Foreign Language Teaching (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The online MA in Foreign Language Teaching serves current and aspiring language educators worldwide, with a multilingual approach grounded in applied linguistics. Class size is typically capped at 15, and up to 9 transfer credits of graduate coursework are accepted.

Faculty: College of Arts and Letters | Department: Foreign Language Teaching (MSU Online) | Duration: 30 credits; minimum 2 years, 5 semesters to 5 years allowed | Intake: Fall (June 1 deadline), Spring (October 15), Summer (April 1) | Study mode: online | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Coursework includes FLT 807 Foreign Language Teaching Methods, FLT 808 Assessment, FLT 815 Teaching Culture, FLT 845 Language Concepts, FLT 860 Foreign or Second Language Acquisition and FLT 881 Teaching Foreign Languages with Technology. The capstone Experiential Module (FLT 885) is customised with a faculty mentor and leads to an online teaching portfolio.

Career pathways

Students include K-12 teachers, career changers and international teachers. Goals include entering the profession, advancing on the pay scale, moving into administration, supervising teachers or pursuing a doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree; personal statement; academic statement on prior schooling; updated resume or CV; three letters of recommendation from academic or professional contacts; official transcripts from all prior institutions (professionally translated if needed); graduate application and fee. GRE scores or a GRE waiver application if prior schooling was in English; TOEFL or IELTS scores and/or a writing sample if prior schooling was not in English. Experienced teachers may submit an academic writing sample to seek a waiver of the test requirement. Deadlines: Fall June 1, Spring October 15, Summer April 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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