globalnomad2
Joined: 23 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:31 am Post subject: Free MA or M.Ed. |
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Several threads have enquired about various types of MA degrees. I thought it might be useful to repeat this posting I made in the Asian general forum:
For those of you who are native speakers, one item often overlooked is the U.S. system of offering teaching assistantships for MA students. This goes for ESL/EFL, English (lit), Creative Writing, and other majors. The largest choice of TAships seem to cluster in the Midwest. With a TAship, you study full time, teach freshman writing about 6 hours a week (two classes), and in return you get a full tuition waiver and a stipend usually around $800-1000, enough to share a half-decent two-bedroom apartment, eat, and keep your car running. I did two master's degrees for free that way, and got some experience for my CV, when I was starting out. That was at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. (One was in Higher Education/Student Development and the other was in EFL.) Good luck. Oh--and yes, they do accept native speakers from other English-speaking countries for TAships: UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc. |
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