SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
Applied Linguistics
TESOL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS Chair: Herbert C. Purnell, Ph.D. FACULTY Professor: Purnell Associate Professor: Purgason Assistant Professor: Ve lis OBJECTIVES TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) English has become the most widely used language in the world today, partic ularly in the areas of science, commerce and education. Tens of thousands of stu dents in del'eloping countries are required to learn English in school. Thousands more study English in order to pursue careers or educational pro grams demand ing English language skills. Refugees and immigrants to the United States desire English to sufl'ive and to establ ish themsell'es in their new homeland. There is thus a considerable demand for qualified teachers of English 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 Lan guage (EFL), the Department of TESOL and Applied Linguistics offers two regu lar programs in TESOL: a Certificate in TESOL and an M.A. in TESOL. The pro grams are academically rigorous , yet focus on the practical aspects of teaching in a l'ariety of settings. The department also seeks to sen·e teachers desiring to continue their professional adl'ancement or upgrade their qualifications, and non degree students interested in gaining basic teaching or tutoring skills, by offer ing a l'ariety of separate courses, from introductory to adl'anced. The Certificate in TESOL is a one year full-time program designed to enable post-baccalaureate students to del'elop both a solid academic founda tion in second language pedagogy and practical skills in teaching English in crosscultural situations. Part-time stu dents also may enroll in the program, taking up to three years to complete it. The MA in TESOL, which takes up to two years for completion of the course work, encompasses the goal of the certifi cate program plus the additional goal of broader academic training. Emphases of the TESOL graduate pro grams are, in order of priority: application of theory to teaching, language pedagogy, linguistic theory·, crosscultural communi cation, materials design, program adminis tration, and research.
or theology coursework at the upper dil'i• sion or graduate level in addition to the specified foundational units. The MA in Applied Linguistics also has a foreign lan guage requirement in add ition to the foundational units. Foundational units may be taken concurrently with regular program courses but should normally be completed by the end of the first year. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The Certificate in TESOL requires 16 semester units of prescribed course work, beyond the foundational units, \\ith at least nine units taken while in residency. Prac tice teaching is required, but there is no comprehensil'e examination. The MA TESOL program consists of 32 units at the graduate lel'el. The pro gram assumes that incoming students hal'e a basic foundation in language, culture and Bible. Students who en ter the MA TESOL program without such prior work 1>111 be required to take three units each of Introduction to Linguistics, lntercultural Communication and Bible, or their equi,L alents, in addition to the 32-unit program. The M.A. Applied Linguistics pro gram consists of 33 units of graduate lel'el work. Students entering the M.A. Applied Linguistics program \\ithout the stated foundational work 1>1!1 be required to take three units each of Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics or Phonology, Srntax and Bible, or their equil'alents, in addition to the regular program. M.A. Applied Linguistics students will also be requirer! to demonstrate intermediate level proficiency in a foreign language. Both Master of Arts degrees require a comprehensil'e examination , but stu dents choosing to write a thesis may be exempt from this requirement. The M.A. in TESOL and the TESOL concen tration in the M.A. in Applied Linguis tics program require practice teaching. The M.A. program requirements may be reduced for students \\1th a back ground in TESOL, linguistics, or English , but the minimum number of graduate units required is either 32 or 33, depend ing on the program, of which 24 must be taken through Biola. A minimum of 12 units must be taken on campus. All students must successfully com plete all required coursework with a minimum grade ·point al'erage of 3.0 to quali~· for graduation. K-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM In cooperation with the Education Department, TESOL and Applied Linguis tics prmides 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 del'elopment (CLA.D). Those interested should consult "ith both departments for details. CURRICULUM TESOL Foundational Units: (May bt taknz amcurrmtly urith program a,u rs,s.) Bible or Theology .......... ... .......................3 Introduction to Language and Linguistics ..................... ... ... .. .... ... .....3 Intercultural Communication .............. ..3 Total 9 Certificate in TESOL STE 509 Structure of English ...............3 STE 525 Introduction to TESOL-Adult or STE 526 Introduction to TESOL- K-12 ...3 STE 527 Materials Eraluation and ..... .. .. Preparation............. .. ....... 3 STE 560 Communicating Values through TESOL .. .. ................... 1 STE 692 Practicum in TESOL II ............ . 3 S.-\.L 614 Second Language Acquisition3 Total 16 M.A. in TESOL All the Certificate courses, plus the following: STE 621 Adl'anced Methods and Techniques in TESOL. .............3 STE 632 Language Testing and Assessment ..................... ... .... ... 3 STE or SAL Electives ................................. 7 Bible or World Perspectil'e Electil'e .......3 STE 697 Comprehensil'e Examination ... O Program Total 32 M.A. in Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics Foundational Units: IMay bt takro cunrurrnztly with program ""'"'-'· ) Bible or Theology ....................... .. ...........3 Introduction to Linguistics .....................3 Phonetics or Phonology .......................... 3 Syntax ........... .. ................................ ... ...... .3 Total 12 Regular Program: S.-\.L 511 Applied Linguistics..................3 SAL 668 Seminar in Applied Linguistics ..3 SAL 679 Planning, Evaluation & Research in Applied Linguistics .................3 SCL 622 lntercultural Communication 3 S.-\.L or STE Electil'es ................. .. ............ 18 Bible or World Perspectire Electil'e .......3 S,-\.L 697 Comprehensil'e Examination .............. .. ............0 Program Total 33
Although language teaching is a prominent area within the field of applied linguistics, there are many other areas of importance which address lan guage-related human problems both in the United States and abroad. Among these are bilingual and multilingual edu cation, language planning, lexicography, literacy, second language acquisition, translation , and the de\'e lopment or modification of writing systems. To address these areas, the depart ment offers a Master 's degree in Applied Linguistics with sel'eral possible concen trations: language sun·eys, linguistics, lit eracy, TESOL, and translation. The pro gram pro,ides a broad-based academic foundation along with applied training in the areas mentioned abol'e. Students satisfactorily completing the TESOL con centration 1>ill receil'e the graduate Cer tificate in TESOL. SIL at Bio/a The Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) at Biola is associated 1>ith the the department. This collaboration enriches the applied linguistics program byenabling students to get in one department the coursework needed for either a generalist or a specialist approach to culturallyappro priate field-based projects, such as language
sur\'t:)~, literacy or translation. Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the qualifica tions specified in the Admission to the School of Intercultural Studies section. In addition to these, foreign applicants who are non-natil'e English speakers must demonstrate both spoken and written proficiency in English through an oral intmiew and by submitting their TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) results. The TOEFL must hal'e been taken 1>ithin the past fil'e years. Ascore of 600 or higher is required for admission to the graduate programs in the department, although applicants with scores of 550 and above are not automatically excluded. Because ESOL teachers are expected to hal'e a high degree of competence in written English, all new graduate students, both natil'e and non-natil'e English speak ers, are required to take the department's Writing Proficiency 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 lel'el expected for this field, he or she will be expected to take and pass one of the special studies courses, SS 500 or SS 50 I, described below. All graduate programs in the depart ment require as a prerequisite a minimum of three semester units of acceptable Bible
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