Purdue University College of Liberal Arts
Information for
English as a Second Language
Master's Program
Special emphases of the program are second language writing, language assessment, World Englishes, and applied linguistics studies. Each represents faculty members' particular areas of expertise.
Length of Program: 4 semesters. Students may be full-time or part-time and may begin the program at the beginning of any semester. Beginning in fall semester is recommended for students wanting to complete the program in 4 semesters and for those needing a teaching assistantship in their first year.
Program Requirements: 30 hours. Competence in a language other than English is required. Either a thesis or a comprehensive examination is required. Students completing the Master's level requirements in ESL are awarded the MA in English with specialization in ESL.
For detailed information on program requirements, click here.
Courses Offered: (*required): *Introduction to English Linguistics; *two of the following: Historical Linguistics or History of the English Language, Semantics, Syntax, Phonology; *two of the following: ESL: Theoretical Foundations, ESL: Principles and Practices, Sociolinguistics, Research Design in Language and Linguistics; *one of the following Seminar in Language Testing, Seminar in Second Language Writing, Seminar in World Englishes, Quantitative Research; Qualitative Research; Variable Title Seminar in ESL; Seminar in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics; *three electives, one outside the program.
Admission Requirements: Admission ordinarily requires a bachelor's degree from a college or university of recognized standing with a GPA of 3.0 or other academic indices of outstanding performance. The program requires GRE scores. Nonnative English speakers must also provide TOEFL ibt score.
Contact us:
E-mail: esl@purdue.edu
Director, English as a Second Language
Department of English
Purdue University
500 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Telephone: (765) 494-3769
Fax: (765) 494-3780