华盛顿大学

Our two-year Master of Arts for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) program provides a well-balanced curriculum of theoretical and practical coursework to a diverse body of students from the United States and around the globe. Our students develop a comprehensive understanding of second language acquisition theory, language pedagogy, assessment, and research while also learning about the sociopolitical, multicultural, and racialized global contexts within which English instruction takes place.

Students are given the unique opportunity to take two practicum courses in which they work with international students and are mentored by experienced English language teachers as they learn to translate theory into practice. We also offer a limited number of competitive TAships, generally to second year students, which enable students to teach their own English classes.

Requirements

The requirements for the Master of Arts for Teachers (English as a Second Language) degree include at least 39 credits of coursework, and intermediate-level competence in a language other than English.

Coursework

The MAT(ESOL) program is designed to provide each candidate with theoretical background in linguistics and second-language acquisition, opportunities to apply theory to second-language learning settings, and a background in the target language, e.g., in English grammar. A grade of 3.0 or above must be earned in each course applying toward the MAT(ESOL) degree. The required total of at least 39 credits must include the following:

Five 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 461 (5) Syntax or Engl 575 (5) Pedagogical Grammar

Competency in Linguistics, which may be satisfied by

LING 200 (5) Introduction to Linguistic Thought or

LING 400 (5) Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory or

Equivalent (0-5)

Two courses selected from the following:

Engl 471 (5) Theory and Practice of Teaching Writing

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 562 (5) Discourse Analysis

Engl 564 (5) Current Rhetorical Theory

Engl 567 (5) Approaches to Teaching Composition

Engl 568 (5) Topics in Composition Studies

Engl 569 (5) Topics in Language and Rhetoric

Engl 578 (5) TESOL Colloquium

Ling 432 (5) or 532(5) Sociolinguistics I

Ling 433/Anth 433 (5) Sociolinguistics II

Ling 452 (5) Phonology II

Ling 457/Psych 457 (5) Language Development

Ling 462 (5) Syntax

Ling 464/Anth 464 (3) Language Politics and Cultural Identity

Ling 550 (5) Phonetics

Ling 551 (5) Phonology I or Ling 451 (5) Phonology I

EDC&I 453 (3) Teaching the Bilingual/Bicultural Student

EDC&I 458 (3) Content Area ESL Instruction

EDC&I 528 (4) Foundations of Language, Literacy and Culture

EDC&I 537 (4) Classroom Discourse

EDC&I 540 (3) Immigrant Schooling

EDC&I 545 (3) Multilingual Socialization and Development

EDC&I 547 (3) Sociolinguistics

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 (5-10)