SCHOOL OF" INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
Both Master of Arts degrees require a comp rehensive examinat ion. Some students, in consultation with their ad11- sor, may choose to wri te a thesis instead of taking comprehensive exams. The M.A. in TESOL and the TESOL concen tration in the M.A. in Applied Lingt1i:; tics program requ ire practice teaching. The M.A. program requirements may be reduced for students with a back ground in TESOL, lingt1istics, or English, but the minimum number of graduate units required is ei ther 32 or 33, depend ing on the progran1, of which 24 must be taken through Biola. Aminimum of 12 graduate units must be taken on campus. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS All students must successfully complete all required coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 to qualify for graduation. No course with a grade less than a B (3.0) will be counted for the Certificate or M.A. The Certificate in TESOL is usu ally completed within one year by full -time students, but part-time stu dents may have up to four years to comple te it. The M.A. degrees are usually completed within two years by full-time students, but part-time stt1- dents may have up to seven years. CURRICULUM TESOL Foundational Units (May be taken co11ame,,t/y wirh program courses.) Bible or Theology ... ............ ......... .. .... ..3 Introduction to Language and Linguistics .............. .......................3 Intercultural Communication ..... ...... J Total 9 Certificate in TESOL STE 509 Strncture of English ........ ...3 STE 525 Introduction to TESOL - Adult ............ ........ ... ..... ........3 STE 527 Materials Evaluation and Preparation .........................3 STE 560 Communicating Values through TESOL ........... ..... .! STE 692 Practicum in TESOL JI ...... . 3 SAL 614 Second Language Acquisition ........ .................. .2 Total 16 M.A. In TESOL All the Certificate courses, plus the following: STE 621 Advanced Methods and Techniques in TESOL... .... .3 STE 632 Language Testing and Assessment ..........................3 STE or SAL Electives ...................... .....7 Bible or World Perspective Elective ... 3 STE 697 Comprehensive Examination.............. .... .... .. Q Program Total 32
Applied Linguistics
must have been taken within the past five years . A score of 600 paper / 250 computer with a TWE score of S is nor mally required for admission to the graduate programs in the department. Because ESOL teachers are expected to have a high degree of com petence in written English, all new graduate students, both native and non native English speakers, are required to take the departmen t's Writing Profi ciency Exam. If the results of the exam indicate that additional work in written grammar and composition is needed to enable a student to perform at the level expected for this field , he or she will be expected to do independent supple mentary work on writing or to take and pass one of the special studies courses, SS 500 or SS 501 , described below. All graduate programs in the depart ment require as a prerequisite a mini mum of three semester units of accept able Bible or theology coursework at the upper dr.1sion or graduate level in addi tion to the specified foundational units. The MA in Applied Lingttistics also has a foreign langttage reqttirement in addition to the foundational units. Foundational units may be taken conrnrrently with reg ular program courses but should normal ly be completed bythe end of the first year. Students normall y begin their program in the fall. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS The TESOL graduate programs require nine units of foundational work in language, culture, and Bible. Stu dents who enter without such a back ground are requi red to take three units each of Introduction to Linguistics, Intercultural Communication and Bible (or their equivalents) The Certificate in TESOL requires 16 semester units of prescribed course work, beyond the foundational units, with at least nine units taken while in re:; idency. Practice teaching is required, but there is no comprehensive examination. The M.A. TESOL program con sists of 32 graduate units beyond the foundational units. The M.A. Applied Linguistics pro gram consists of 33 units of graduate work beyond the foundational un its. Students entering the MA Applied Lin guistics program without the stated foundational work will be required to take three units each of Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics or Phonology, Syntax and Bible, or their equivalents, in addition to the regular program. MA Applied Lingt1istics students will also be required to demonstrate intermediate level proficiency in a foreign langttage.
TESOL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS Chair: Herbert C. Purnell, Ph.D. FACULTY Professor: Purnell Associate Professor: Purgason Assistant Professor: Velis Special Appointment: Barber, O'Herin , Silzer OBJECTIVES TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) English has become the most widely used language in the world today, partic ttlarly in the areas of science, commerce and education. Tens of thousands of stu dents in developing countries are required to learn English in school. Thousands more study English in order to pursue careers or educational pro grams demanding English language skills. Refugees and immigrants to the United States desire English to sur.1ve and to establish themselves in their new homeland. There is thus a considerable demand for qualified teachers of Eng lish both here and abroad. To help meet the need for trained teachers of English as a Second Lan guage (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL), the Department of TESOL and Applied Linguistics ofTers two regular programs in TESOL: a Cer tificate in TESOL and an M.A. in TESOL. The programs are academi cally rigorous, ye t focus on the practi cal aspects of teaching in a variety of settings. The department also seeks to serve teachers desiring to continue their professional advancement or upgrade their qualifications, and non degree students interested in gaining basic teaching or tutoring skills, by offering a variety of separate courses, from introductory to advanced. The Certificate in TESOL is designed to enable post-baccalaureate students to develop both a solid aca demic foundation in second language pedagogy and practical skills in teach ing English in crosscultural situations. The M.A. in TESOL, encompasses the goal of the certificate program plus the additional goal of broader academic training. Teachers are equipped for work in and beyond the classroom in administration, training, course design etc Emphases of the TESOL graduate programs are, in order of priority: appli cation of theory to teaching, language pedagogy, linguistic theory, crosscul tural communication, materials design, program administration and research.
Although language teaching is a prominent area within the field of applied linguistics, there are manyother areas of importance which address lan guage-related human problems both in the United States and abroad. Among these are bilingual and multilingual educa tion, language planning, lexicog raphy, literacy, second language acquisi tion, translation, and the development or modification ofwriting systems. To address these areas, the depart ment ofTers a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics with several possible concen trations: language surveys, linguistics, lit eracy, TESOL, and translation. The pro gram pr0\1des a broad-based academic foundation along with applied training in the areas mentioned above. Students satisfactorily completing the TESOL concentration will receive the graduate Certificate in TESOL. SIL at Bio/a The Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) at Biola is associated with the department. This collaboration enriches the applied linguistics program by enabling students to get in one depart ment the coursework needed for either a generalist or a specialist approach to rnl turally appropriate field-based projects, such as language surveys, literacy or translation. Experienced instructors from Wycliffe teach courses in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, literacy and Bible translation based on the field studies of SIL workers around the world. These courses are equivalent to those offered at other SIL schools and are rec ognized as valid for membership in Wycliffe and other organizations. K-12 Teacher Preparation Program In cooperation with the Education Department, TESOL and Applied Lin guistics prO\ides courses which can enable K-12 teachers who are working toward or who already hold a California Teaching Credential to gain a supplementary authorization emphasis in crosscultural, language, and academic development (CLAD). Those interested should constM with both departrnen ts for details. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants must meet the qualifica tions specified in the Admission to the School of lntercultural Studies section. In addition to these, foreign applicants who are non-native English speakers must demonstrate both spoken and written proficiency in English through an oral interview and by submitting their TOEFL (Test of English as a For eign Language) results. The TOEFL
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