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[chola]

I am having difficulty finding out if various MA TESOL/Applied Linguisitics Degrees from several universities are "accredited". Does anyone know how I can find out if an on-line degree from a specific Univ. is accredited. Also, does anyone know of a good on-line MA program that isn't over the top expensive and accredited.....thanks all. Currently I teach 27 hours a week plus prep time....how difficult is it to work on a masters and teach full-time?

[younggeorge]

Good question: I don't think there is a single list of all accredited institutions. However, I think the university's website would normally state its accrediting bodies. If it doesn't, and its website is not .edu or .ac, I'd be very suspicious. Try typing the uni name in Google and see what you get - I tried that with a uni that someone was asking about a while back and it turned up a "Non-accredited" list from Michigan Dept of Education.

On your second point, a list of online courses has been posted a couple of times: try the search option (top of screen, slightly right of centre).

I'll watch with interest to see if someone else has a better answer.

[tedkarma]

Though I have two master's degrees - I too find the maze of accreditation somewhat impenetrable. Perhaps others can give you getter guidance on the issue. Or, at least, I could never get excited by it!

But . . . where I�d start is with schools that have some name brand recognition (you�ve heard of them � for example I�m thinking of a couple well-known Aussie schools) and have a regular residential program � and have added the distance program. Preferably not schools that are only online or only distance education. Generally, quite a difference between the two.

[ls650]

try looking at www.degreeinfo.com

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

Hi chola:


Links 2 ~ 14 will help with the question of accreditation, but you might have to dig around a little to find exactly what you're looking for. The remaining links on the list are a mix of Distance TEFL / TESOL and MA TESOL programs which I have collected over the past 6 months or so; from cheap & easy to not so cheap and easy.

As younggeorge pointed out, 'legit' schools & universities will state their accreditation clearly.

If they don't, caveat emptor.

DegreeInfo, which ls650 mentioned - features a forum dedicated to discussion of the topic.

Hope that helps a little.



DISTANCE TEFL / TESOL & POST-GRADUATE STUDIES


http://www.matesol.info/ (a free guide to Graduate & MA TESOL Programs)

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ (US Department of Education / Accreditation)

http://www.msche.org/ (Middle States Commission on Higher Education / USA)

http://www.ncate.org/ (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)

http://www.chea.org/ (CHEA / Council for Higher Education Accreditation // USA)

http://www.detc.org/ (DETC / The Distance Education and Training Council / USA)

http://www.collegeofteachers.ac.uk/cpd/index.htm (The College of Teachers / UK)

http://www.actdec.org.uk/ (Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Courses / UK)

http://www.auqa.edu.au/ (AUQA / Australian Universities Quality Agency / Australia)

http://www.qca.org.uk/index.html (QCA / Qualifications and Curriculum Authority / UK)

http://www.accet.org/index2.cfm (ACCET / Accreditation Council for Continuing Ed / USA)

http://www.citaschools.org/ (Commission on International & Trans-Regional Accreditation)

http://www.tesl.ca/ (The TESL Canada Federation Website / please refer to 'Standards')

http://www.degreeinfo.com/index.html (DegreeInfo / Distance Learning Info & Forum)

http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion/dz1/ (Dave's ESL Cafe / Teacher Training Forum)

http://www.eddegree.com/ (George Washington University / Distance MA Education)

http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/users/tle/Tesol/ (University of Tasmania / MEd TESOL)

http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LCL/index.shtml (UNE / Online MA in Applied Linguistics)

http://www.anaheim.edu/edu/index.shtml (Anaheim University / Online MS in TESOL)

http://www.uga.edu/academics/distance.html (The University of Georgia / Online MEd)

http://www.aston.ac.uk/lss/english/index.jsp (Aston U / Distance TESOL & MSc TESOL)

http://www.thedistancedelta.com/index.cfm (British Council & IH / The Distance DELTA)

http://www.dundee.ac.uk/languagestudies/ (University of Dundee / Online MA in TMLA)

http://www.teflinternational.com/m_ed_teosl.html (TEFL Int. & Burapha U / MEd TESOL)

http://www.bridgelinguatec.com/ (Bridge-Linguatec / CELTA, TEFL & Online certification)

http://www.smuc.ac.uk/lttu/actdec/index.html (St. Mary's College / Distance Dip. TESOL)

http://www.schooloftesl.com/ (School of TESL & Seattle Univ / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/ed/tesol/ (Sheffield Hallam University / MA & PgDip TESOL)

http://www.intesolprague-teflcourses.com/index.htm (INTESOL Prague / Online & Hybrid)

http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/opacsprog.html (USQ / MA TESOL & Appl. Ling)

http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/distance.htm (Macquarie U. / MA in Applied Linguistics)

http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/index.html (University of London / Distance MA in TESOL)

http://maxkade.miis.edu/call_online/index.html (Monterey Institute / Online CALL certificate)

http://www.teachenglish.co.uk/ (London Teacher Training College / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.open.ac.uk/ (The Open University UK / offers BA, MA, Certificate & PGCE Studies)

http://study.massey.ac.nz/ (Massey U - New Zealand / a variety of Distance TESOL Degrees)

http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/index.shtml (Penn State World Campus / Online MEd)

http://www.surrey.ac.uk/ALRG/ (University of Surrey / MA in TESOL & MSc in ELT Management)

http://www.transworldschools.com/home.htm (TransWorld / Online CTESOL Cert & practicum)

http://www.englishtc.co.uk/ (The English Training Centre / 3 levels of Online TESOL certificate)

http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/pg/edu/gcteso/ (Charles Sturt U - Australia / Grad Cert TESOL)

http://www.americanbritish.com/ (American British Teaching Group / Distance TEFL certification)

http://www.tesoltraining.co.uk/index.html (SGI / Trinity College Diploma or Certificate in TESOL)

http://www.intesolinternational.com/ (INTESOL / Online TESOL & Diploma in TESOL certification)

http://www.indiana.edu/~disted/index.html (Indiana U of Bloomington / Online MA & Certificate)

http://www.drexel.com/ (Drexel University / Online post-grad teaching degrees & TESL certificate)

http://www.le.ac.uk/se/courses/tesol_home.html (U of Leicester / MA & PhD in Linguistics & TESOL)

http://www.oxfordtefl.com/index.htm (Oxford TEFL / Trinity College Cert TESOL or Diploma in TESOL)

http://www.education.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduatestudents/ (U of Manchester / MEd & MA TESOL)

http://www.uts.edu.au/study/courses.html (Univ of Technology Sydney / Distance MA in Appl. Ling)

http://www.ef-tefl-training.com/teacherinfo/training/online/default.asp (EF Diploma in TEFL / NEW)

http://www.cels.bham.ac.uk/prospectus/ODL/odlteflinfo.htm (University of Birmingham / MA TEFL)

http://www.su.edu/sas/tesol/ (Shenandoah University / Distance TESOL & MA TESOL programs)

http://www.cie.ca./otherpro.htm (Canadian Institute of English / Distance BEd & MEd in TESOL)

http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/masters/index.htm (Lancaster University / Online MA in ELT)

http://www.tesol-education.com/ (Harrow Institute of Linguistics / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/cl/slals/pgcourse.htm (The University of Reading / MA in ELT)

http://tesol1.net/ (William Brewster TESOL Institute / Onsite in Jakarta, Online & BA TESOL)

http://www.tesolplus.com/tesol_ol.php (ELS / Online TESOL cert with practicum in Adelaide)

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/linguistics/ (University of Wales Bangor / MA & PhD in Linguistics)

http://www.swan.ac.uk/cals/ (University of Wales Swansea / Online BA, MA & PhD in TEFL)

http://www.english-international.com/ (English International / Distance TEFL certification)

http://www.thekennedyacademy.com/ (The Kennedy Academy / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.bostontefl.com/index.htm (Worldwide Teachers / Online CTEFL & Cert TBE)

http://www.globaledcorp.com/index.html (GEC / hybrid TEFL & teach abroad programs)

http://www.innovative-english.com/ (Teachers Latin America / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.americantesol.com/ (American TESOL Institute / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.lambert.edu/eli/eli_e.html (Lambert University / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.apu.apus.edu/index.htm (American Public University / Online BA in English)

http://distance.wsu.edu/degrees/ESLDistance.asp (WSU / Distance ESL Endorsement)

http://www.olionline.com/ (Open Learning International / Online TEFL, YL & Dipl. TEFL)

http://www.netlanguages.com/ (Net Languages - Barcelona / Online ELT certification)

http://unitedtesol.com/english/default.asp (United TESOL / hybrid TESOL certification)

http://www.traininglinkonline.co.uk/ (Training Link Online - Online TESOL certification)

http://www.global-english.com/ (Global English / distance learning TEFL certification)

http://www.uclaextension.edu/ (UCLA Extension / offers a variety of online courses)

http://www.worldportesl.com/index.htm (Worldport ESL / Online TESL certification)

http://www.robaco.net/ (Robaco UK / Online TEFL certification, Diploma & MA TEFL)

http://www.monash.edu.au/ (Monash University / Distance PGCE, Diploma & MEd)

http://www.teflcenter.com/ (The TEFL Center / 120 hour Online TEFL certification)

http://www.onlinetefl.com/ (i-to-i Online TEFL / 'The Original Online TEFL Course')

http://www.onlinelearning.net/ (OnlineLearning.net / 'teacher education online')

http://www.excelsior.edu/ (Excelsior College / Distance BA or MA in Liberal Arts)

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/ltc/efl/ (The University of York / Distance MA in TEYL)

http://www.norwoodenglish.com/ (Norwood English / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.ontesol.com/Welcome.asp (ONTESOL / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.winfieldcollege.com/ (Winfield College / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.teflireland.com/ot.shtml (TEFL Ireland / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.eurolinkcourses.co.uk/ (Eurolink / Distance TESOL certification)

http://www.tefl-uk.com/ (TEFL-UK / 40 & 60 hour Online TEFL certification)

http://globaltesol.com/ (Global TESOL College / Online TESOL certification)

http://www.canadian-englishcenter.com/ (CEC / Online TEFL certification)

http://www.tesol-direct.com/ (tesol-direct / Distance TESOL certification)

http://www.tefl-prague.com/teflonline_public.htm (Tefl Online Prague)

http://www.teachercertificate.com/ (CETC / Online TEFL certification)

http://teacher-training.net/ (ICAL Online TESL/TEFL certification)

http://teflpro.com/ (PSL TEFLpro / Distance TEFL certification)



~ reposted from the TEFL Thailand FAQ located @ the top of the Thailand Forum!

[Gordon]

As a general guideline, I would never study at a university that did not also offer the same courses in a real building and in a university setting. Otherewise, you may be taught by some guy in a basement where they count "life experience" towards your degree. This too is a big red flag. Real unis never consider "life experience" towards a post-graduate degree. Canada, UK and Australian unis are all accreditted and recognized around the world. You have to be more careful about US schools as there is no national American accreditation. If you have a name of a school in mind, post it here and we can have a look at it and someone maybe even went there.

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

Hello Gordon:

TEFL in a basement? Sounds like a riot!


But seriously; with regard to US university accreditation, I'd have a look at these 4:


http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ (US Department of Education / Accreditation)

http://www.msche.org/ (Middle States Commission on Higher Education / USA)

http://www.ncate.org/ (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)

http://www.chea.org/ (CHEA / Council for Higher Education Accreditation / USA)


~

[younggeorge]