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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Master's) at Michigan State University

Michigan State University, United States

Programme overview

The MA TESOL prepares students to teach English as a second language abroad or in the community. Students interested in research may continue to the SLS PhD or other doctoral programmes at MSU.

Faculty: College of Arts and Letters  |  Department: Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures (TESOL)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Courses give a broad view of the TESOL field, most discuss current research, and teaching practicums let students team-teach in a community-based ESL programme and microteach in other classes. Dual enrollment lets undergraduates start the MA early.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the US and internationally in language teaching, teacher training, materials development, assessment and programme administration.

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Application information

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.

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