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MA TESOL

Purpose of the TESOL Graduate Programs

BYU's TESOL Graduate Certificate and TESOL MA programs provide professional level preparation for careers teaching English to speakers of other languages in any of the following areas:

  • Intensive English programs at universities
  • ESL/EFL courses for private companies
  • Community college and university level ESL courses
  • Adult education ESL programs for immigrants and refugees
  • English as a foreign language (in non-English speaking countries)
  • Supervision/Administration of ESL/EFL programs
  • ESL/EFL teacher preparation

Other TESOL Teacher Preparation Options

Our graduate programs do not focus on K-12 teacher preparation. That is the purpose of our undergraduate TESOL K-12 minor program. Graduate students who desire Utah state ESL endorsement, or graduate-level training focusing on K-12, may wish to investigate the University of Utah's new program. Information is available on the web at www.acs.utah.edu/gencatalog/deptdesc/ling.html.

Admission to the TESOL MA program

  • Deadline for application is January 15th. Application is made directly to the Linguistics and English Language Department during or after completion of the TESOL Graduate Certificate. Students must complete all TESOL Graduate Certificate course work before they begin the MA program.
  • Admissions decisions are based upon:
    • Performance and GPA in BYU'S TESOL Graduate Certificate courses.
    • General GRE score - required for admission.
    • Study list.
    • Letter of intent - including experience, commitment to the profession, and plans for the future.
    • Brief proposal - 500-750 words of intended thesis research or project addressing its purpose, nature, and feasibility.
  • The number of students admitted to the TESOL MA program depends on its capacity, which is projected to be a total of 15 active students, and the number of students who exit the program.
  • Students admitted under the thesis option must take Ling 595, Research Design, in the spring term following their admission to the program. MA students planning to do a project may begin their coursework in the spring, summer, or fall, depending on when the courses they need are offered. Students doing a project should plan to meet with their project chair spring term to identify a timeline for completing the project.
  • Prerequisite: Completion of the TESOL Graduate Certificate.

TESOL MA: Thesis Option

Requirements

  • Thirty-three total credits for TESOL MA with thesis option, including 16 credits from the TESOL Graduate Certificate and 17 credit hours from the core courses and electives listed below.
  • Thesis and successful defense.

Core Courses for Thesis Option

  • Ling 595 Research Design in TESOL - 1 cr., but taken concurrently with 2 credits of Ling 699R.
  • Ling 600 Research Data Analysis (3 cr.)
  • Ling 695 TESOL Seminar - 1 cr., but taken concurrently with 2 credits of Ling 699R.
  • Ling 699RMaster's Thesis - 6 cr. minimum.

Electives

Total of 6 credits from among the following with the prior approval of the department chair and the thesis advisory committee chair.*

  • Ling 420 Phonetics - 3 cr.
  • Ling 521 Phonology - 3 cr.
  • Ling 555 Teaching Culture - 3 cr.
  • Ling 625 Pronunciation Theory and Pedagogy - 3 cr.
  • Ling 631 Grammar Usage - 3 cr.
  • Ling 641 Interlanguage Analysis - 3 cr.
  • Ling 660 Language Testing - 3 cr.
  • Ling 672 TESOL Reading and Writing - 3 cr.
  • Ling 677 Advanced Methodology - 3 cr.
  • Ling 678 Advanced Materials Development - 3 cr.
  • Ling 679 TESOL Supervision-Administration Internship - 3 cr.
  • Ling 696R Academic Internship: TESOL - 1-9 cr.
*Other graduate-level linguistics courses and appropriate courses from other departments may also be used as electives with approval.

TESOL MA: Project Option

Requirements

  • Thirty-five total credits for TESOL MA with project option, including 16 credits from the TESOL Graduate Certificate and 19 credit hours from the core courses and electives listed below.
  • Project and successful project defense.

Core Courses for Project Option

  • Ling 660 Language Testing - 3 cr.
    OR
    Ling 678 Advanced Materials Development - 3 cr.
  • Ling 695 TESOL Seminar - 1 cr.
  • Ling 698R TESOL Master's Project - 1-3 cr., a cumulative total of 3 credits required.

Elective Courses

12 credits from among the following with the prior approval of the department chair and the project advisory committee chair.*

  • Ling 420 Phonetics - 3 cr.
  • Ling 521 Phonology - 3 cr.
  • Ling 555 Teaching Culture - 3 cr.
  • Ling 625 Pronunciation Theory and Pedagogy - 3 cr.
  • Ling 631 Grammar Usage - 3 cr.
  • Ling 641 Interlanguage Analysis - 3 cr.
  • Ling 660 Language Testing - 3 cr.
  • Ling 672 TESOL Reading and Writing - 3 cr.
  • Ling 677 Advanced Methodology - 3 cr.
  • Ling 679 TESOL Supervision-Administration Internship - 3 cr.
  • Ling 696R Academic Internship: TESOL - 1-9 cr.
  • CHum 489R Humanities Computing Project. 1-3 cr. Prereq: any 300-level CHum class. Applying principles from other courses to a substantial research or development project. Students work individually with faculty content and technical advisors.
The following elective courses are offered by Brigham Young University's department of Instructional Psychology and Technology. For information on when they are offered, please contact the IP&T department: 422-5097, 150 MCKB.
  • IP&T 560 Microcomputer Materials Production - 3 cr. Prerequisites: IP&T 286 or IP&T 515R; CS 103 or equivalent. Designing, programming, and debugging educational applications of microcomputers using a high-level computer language.
  • IP&T 564 Instructional Design - 3 cr. Identifying instructional problems; specifying objects, instructional strategies, and media; analyzing learning outcomes; developing instructional materials and assessment instruments; validating instructional systems.
  • IP&T 654 Computers in Educational Measurement - 2-4 cr. Prerequisites: IP&T 652 Assessing Learning Outcomes or instructor's consent. Types of computerized measurement and assessment methods and item forms, as well as their development, delivery and statistical theory.
  • IP&T 655 Instructional Print Design and Production - 2 cr. Prerequisites: IP&T 564 Instructional Design. Applying instructional and visual design principles to produce instructional print materials, using computer-based tools.
  • IP&T 665 Instructional Visual/Video Production - 4 cr. Rec. prereq: IP&T 515R or equivalent. Designing, producing, and integrating audio, visual, and video instructional materials. Applying digital and other technologies in audio recording and mixing, and photographic and video production.
*Other graduate-level linguistics courses and appropriate courses from other departments may also be used as electives with approval.