Admission to the TESOL certificate and MA programs has been suspended. For any questions, please contact Dr. Glenn Starr, starrg@uwm.edu
The MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics prepares students to become knowledgeable theoretically grounded professionals in the field of language education. The primary content areas emphasized are: linguistic knowledge and metaknowledge, (i.e. knowledge about language), the process of second language acquisition, approaches to classroom learning and instruction, instructional research, and sociocultural aspects of learner populations. Guided participation is provided in the form of fieldwork and practicum experiences.
Click here to read the MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics Learning Outcomes
Course requirements consist of the following:
Program Curriculum
Students admitted to the program earn the degree by completing a minimum of 30 credits of graduate coursework, submitting a final project, and passing an oral examination on the final project.
The 30-credit minimum, includes 9 required core courses and one optional course:
Required courses:
| LINGUIS 720 | Second Language Acquisition |
| LINGUIS 520G | Advanced Second Language Acquisition |
| LINGUIS 741 | Introduction to TESOL Methods |
| LINGUIS 750 | Introduction to Phonetics |
| LINGUIS 761 | Introduction to Phonology |
| LINGUIS 764 | Introduction to Syntax |
| LINGUIS 810 | Methodologies in English Language Teaching |
| LINGUIS 867 | Curriculum and Materials for ESL Instruction |
| LINGUIS 869 | Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners |
One elective, to be chosen from the following:
| AD LDSP 757 | Principles and Foundations of Adult Education |
| CURRINS 503G | Assessment Issues in Language Education |
| CURRINS 542G | History and Politics of Second Language Education |
| LINGUIS 430G | Language and Society |
| LINGUIS 570G | Issues in Bilingualism |
| LINGUIS 708 | Proseminar in Linguistics |
| LINGUIS 755 | Semantics |
| LINGUIS 768 | Language in its Various Forms |
| LINGUIS 806 | Seminar in Linguistics (Language Acquisition topic) |
Students with no previous background in Linguistics are strongly recommended to take Linguistics 708 as their elective, and to begin their degree program with this course.