Applied Linguistics (Ed.M.)

专业详情

The Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program offers a Master of Education degree with four areas of specialization in Applied Linguistics or TESOL: language use, second language acquisition, second language assessment, and language and technology. The EdM is an articulated Master’s degree, 30 points beyond the M.A. level. Please refer to the Area of Specialization descriptions below for detailed curriculum information. Note that students’ official major will be Applied Linguistics orTESOL (i.e., their areas of specialization will not appear on the student academic record). Students can expect to complete the Ed.M. in Applied Linguistics or TESOL in one to three years depending on their full-time or part-time status. Students receiving an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Teachers College can usually finish earlier.

The Ed.M. program typically attracts two kinds of students: a) those who have already received an M.A. in a related field of study and who wish to further their professional development in order to augment their practice in the field; and b) those who have already received an M.A. in a related field of study and who wish to ultimately pursue a doctorate degree.

The Ed.M. curriculum has six types of requirements: (1) prerequisites and/or transfer courses, (2) specialization-specific courses, (3) elective courses, (4) research methods and statistics/measurement courses, (5) breadth courses, and (6) an Ed.M. exit project. All course decisions must be made in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.

Students across all areas of specialization are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of elective courses in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Students must also complete an exit project outside of their coursework.

Students with an M.A. in Applied Linguistics or TESOL from Teachers College may use up to 36 credits of their M.A. course work toward their Ed.M. program, provided these courses are approved by their faculty advisor. Students with an M.A. from other accredited institutions, or those who completed their M.A. at TC but outside of the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program may transfer up to 30 credits, subject to the approval of the faculty advisor.