Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language
Department of English
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2015-16)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
Enrollment Term:
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Summer 2013)
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 37
This is the:
Initial (upon admission)
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
*
Course No.
Course Title
I.
Core/Foundation/Required Courses (15 units required)
*
ENG 504
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
*
ENG 518
Sociolinguistics
*
ENG 528
Grammatical Foundations
*
ENG 548
Fundamentals of Second Language
Teaching
*
ENG 638
Assessment for Second Language Skills
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Pre-req: ENG 504
II.
Emphasis Area (22 units required): Select one of the following emphasis areas.
A.
*
*
ENG 658
ENG 668
Applied Linguistics Emphasis (22 units required)
 Students must also have their writing skills evaluated during the first year of study AND take a comprehensive
exam.
Second Language Acquisition
Pre-req: ENG 548
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
Pre-req: ENG 504
*
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
1.
Select ONE course from the following courses (3 units required): ENG 558 or ENG 559.
*
*Required
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Student’s Name:
*
NAU ID:
Course No.
Replacement
Course
Course Title
2.
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Electives (12 units required): 3-6 units must be graduate-level /applied linguistics courses. This may include
up to 6 units of ENG 699, upon petition to the applied linguistics faculty, for the research, writing, and oral
defense of an approved thesis.
*
*
*
*
B.
Language Teaching Emphasis (22 units required)

* ENG 558
Students must also have their writing skills evaluated during the first year of study AND take a comprehensive
exam.
ESL Methods and Materials: Listening &
Speaking
Pre-req: ENG 548
* ENG 559
ESL Methods and Materials: Reading
and Writing
Pre-req: ENG 548
* ENG 578
ESL Curriculum and Administration
* ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
Pre-req: ENG 548 and ENG 558
1.
Electives (9 units required): 3-6 units must be graduate-level applied linguistics courses. This may include up
to 6 units of ENG 699, upon petition to the applied linguistics faculty, for the research, writing, and oral
defense of an approved thesis.
*
*
*
C.
*
*
Language Teaching for Practicing Teachers Emphasis (22 units required)
ENG 538
Cross-cultural Aspects of Language
Learning
ENG 559
ESL Methods and Materials: Reading
and Writing
Pre-req: ENG 548
* ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
ENG 688
TESL Practicum
* ENG 685
*Required
Graduate Research
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Student’s Name:
*
Course No.
NAU ID:
Replacement
Course
Course Title
Semester
Year
Hours
1.
Select ONE course from the following courses (3 units required): ENG 510 or ENG 558
2.
Electives (9 units required)
Grade
T/E/P**
*
*
*
*
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that you may end up taking more than the 6 units of thesis credit you can count toward your degree because you must
register for ENG 699 each semester you are working on your thesis.
Teaching Assistantship
If applicable, please list the semesters you received a TAship:
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Applied Linguistics Option
Writing skills evaluated during first year of study
Comprehensive exams completed
Date:
Language Teaching Option
Writing skills evaluated during first year of study
Comprehensive exams completed
Date:
Date:
Date:
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Internal Transfer
I = Graduate level course taken as undergraduate; Not applied to undergraduate degree
Transfer Credit Example:
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Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
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