TESOL AND APPUED UNGUISTICS C hair: Herbert C. Purnell , Ph.D. FACULTY Professor: Purnell Associate Professor: Purgason Ass istant Professor: Ve lis Spec ial Appointment Facul ty: Barber, Milligan , S ilzer OBJECTIVES TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) E ngli sh has become th e most widel y used l a n g ua ge in the world toda y. pa rti c ularly in th e areas o f sc ience, commerce and ed ucat ion. Tens of thousa nd s of swde nts in developing countries are req uired to learn Eng lish in sc hool. T hou sa nd s more stud y E ngl ish in order to pursue ca reers or ed ucat ional programs d e mand ing English la ng uage skills. Refugees and immi g rants to the U nited Sta tes desire English to s urv ive a nd to estab lish them selves in their ne w home la nd . T her e is thus a co n s iderabl e demand for qualified teachers of English both here and abroad. To he lp meet th e need fo r trained reac hers of E ng li sh as a Second Language (ESL) or E ng lish as a Foreign Language (E FL), the De partm en t of TESOL and Appli ed Linguistics offe rs two regular prog ram s in TESOL: a Cert ifi cate in TESOL and an !\I.A. in "T' ESOL. The pro gran1s are academi ca ll y ri gorou s. ye r foc us on the practical aspects of teaching in a variet y of set tings. T he departmenr also seeks to serve teac hers desiring to con t inue t heir professional adva nce menr or upgrade t he ir qu alifi ca tions . and non -d egre e srnd e nts interested in ga ining basic teac h ing or rnroring skills, by offering a var iety of separate co urses, from introductory to advanced. The Certificate in TESOL is designed co e nab le posr- h ac ca laureat e studenrs to develop both a solid academic foundation in second lang uage pedagogv and practical skills in teaching E ng lish in crossc ulrural situations. The M.A. in TESOL. encom passes th e goa l of th e certifi ca te program plus th e additional goa l of broad e r academic training . Teachers are equipped for work in and beyond th e classroom in
administration , tra ining , course desi gn, etc. E mphases of the TESOL grad uate program s are, in order of priority: application of theory to teaching, lang uage pedagogy, lin guistic theory. crossc ulrura l com munication , materials design , pro gram administration and resea rch . Applied Linguistics Althoug h la ng uage teach ing is a prominenr area within th e fi e ld of applied lingui s ti cs, there a re many oth er a reas of importa nce which address lang uage-re lated human problem s both in the United Sta tes and abroad. Among these are bilingu al and multilin g ua l ed ucat ion , la ng uage plan ning, lexi cograph y. li te racy, sec ond language acquisition, tra nsla tion . a nd t he developmenr o r mod ificat io n of writing systems. To add ress these areas. th e department offers an M.A. in Appli ed Linguistics with several possible concentrations: lang uage survey s , linguistics . lit e racy, TESOL. and translation. T' he program provides a broad-based academ ic foundation a long with appli ed training in the areas men tioned above. S rudenrs satisfacto ril y comple t ing the T' ESOL con centration will receive the gradu ate Cert ifi cate in TESOL. SIL at Bio/a The Summer lnstirute of Lin guisti t-s (S IL) at Biola is associated wirh the department. This collabo ration enriches the applied linguis tit-s program by enabling srndents to ge t in one d e partment t he coursework needed for e ith er a generalise or a specialisr ap proach co culrnrall v appropriate fi e ld-based project~, such as language surveys, literacy or translation. Experienced ins tru c tors from Wyc liffe teac h courses in phoneti cs. ph onology. morphology. syntax, li teracy a nd Bible translation based on th e fi e ld srndies of SIL workers around the world. These courses are equi va lent to those offered at ocher SIL sch<K>ls and are reco~nizecl as valid for membership in Wycliffe and other similar o"rganizations. K-12 Teacher Preparation Program In cooperat ion with th e Edu cation Department. T ESOL a nd App li ed Linguistics provides t·o urs es which ca n e na ble K-12 teac he rs who are working toward or who already hol d a Ca liforni a Teaching Credential t o ga in a
the graduate level. Required of all entering graduate students. SCL 803 Qualitative Research (3) An adva n ced course on the ethnographic method , emphasiz ing ri gorous researc h design and quality control with specific ref erence to ed uca tional research. SCL 879 Research Design (3) Development and refine me nt of the doctoral dissertation proposal throug h pre pa rat ion , presentation and critique of proposal draft~ and examination and discussion of issues related to dissertation research. SCL 897-898 Research Seminar (3, 2) Discussion and application of th e centra l a reas of !\,fi ssio n s an d lnterc ultural S tudies and rela ted fi el d s of study. Instruction in researc h me thodology, including rh e ide ntificat ion of a problem, the steps taken to resolve it and writ ing the res ult~. Required for th e firs t se mesrer of the Th.M. (mis sions) program. A second semes ter m ay he taken to co ntinue research in the area of interest. Dissertation Research and Writing SCL 880 D.Miss. Dissertation (1-8) Norma ll y a srndent must take a minimum of rwo units fo r up co a m ax imum of 4 semesters to he considered full-time. SCL 882 D.Miss. Continuous Enrollment (0) Normall y a swdent muse take a minimum of 3 units per se mester to he considered full time. A stu dent is co nsidered full-tim e for four semesters while caking this dissertation class. Fee: $ 100. SCL 890 Ph.D. Dissertation Field Research (1-12) No rm all y a s tud e nt must ra ke a minimum of 3 units per semester co he considered full time. A stu denr is co nsid e red full time for fo ur se mesre rs while caking this dissertation class. SCL 892 Ph.D. Continuous Research (0) Students who need extra time to work on first or final draft of the d isse rtat ion are required co regis ter for this co urse to main ta in degree starns. A studenr is con sidered less than hal f-time starns while caking this class. Fee: $ 100. SCL 893 leave of Absence (0) For st ud ents w ho ha ve b ee n gra nted an official leave of absence from the program. Fee: $100.
SCL 793-794 Independent Study (1-4, 1-4)
In-depth invest igat io n of a topic under the guidance of the faculty, using sta ndard researc h proce dures. Topic se lect ion and course e nrollment by advi sor 's approval. SCL 873 Tutorial (1-3) May be repeated with differe nt top ics s uch as inte rcultural stud ies. Bibl e tra ns lation, missiology, crosscultu ra l theology, crossc ul tural education, a nd crossc ultural hea lth ca re . Designed for doc toral students only. SCL 874 Seminars (1-3) May he repeated with different top ic-s includ ing church planting. evan gelism, anthrnpolob'Y, interculrnral m mmunicat ion, lin~uisti c-s, crosscul rnra l education, sociolinguistics , crosscultu ra l theolOb'Y· theolOb'Y of mission. history of missions. mission st ra tegy, bible translation . Designed for doctoral students only. SCL 895 D.Miss. Research Seminar (1-3) In-depch in vest igation of a topic under the guidance of the lntercul tural Studies department using stan dard research procedures. Topic select io n and course enrollment is by department approval. Elective. SCL 896 Ph.D. Research Seminar (1-3) Spec ia li zed researc h topics are examined critically in consider able dera il with attention to the support ing literature on each topic. May be repeated under a different topic. Social Sc ience Research Methods SCL 500 library Research Skills (1) Use of reference and bibliographic sources for in-depth resea rc h at
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