teachers wh o are workin g roward or who a lre ady h o ld a Ca l ifornia Teaching C redential ro ga in a s up plementary a uthor izat ion e mpha s is in crossc ultura l, language, a nd academi c d eve lo pme nt (CL AD) . Those interested s ho u ld consu lt with both d e part111 c nts for derai ls .
T he M.A. in TESOL, e ncom pa sses th e goal of th e ce rtifica te progra111 plus the add it iona l goal of broader academi c training. Teach ers arc equippe d fo r work in and beyond th e classroom in ad 111ini s tra tion , train ing, cou rse des ign, etc. E111ph ases of th e TESOL g radua te programs are, in o rder of pri o rity: ap p li cat io n of theo ry to t each ing, lang uage pedagogy, lin g ui st ic t h eo ry, crosscu ltural co111- munica ti on , mate ria ls des ign, pro gra111 administration and resea rc h. Applied Lingu istics Although language teachi ng is a pro111 ine nt a rea within the fi e ld of ap p lied linguistics, th e re are man y other areas of importance w hi c h address lan g u age-rela t e d human problc111s both in the United States and abroad . Among these arc bilin g ua l a nd 111ultilingual ed ucat io n, language planning, lexicography, lit eracy, second language acq u isiti on, translat ion , and the development o r 111odificarion of writing systems. T o add ress these areas, t he departm ent o ffers a n M.A . in Applied Linguistics w ith seve ral possib le concentra tion s : lang uage surveys, lin guis ti cs, literac y, TESOL, and translat io n. T h e program provides a broad-based academ ic foundat io n alo ng w ith app li ed training in th e areas 111en t io ne d above . Student s sa ri sfocro rily co111pl cr ing the TESOL con centration w ill rece ive th e gradu a te Ce rtifi cate in TESOL. SIL at Bio/a The Summer In stitute of Lin rru istics (SIL) at Bio la is associa te d with the department. This collabo ration e nri c hes the app lied lingui s ti cs progra111 by e nabling students to get in one d epa rt111ent the co u rsewo r k need e d for e i t h e r a genera li s t or a spec ia list approach to c ultura ll y appropriate fi e ld-based projects, such as language s urveys, literacy o r trans la tio n. Ex peri e nced i n s tructo rs from Wyc li ffe reach courses in ph o ne t ics, pho no logy, mo rp ho logy, sy nta x, li teracy a nd Bible trans lat ion based on the fi e ld swdi es of SIL workers around the world. T hese co urses are equi va le nt ro th ose offered at other S IL schoo ls and a rc recogn ized as va lid fo r 111 e 111bcrs hip in Wycliffe an d other si milar o rgani zat ions. K- 72 Teacher Preparation Program In coopera tion w ith th e Edu cat io n Department, TESOL and Applied Lingu is ti cs pro v id es co urses w h ic h c an e nab le K-12
SCL 879 Research Design (3) Dc, ·e lopment and refincment of the doctoral dissertation proposal through preparation, presentation and c ri tique of proposal drafts a nd exa111ination and discuss ion of iss ues related to dissertation resea rch . SCL 880 D.Miss. Dissertation (1-8) No r111all y a stude nt must take a minimum of cwo units for up co a 111axi111 u 111 of 4 se111estc rs to b e considered full-ti111e. SCL 882 D.Miss. Continuous Enrollment (0) Students who need extra t ime to work on first or final draft of the dissertation arc required to regi s ter for this course to 111aintain degree status. A student is con s idered lcss than half-ti111c Sta tus while taking this class. Fee: $100. SCL 890 Ph.D. Dissertation Field Research (1-12) Nor111alh· a student must take a minimum of 3 units per semeste r to be considered full ti111e. A stu dent is considered ful l ti111e for four se mesters while taking thi s dissertation class. SCL 892 Ph.D. Conti nuous Research (0) Students who need extra ti me to work on first or final draft of the di ssertation are required to regis ter fur this course co maintain d egree status. A student is co n side red less than half-ti111c status while tak ing this class. Fee: $ 100. SCL 893 Leave of Absence (0) For students who h a,·c been granted an official lcm·e of absence fro111 th e progra111. Fee: $ 100. SCL 895 D.Miss. Research Seminar (1-3) In -depth investigation of a top ic under the gu id ance of th e I ntcr cu l tu ra l Stud i es departme nt u s in g sta ndard resea rc h proce dures. Topic se lectio n and course e nroll111 ent is bv d e part-
t he identification of a p rob lc 111 , t he ste ps ta ken to reso lve it and writ ing the resu lts. Required fo r the first semeste r of the Th.M. (111 is s ions) progra111. A second se111 es ter 111a y be ta k e n to cont i nu e research in the area of inte rest. TESOL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS C ha ir: H e rbert C. Purnell, Ph.D. FACULTY P rofessor: Purnell Associa te Professors: Purgason, Si lzer Ass is tant P rofesso rs: Barber, Liang, O' H e rin OBJECTIVES TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Engl is h has become the 111ost wi d e ly used language in th e world tod av, p arri c ular lv in t he a reas of sc ience, commerce and edu ca tion. Te ns of t ho usands of students in developing countries a rc required to learn Engli s h in school. T hou sands mo re stud y E ng li sh in order to purs u e ca ree rs o r educat io nal programs de111anding Engli s h la n guage s kill s. Refugees and i111111i gra nts to the United States des ire Englis h to s urvive and to estab li sh t h e111selves in th e ir n e w ho111c land. There is thus a cons iderab le demand for q ua lifi ed teachers of E ngl is h both here and abroad. To h e !p m ee t t h e need fo r train e d teachers of E n g li sh as a Second Lang uage (ES L) o r Eng li s h as a Foreign L anguage (EFL), t he Depa rtment of TESOL and App li ed Linguist ics offe rs two reg ul ar programs in TESOL: a Cert ifi cate in TESOL a nd a n M.A. in TESOL. The programs a re aca de111i ca ll y ri gorous, yet foc us on the practica l aspects of teaching in a var iety of sett ings. T he depart111enr al so seeks to serve teachers desiring t o continue their pro fess ion a l advanc e ment o r upgrade t h e ir qualification s, and non-degree stu d ents in teres t e d in ga ining basic reaching o r tutoring skill s, by offer ing a va riety of separa t e courses, from int roductorv to advanced. The Certifica te in TESOL is d es ig n ed ro enab l e po s t-bac calaureate s tudents to develop both a so lid academ ic fou nd a ti on in second language pedagogy and practical s kill s in teaching E ng li s h in c rossc ultural s ituatio ns.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must 111eet t he qua l ifi ca ti o ns specifi e d in the Admis sion ro the School of Intercu ltu ra l Studies sect io n . In ad diti o n to t hese, foreign appl ica nts who are non-na t ive Engl is h s pe akers must de monstrate both spoken and wr it ten proficiency in Engli sh throug h an ora l inte rview and by submitting the ir TOEFL (Test of Eng lis h as a Forei g n Language) res ult s . T h e TOEFL mu s t h ave been tak e n withi n the past fi ve years . A score of 600 paper/250 computer with a T WE sco re o f 5 is nor111ally req uire d fo r adm iss ion ro t he grad uate p rograms in th e d e partment. No n-nati ve s p ea k e rs a re a lso expected ro de111onstrate oral E ng- 1ish proficien cy by m ea n s of an inte rview with a facu lty 111ember Beca use teach e rs and app l ied lin guists a rc expected to h ave a high degree of competence in writ ten Engli sh, a ll new grad ua te sw d e nts, both native and non-native E ng li s h spea k ers, are required to rake th e depa rtment's Writ ing Pro fi ciency Exa 111. If the res ults of the exam indicate that addi t io nal work in written g rammar a nd compos i t ion is needed ro e nable a swde nt to p e rfor111 at the level ex pected for thi s fie ld, he or s h e w i l l be expected ro do indepe nde n t s up pl e m e ntary wo rk on writing o r to take and pass one o r mo re writ ing courses ava i la b le o n ca mpu s, includ in g specia l srndies courses, SS 500 o r SS 50 1, described below. A ll gradu a t e programs in the department re qui re as a p re requi s ite a minimum of t hree sem este r units of acceptable Bibl e o r theol ogy coursework at the upper divi sio n or grad uate level in ad d it ion to the spec ified fo undat iona l units. The M.A. in App li e d L ingu ist ics a l so h as a foreig n language re qu i re 111ent in add i t ion to the foundationa l units. Fo undat iona l units ma y b e ta k en conc urre ntl y w ith regular progra 111 cou rses bu t should no rmall y be comp le ted by th e e nd of th e first year. Srndenrs norma lly begin their progra111 in th e fall.
111 ent app roval. Elective. SCL 896 Ph.D. Research Seminar (1-3)
Speciali1.cd research topics arc exa111incd crit ical ly in co nsid e r able derail with attention co t he suppo rt ing litcrature on each top ic. f\ lay be repeated under a d ifferent copic. SCL 897-898 Research Seminar (3, 2) Discussion a nd app li cation of the ce ntr a l a reas of /\ li ssio n s an d In tercultural Stud ies a n d related f ields of study . l n st rucrion in re searc h methodology, including
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