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Graduate Information Master
of Arts in Applied Linguistics Candidates must fulfill the
requirements for graduate
matriculation at The M.A. in Applied Linguistics requires the successful completion of 36 semester hours, and a 1 semester hour research requirement (described below in IV). The 37 semester hours of course work include a core of 18 semester hours required of all students. The remaining 18 semester hours will be chosen from among the approved electives in consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator. For information on when specific courses are offered (Course Rotation) and work plans to plot your progress through the program, please see Advising Worksheets. I. Required Core Courses (19 semester hours) APLN 500, Language and Linguistics, 3 s.h. II. Electives-Group I (6 semester hours) Students select at least two courses from among the following core areas of applied linguistics and an additional four courses from either this list or from Group II Electives. (Please see the Department Course Listings for the full list of courses which includes a total of thirty-two courses.) (18 semester hours) APLN 510, Discourse Analysis, 3 s.h. III. Electives-Group II (12 semester hours) Students elect 4 courses from the list below and/or from the above list:† APLN 512, Cross-Cultural Discourse Analysis, 3 s.h. +Students interested in completing either certification in TESL as a second teaching field or the university TESOL certificate, must take these electives from Group I and from Group II. APLN 529 TESL Practicum does not count as an elective for the M.A. in Applied Linguistics but is a New Jersey State Requirement for TESL certification as a second teaching field. † In consultation with the Linguistics Department's Graduate Program Coordinator, students may elect to take up to 3 courses from a list of appropriate courses offered by other departments. IV. Research Requirement (1 semester hour) APLN 605, Research Questions in Applied Linguistics, 1 s.h. Total Semester Hours: 37 TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN TESOL--Graduate Level Program Objectives Admissions Requirements Applicants must submit a graduate application and official
transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. International
students must also submit an official Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) score and have their foreign transcripts evaluated by World Education
Services. In addition, non-native speakers of English must take the ESL
Placement Test administered by Academic Program APLN 500 Language and Linguistics These courses are the
courses required of students who are seeking second field Students may choose to take these courses as part of their MA in Applied Linguistics, or may take them separately as non-degree students. Students must maintain a 3.0 average in these courses in order to qualify for the certificate. For more information, please e-mail Dr. Mary Call at callm@mail.montclair.edu or call 973-655-4283/4286. The MAT is a program designed for graduate students who wish to obtain NJ State teacher certification, usually in the field of their undergraduate major. The MAT program thus leads to a Master's of Arts in Teaching combined with an initial (first) field certification. The program is usually based on having already completed an undergraduate major in a particular field. If the field of the undergraduate major is the same as the field for which teacher certification is sought, the course of study consists of the professional "educational" sequence at the graduate level, four (or more) graduate courses in the subject matter area, and a semester of student teaching. In all approximately 47 semester hours are required. (Most courses carry 3 semester hours.) The MAT is directed through the In For students who decide to change fields, that is, for those who wish to pursue an MAT in a subject matter area different from their undergraduate major, the equivalent of the undergraduate major in the new content area is required. Again, for TESL certification, the required field is Linguistics. Without an undergraduate degree in Linguistics, this is a very ambitious program and can take up to two and a half years. The linguistics major itself consists of 36 semester hours. (Because the MAT requires 12 graduate hours in the subject matter area, this means taking an additional 24 semester hours above the requirements for the MAT.) Therefore, a student must complete approximately 47 semester hours required for the MAT plus the additional linguistics requirements. (These additional courses should be taken at the graduate level although this is not required.) Altogether approximately 69 semester hours (or close to 23 courses) are required for the MAT with a concentration in TESL if a student’s undergraduate major was not Linguistics. Click here for a list of the required courses for the linguistics undergraduate degree and for all other programs in Linguistics. For students whose goal is to teach ESL in private schools or abroad, state certification is not required. Instead, the TESOL Certificate may be sufficient. (This is a different program run entirely by the Linguistics Department) This program requires that a student have a BA degree and then the student must take a specified set of Linguistics course leading to the TESOL Certificate. Many colleges seeking ESL instructors will recognize this TESOL certificate along with a Master of Arts Degree in a related field. Some students combine this certificate with the Master of Arts program in Applied Linguistics. Please review the requirements at the web address listed above and contact Dr. Mary Call (callm@mail.montclair.edu or 973-655-4283/4286) for information about the TESOL certificate. TESL state certification is also available as a second teaching certificate for individuals who already have or who are seeking certification in a first teaching field. Again, please review the requirements at the web address listed above and e-mail Dr. Susana sotillo at sotillos@mail.montclair.edu, or call 973-655-7377/4286. Prepared by POST BA/MA TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Program Objective The objective of the TESL second field certification program is to provide teachers who already hold a Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing or a Permanent Certificate to teach in the New Jersey Public Schools with the credentials to teach English as a Second Language in addition to their first field of certification. Applying to the TESL Second Field Certification Program
Linguistics Course Requirements for TESL Certification Second Field Certification in TESL requires six courses (18 credits) chosen from
the courses listed below. Undergraduate
courses begin with the LNGN code; graduate courses with the APLN code. of graduate and undergraduate courses for 2nd field
certification in TESL. (Five of the six
courses at the APLN (graduate) level are accepted towards the MA in Applied Linguistics. If you are entertaining the possibility of
going on for a master’s degree, we advise you to take these graduate
level courses.) The LNGN and APLN
courses rotate in such a way that it is possible to finish the certification in two semesters if three
courses are taken each semester. Second field certification in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) is only granted by the State
of or
its Linguistics Department. recommend a student to the State
of Certification if the graduating Grade Point Average of the student is below 3.0. For a student who achieves a GPA below 3.0, it is incumbent upon the student to provide their receive certification in the
second field For information on when specific courses are offered (Course Rotation) and work plans to plot your progress through the program, please see Advising Worksheets, and click on the “Second Field Certification in TESL (NJ State Certified)” link.
For more information, please e-mail Dr. Susana Sotillo at sotillos@mail.montclair.edu or call 973-655-4286. |
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