THE TWU MA TESOL program is for you if:

• You are planning to study full-time (see Resident MA TESOL)
• Teaching "almost" (approx. 3/4 time) full-time (see the Online MA TESOL)
• You are open to working in a highly interactive, collaborative face-to-face or online learning environment
• You have a bachelor degree with TESL certification (or equivalent) or are willing to take prerequisites required for admission to the TESOL program
• You are committed to a career in this profession and see yourself in some leadership role in the future

Program Description

Online  MA TESOL

The online MA TESOL is a 36 credit, 2.5 to 3 year program that has been designed to meet a variety of student needs and specializations around the world. The format is based on a unique collaborative online instructional system. Typically, the first summer of study, students will be required to come to campus for a 2-week intensive face-to-face session. This session will help prepare students for the following two years of course work. Throughout the rest of the program, students work through three-week modules that are mediated by a combination of teaching methods, which may include online discussions, readings, video, collaborative project work, and face-to-face meetings with each other and the instructors.

The course schedule is as follows:

First Summer  (Done at the Langley campus)                                               

LING 624    Leadership in TESOL                              
LING 642    ePortfolio                                              

First Fall   

LING 511    Methodology                                         
LING 512    Second Language  Acquisition                

First Spring                       

LING 517    Evaluation and Measurement in TESOL    
LING 518    Curriculum and Program Design             

Second Summer

LING 513    Sociolinguistics                                       
LING 514    Materials Evaluation and Design          

Second Fall

LING 612    Research Methods in Applied Linguistics   
LING 613    Integrating the Four Skills
              
Second Spring

LING 611    Applied Phonology for TESOL                   
LING 640    Internship and LING 515 Classroom Observations                                           

Electives      (Available if student has waived program courses.)                                      

2011 Tuition rates for the online program are currently $660 per credit hour.

Resident MA TESOL (RMT)

The TWU Resident MATESOL (RMT) program is a 36 credit, one-year (12 month) program, beginning in September, in a face-to-face collaborative learning environment. All classes are conducted at the Langley campus. In some cases, students may need to complete their internships in the semester following completion of other coursework.

The course schedule is as follows:

Fall                                                                       

LING 642    ePortfolio                                                 
LING 511    Methodology                                            
LING 512    Second Language Acquisition                     
LING 517    Evaluation and Measurement in TESOL       
LING 518    Curriculum and Program Design                 

Spring

LING 513    Sociolinguistics                                        

LING 514    Materials Evaluation and Design                 
LING 612    Research Methods in Applied Linguistics      
LING 613    Integrating the Four Skills                          

Summer

LING 611    Applied Phonology for TESOL                      

LING 624    Leadership in TESOL                                  

LING 640    Internship and LING 515 Classroom Observations                                            

Electives  (Available if student has waived program courses.)  

2011 tuition rates for the RMT program are currently $760 per credit hour

Additional Program Information

• The TWU MA TESOL program is an official BCTEAL institutional member as of November 2007.

• On October 21, 2006 Trinity Western University conferred the degree of Doctor of Christian Ministries, honoris causa, on Dr. Earl Stevick.