Admission RequirementsAll applicants should submit the following documents to the College of Graduate Studies and Research. A Graduate Study Application form is available from the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
Information on tuition is available from the Campus Hub.
The GRE is not required for admission.
Additionally, international students should submit the following documents with their application materials.
All MA English: TESL degree candidates must fulfill a language requirement. Candidates who are native speakers of English must have a minimum of two years of a foreign language at the college level (or the equivalent). This foreign language requirement may be met in residence, but courses taken to fulfill it will not count toward the degree. International applicants whose native language is not English must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or the equivalent on the Internet (79-80) or Computer (213) versions to enter the program.
International Students are eligible for in-state tuition.
Follow the link and scroll down to the Graduate In-State Scholarship Eligibility Requirements section.
TESL DirectorProfessor Stephen Stoynoff
Department of English
Minnesota State University, Mankato
230 Armstrong Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: (507) 389-5502
E-mail: stephen.stoynoff@mnsu.edu
Program RequirementsAdvising Checklist (broken link)
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits
|
| ENG 586 | Theories of Teaching ESL |
4
|
| ENG 587 | Methods of Teaching ESL |
4
|
| ENG 627 | Research Seminar in TESL |
3
|
| ENG 629 | Second Language Literacy Development |
3
|
| ENG 633 | Second Language Acquisition |
3
|
| ENG 634 | Topics in TESL |
3
|
| ENG 686 | Second Language Testing |
3
|
| ENG 689 | Studies in English Linguistics |
3
|
Choose two of the following.
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits
|
| ENG 582 | English Structure and Pedagogical Grammar |
4
|
| ENG 584 | Pedagogical Grammar and Academic English |
4
|
| ENG 585 | Language and Culture in TESL |
4
|
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits
|
| ENG 586 | Theories of Teaching ESL |
4
|
| ENG 587 | Methods of Teaching ESL |
4
|
| ENG 627 | Research Seminar in TESL |
3
|
| ENG 629 | Second Language Literacy Development |
3
|
| ENG 633 | Second Language Acquisition |
3
|
| ENG 686 | Second Language Testing |
3
|
| ENG 689 | Studies in English Linguistics |
3
|
Choose one of the following.
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits
|
| ENG 582 | English Structure and Pedagogical Grammar |
4
|
| ENG 584 | Pedagogical Grammar and Academic English |
4
|
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits
|
| ENG 699 | Thesis |
3
|
NOTE: At least 50% of all coursework must be taken at the 600 level, excluding thesis or APP credits. An oral presentation of the thesis will normally be required as well.
MA TESL Faculty| Name | Office, telephone, e-mail, web site |
Teaching and research specialties |
|---|---|---|
| Drescher, Nancy | nancy.drescher@mnsu.edu | TESL methods, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, K-12 ESL |
| Lybeck, Karen | karen.lybeck@mnsu.edu | Second language teacher, interlanguage phonology, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition |
| Stoynoff, Steve | stephen.stoynoff@mnsu.edu | Assessment, TESL methods, second language acquisition |
Financial AssistanceThe Department of English employs teaching (freshman composition/ESL) and research assistants at stipends of approximately $9000 over two semesters. Assistants receive full tuition remission for up to 18 credits over the academic year (two semesters). All graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of six credits per semester. Assistants are provided office space and have faculty library privileges. For more information, visit the English Graduate Assistantships web page.
Assistantships are also available to teach Spanish, French or German. For more information on these assistantships, visit the Department of World Languages & Cultures. Other assistantships are available from Student Affairs, Memorial Library, and Residential Life offices of the University. For a list of available graduate assistantships, visit the Human Resources Job Posting on the College of Graduate Studies.
For information about other types of financial assistance, students should write to:
Office of Financial Aid
Minnesota State University, Mankato
120 Wigley Administration Center
Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: (507) 389-1866
Web site: http://www.mnsu.edu/campushub/
Professional LinksJob InformationTeaching positions in the United States and abroad are daily posted on the TESL Listserv. Free subscriptions to the TESL Listserv can be obtained through LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (SUB TESL-L). A separate subscription to the job list is then necessary (SUB TESLJOB-L). Job openings are posted regularly on the user's e-mail.
Some of the sites listed above offer job links. Other useful web sites for job hunters include:
For more information about English Graduate Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato, please contact
Professor Melissa Purdue
Director of English Graduate Studies
Department of English
Minnesota State University, Mankato
230 Armstrong Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: (507) 389-5510
E-mail: melissa.purdue@mnsu.edu
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