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Degrees Offered
• Master of Art in Linguistics with a concentration in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Certificate Programs
• TESOL
Average Time for Completion of Degree
• MA: 2 YEARS
Size of Department
• 21 faculty members, 34 masters students
Admission Requirements
• GPA of 3.0 or above
• Minimum TOEFL: 600 (paper), 250 (computer), 100 (Internet), or IELTS: 7.0 overall average
• A brief statement of interest or purpose (1-2 pages)
• A brief resume (if you request a financial aid)
• 3 letters of recommendation (on the applicant's academic, research, and professional ability)
Application Deadlines
• Fall Admission only - February 15 for financial aid
Program Costs
• General costs
Financial Aid Opportunities
• 18 Teaching Assistantships (Linguistics, Academic ESL, Child ESL, Japanese, Chinese, Swahili, Indonesian)
• 9 Graduate Assistantships
• 4 Tuition Scholarships
• Average Amount: Teaching Assistantships: $11,000 plus full tuition waiver, Non-teaching Assistantships: $7,200 plus full tuition waiver, Tuition Scholarships: full tuition waiver
Additional Information
The Department of Linguistics values the balance of theory and practice and has research strengths in TESOL, second language literacy, language testing, CALL, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and pragmatics.