TESOL & Linguistics
The Department of English at OSU offers a comprehensive program leading to an MA in English with an option in Teaching English as a Second Language, an MA in English with a specialization in Linguistics, and PhD in English with a specialization in Linguistics, focusing on either Applied Linguistics or Sociolinguistics. The department also offers both undergraduate and graduate certificates in TESOL.
Undergraduate
Linguistics Minor
The Linguistics minor is designed to introduce students to the theory and research of language underpinning its use by humans, animals, or machines. The linguistics minor will provide students with background relevant for a wide range of areas, including computational linguistics, native, foreign, and second language education and learning, language and technology, language and the law, communications disorders, language variation and change, studies in discourse and interaction, and communication in a variety of public and institutional settings.
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TESOL Certificate
The Undergraduate Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a 15-credit-hour program which provides students with the basic pedagogical background needed to teach English to non-native speakers. The certificate can lead to opportunities such as:
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teaching English as a foreign language in overseas schools, colleges, or universities;
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teaching English as a second language to international students studying in the U.S.;
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teaching English to bilingual/bicultural English Language Learner (ELL) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in public school systems and adult education programs.
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Students wishing state certification as public school teachers must meet special state requirements.
Graduate
TESOL Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a one-year program designed to provide students with the skills important for teaching English to non-native speakers in a variety of situations:
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Teaching English to bilingual/bicultural, English Language Learner (ELL) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in public school systems and adult education programs.
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Teaching English as a Second Language to international students studying in English programs in the U.S.
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in an overseas school, college, or university.
Students wishing state certification as public school teachers must meet special state requirements.
More Information about the Graduate Certificate in TESOL.
More Information about the Graduate Certificate in TESOL admission requirements.
MA TESOL
The MA TESOL program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to teach English to non-native speakers in a variety of situations, e.g., teaching English as a foreign language in an overseas school, college, or university; teaching English as a second language to international students studying in intensive English programs in the U.S.; or teaching English to bilingual/bicultural students in American public school systems and adult education programs.
More Information about the MA TESOL Admission Requirements.
More Information about the MA TESOL Degree Requirements.
MA in English with a specialization in Linguistics
The MA is designed to offer foundational courses in general linguistics and to introduce students to a variety of approaches to theory and research in applied linguistics or sociolinguistics. Applied linguistics covers a wide range of concerns in native and foreign and second language education and learning, language and the law, communication in a variety of public and institutional settings, and many other special areas that can be developed to fit a student’s personal interests. Sociolinguistics includes work in language variation and change, dialectology, anthropological, sociological, and social psychological approaches to language, and studies in discourse and interaction, again allowing program development to suit the interests of individual students.
More Information about MA in English Admission Requirements.
More Information about MA in English Degree Requirements.
PhD in English with a specialization in Applied Linguistics
The PhD prepares students to conduct research and teach applied linguistics or sociolinguistics at the university level and/or to consult with and carry out research for various private and public sector areas such as native and foreign and second language education at all levels, legal venues, firms and agencies for whom cross-cultural and interpersonal communications issues are important, and many others. The design of the program is highly individualized, as outlined in the description of the MA immediately above.
More Information about PhD Admission Requirements.
More Information about PhD Degree Requirements.
Faculty
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Classroom discourse
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Development of second language cognition
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Second language pedagogy and practice
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Sociocultural perspectives on L2 teacher professional development
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Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory
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Theory and practice of second language teacher education
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Rhetorical Genre Studies
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English for Specific Purposes (ESP)/English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
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Professional Writing/Rhetorical Theories
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Language Awareness
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L2 Learner Characteristics
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L2 Writing Theories, Practices, and Teacher Development
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Computer Assisted Language Learning
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Interpretive Argument-based Validation
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Systemic Functional Linguistics
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Genre Analysis
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L2 Writing
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TESOL
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Applied Linguistics & TESOL
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Discourse Analysis
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Cognitive Linguistics
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Language Testing
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Applied Linguististics
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Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
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Study Abroad, Task-Based Language Teaching
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Corpus Linguistics
Language Studies Lab
The Language Studies Lab is located in Morrill 112. For Fall 2020, The Lab will host virtual office hours and training seminars. Students and faculty can access the space and equipment by appointment. Please contact the lab at languagestudieslab@okstate.edu for more information.
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