Degree Requirements
53-56 credits plus a second language are required. The program is usually completed
in six quarters. Core requirements are spread among TESOL, linguistics, English
and elective courses. MATESOL students should try to complete Linguistics 400
(Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory) or its equivalent before entering the
program. (Credit for Ling 400 does not count toward the MATESOL
degree.)
- Six Core TESOL Courses
- Engl 571 (5) Theory and Practice of TESOL
- Engl 572 (5) Methods and Materials for Teaching ESOL
- Engl 574 (5) Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition
- Engl 576 (5) Testing and Evaluation in English as a Second Language
- Ling 450 (5) Introduction to Phonetics or
Ling 446 (3) Descriptive Aspects of English: Phonology & Morphology
- Ling 461 (4) Syntax or
Engl 575 (5) Pedagogical Grammar
- Three courses selected from the following:
- Engl 471 (5) The Composition Process
- Engl 478 (5) Language and Social Policy
- Engl 479 (5) Lang. Variation and Social Policy in North America
- Engl 560 (5) Nature of Language
- Engl 561 (5) Stylistics
- Engl 562 (5) Introduction to Discourse Analysis
- Engl 563 (5) Comparative Grammars
- Engl 564 (5) Current Rhetorical Theory
- Engl 567 (5) Approaches to Teaching Composition
- Engl 569 (5) Topics in Language and Rhetoric
- Engl 578 (5) TESOL Colloquium
- Ling 432 (5) Sociolinguistics
- Ling 433/Anth 464 (3) Language Policy and Cultural Identity
- Ling 457/Psych 457 (4) Language Development
- Ling 451 (4) Phonology
- Ling 462 (4) Syntax
- EDC&I 451 (3) Bilingual Education
- EDC&I 453 (3) Teaching Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
- EDC&I 542 (3) Seminar in Bilingual Education
- EDC&I 495 (3) Content Area ESL
- EDC&I 505 (3) Language, Literacy and Culture
- Elective. Any course 400-level or above in English, Anthropology, Education,
or Linguistics, including those listed above, or in any language other than
English not used to fulfill the language requirement may fulfill the elective
requirement. An elective may also be approved from related courses in other
fields.
- Engl 570 - Practicum in Teaching ESL (3)
The practicum involves a supervised teaching experience and seminar attendance. The
instructional experience may be gained in a variety of settings. Most often
students electing the Practicum for the first time will become student teachers
in the UW English Language Programs. Students who are granted teaching assistantships
should also elect the Practicum during their first quarter as a T.A. The
normal requirement for ENGL 570 is two quarters, three credits for each quarter. Students
with substantial ESOL teaching experience may petition for exemption from
three units of the practicum. When such petitions are approved, the total
number of credits for the program is reduced.
- Foreign Language Requirement. Intermediate-level proficiency
in one language other than English, demonstrated by
- a 3.0 or higher in a second-year university-level course sequence,
taken during residency or no more than three years prior to entrance; or
- a passing score on a language exam administered by the University
of Washington Educational Assessment Center; or
- approved professional verification of intermediate or native-speaker
ability in another language.
Additional Information
Staff in the
English Graduate Office are available to answer questions concerning admission
and program requirements. In addition, a MATESOL
adviser is available part-time during the academic year to discuss more specific
coursework, program of studies, and the field
of TESOL.
