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Overview The TESOL and Applied Linguistics specialization at San Diego State University is for those intending to teach or design curriculum for ESL/EFL/ELD classrooms (including community college and K-12 levels) or planning to pursue a doctorate in applied linguistics.Our MissionOur linguistics programs seek to educate our students and the wider world about the nature, structure, and function of language, one of the most important defining properties of humankind. Because the study of language falls at the crossroads of several disciplines (psychology, social science, cognitive science, philosophy, literary and cultural studies, education, and computer science), linguistics is by nature interdisciplinary, and succeeds best when it integrates a variety of perspectives. Our aim is to provide students with a comprehensive education in linguistics, including an understanding of the diversity of languages throughout the world, including both standard and non-standard varieties, how language is structured, how it is learned, how it changes, and how it enables communication. The language programs in Asian and Middle Eastern languages (Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Persian, in alphabetical order) complement the general study of language structure and use, providing students with linguistically-informed instruction that aims to produce communicatively competent users of these languages. I want to find another Master Course Our undergraduate major, minors and certificates in linguistics (including programs in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), computational linguistics and text analytics) prepare students to work in language-related fields in education or industry, and/or to pursue graduate work in linguistics. Our undergraduate major and minor in Japanese provide students with a solid foundation of practical language skills through proficiency-based teaching, as well as an understanding of cultural literacy through the study of Japanese literature, cultural traditions, and contemporary aesthetics; this prepares them for careers in the global age and for graduate study in a variety of fields. To our students pursuing Master’s degrees in Linguistics, whether specializing in applied or general linguistics, we provide a solid foundation in core areas of linguistics, and we guide them to develop advanced expertise in specific areas such as second-language pedagogical theory and practice, discourse and syntax, or computational linguistics, leading to relevant careers in government, education or industry, or to further graduate study at the doctoral level. Our multi-leveled English for Academic Purposes (EAP) composition program fulfills an important role in developing the academic literacy skills of international and multilingual students.

The department at San Diego State University offers a Master of Arts degree in linguistics with a specialization in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

Disciplines

LanguagesLinguistics

Requirements

Academic Requirements

gpa
gre

English Requirements

IELTSMin 7
TOEFLMin 90

Other Requirements

1Complete the Cal State Apply ApplicationCreate an SDSU WebPortal AccountSubmit Official Transcripts and Diploma/Degree CertificateSubmit Official Test ScoresSubmit Program Specific DocumentsApplicants who have earned a three-year baccalaureate degree from an international institution, may be considered for admission.

TESOL and Applied Linguistics