.) Processes involved in speaking, emphasizing how these skills are developed in a second / foreign language. Detailed phonetic and phonemic study of American English pronunciation. Limited practicum included.
Ling 631	Grammar Theory and Pedagogy. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603, Ling 612 or equivalent) Examining English grammar and usage as they reflect different theories about language description and applying this knowledge in the ESL/EFL classroom. Limited teaching practicum included.
Ling 655	Culture Teaching. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) What culture is, how it affects language learners and teachers, development of U.S. style patterns.
Ling 672	Reading Theory and Pedagogy (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Processes involved in reading, emphasizing how this skill is developed in a second/foreign language.
Ling 673	Writing Theory and Pedagogy. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Overview of theory, principles, procedures, materials and issues associated with teaching English writing skills to speakers of other languages.
Ling 674	Listening Theory and Pedagogy. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Reviewing current theories, research, and teaching strategies of listening in a second language.
Ling 675	Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Teaching. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Studying patterns in vocabulary acquisition and use through published reports and corpus analysis. Learning and practicing current methods of teaching vocabulary and assessing vocabulary knowledge.
Ling 676	Technology in Language Teaching. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 603 and 612 or equivalents.) Studying various technologies and how they relate to theories of second language acquisition (SLA, and exploring Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as an area of inquiry.
Ling 677	Curriculum Development (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 612 or equivalent) Advanced language-teaching methodology and its classroom application.
Ling 678	Materials Development. (2 cr.) (prereq: Ling 612.) Principles and procedures for designing, developing, and evaluating professional-quality language-teaching/learning materials of various types: textbooks, software, audiovisual aids, etc.
Ling 679	TESOL Supervision Administration Internship. (2 cr.) (prereq: instructor's consent.) Actual fieldwork in TESOL settings involving supervision, in service training, and program administration.
Ling 688R	Academic Internship: TESOL. (1-9 cr.) (prereq: graduate advisory committee chairs consent.) Field experience involving language teaching, testing, or materials development in a domestic or international setting. Supervised by graduate advisory committee chair.