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Chancellor
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 Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Easy MA programmes? |
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Ok, I know that you're not supposed to take the easy way out, but here's the thing. I have an MA in TEFL. Spent 2 years on coursework, and 1 year writting my thesis. Had it rejected twice due to no help from my tutor and no online help. What I mean is that I was cut off from the virtual campus once I finished my coursework and had no access to the journals, books, articles that the uni had.
Here's the icing on the cake, my MA is no good  It's from Spain,and despite being ALL in English, the country where I'm going won't accept degrees from non-English speaking unis.
So I have to do another one. I'm looking at an MA in Applied LInguistics, International Education, Curriculum Design, etc. Something besides TEFL, since I already studied that.
I'm also looking for one without a thesis/dissertation. Doing three was enough and I don't want to have to do another 
If anyone has any recommendations, I'd appreciate it. thanks! |
Perhaps you could have your degree evaluated by a university in an English-speaking country and, with perhaps only a few additional courses, have your degree issued by that university. For example, University of Toronto has a degree evaluation service. |
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guest of Japan
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| Don't scratch UMASS yet. I'm in my last semester at UMASS Boston. I've taken several of their online classes and several on campus. It's not an easy MA, but it's been a rewarding one. The professors are good, there is great support, the library resources are extensive, and the price isn't completely awful. The final exam is a take home exam that you are given one month to do. I'm picking mine up this week. I don't think it is comparable to a thesis requirement, but I believe there is one more class you need to take to make up for that difference. |
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sarahg
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| guest of Japan wrote: |
| Don't scratch UMASS yet. I'm in my last semester at UMASS Boston. I've taken several of their online classes and several on campus. It's not an easy MA, but it's been a rewarding one. The professors are good, there is great support, the library resources are extensive, and the price isn't completely awful. The final exam is a take home exam that you are given one month to do. I'm picking mine up this week. I don't think it is comparable to a thesis requirement, but I believe there is one more class you need to take to make up for that difference. |
How were you able to take both online and on-campus classes? Were you accepted into the on-campus program?
When I looked at the UMass program I was discouraged by how inflexible it seemed -- the website says that online students can never take on-campus classes (I was intending to start the degree abroad but thought it might be nice to take on-campus classes later on), do a thesis, or enroll part-time. |
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strictly_nicky
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| how good in the NEw school? The name alone sounds, well, odd. But hey have Jeremy Harmer, so it must be good. |
It's supposed to be good, but I believe quite expensive. |
According to the New School website which I just looked at, the MA is charged at the healthy sum of $1,124 per credit.
The MA there is 30 credits, which brings us to a grand total of $33,740. So yaeh, quite expensive. |
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Justin Trullinger
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"The New School" is called that, for some odd reason because it was founded by faculty from Colombia University who had sort of got fed up with the "old school" way of doing things, if I remember rightly.
I don't know a lot about the program, but met several of their staff at KOTESOL last year and was seriously impressed.
Best,
Justin |
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Zero
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| Why does everyone go for TESL master's degrees? I'm curious as to how much of an advantage it gives in the job market or in salary? I guess it varies by country? I'm most interested in China. My impression is that in China, it doesn't count for much. |
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guest of Japan
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| How were you able to take both online and on-campus classes? Were you accepted into the on-campus program |
I'm enrolled in the on-campus program. I've taken 3 classes officially on line, and one independent study online. That's 4 of 11 courses that I was required. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| Zero wrote: |
| Why does everyone go for TESL master's degrees? I'm curious as to how much of an advantage it gives in the job market or in salary? I guess it varies by country? I'm most interested in China. My impression is that in China, it doesn't count for much. |
I have a TEFL MA, and am going for Applied Linguistics. It depends on each person, but I need this to get the job I want. |
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Deicide
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| Zero wrote: |
| Why does everyone go for TESL master's degrees? I'm curious as to how much of an advantage it gives in the job market or in salary? I guess it varies by country? I'm most interested in China. My impression is that in China, it doesn't count for much. |
I have a TEFL MA, and am going for Applied Linguistics. It depends on each person, but I need this to get the job I want. |
I just got my MA and I can tell you it is pretty useless, overall... |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Justin Trullinger wrote: |
"The New School" is called that, for some odd reason because it was founded by faculty from Colombia University who had sort of got fed up with the "old school" way of doing things, if I remember rightly.
I don't know a lot about the program, but met several of their staff at KOTESOL last year and was seriously impressed. |
The New School is best known for its distinguished faculty in the social sciences and humanities. Its most famous college is the New School for Social Research. It has since expanded to include many additional fields of study.
The MA in TESOL program currently includes such (visiting?) faculty as Jeremy Harmer and Scott Thornbury. |
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mozzar
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Really? I've just started an MA and am getting much better job offers than without it. This is a month into starting the course. |
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Deicide
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| Really? I've just started an MA and am getting much better job offers than without it. This is a month into starting the course. |
Is it a TESOL one? I did mine in theoretical linguistics...what job offers?
People go up to you and offer you jobs without you even trying? |
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sarahg
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| strictly_nicky wrote: |
According to the New School website which I just looked at, the MA is charged at the healthy sum of $1,124 per credit.
The MA there is 30 credits, which brings us to a grand total of $33,740. So yaeh, quite expensive. |
The website claims that they give scholarships to highly qualified students though. Could be worth applying if someone has a lot of experience or a great GPA from college or another degree program. |
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mozzar
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| Deicide wrote: |
| mozzar wrote: |
| Really? I've just started an MA and am getting much better job offers than without it. This is a month into starting the course. |
Is it a TESOL one? I did mine in theoretical linguistics...what job offers?
People go up to you and offer you jobs without you even trying? |
It's Applied Linguistics and TESOL. They're not superbly amazing job offers, but they're offers that would normally be going to people with a few years experience rather than just half a year. So even at this early stage it's helping. I was also told at an interview with a Spanish university that if I wanted to teach there I had to get an MA first and then the payscale goes up something marvellous.
And no, I still have to send my CV out to people so they actually know I exist before they offer me a job. It'd seem unprofessional if they spent their days roaming the streets in search of an English teacher. |
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Chris_Crossley
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:00 am Post subject: Online and distance MA in Education with the OU |
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Another possibility, if you want to check out online and distance learning master's degrees in England, is the Open University's Masters in Education programme at http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/qualification/f01.htm.
An MA or M.Ed. degree of the Open University requires the completion of three 60-point modules (or 30-point half-module equivalents), usually at the rate of 60 points per study-year. As of 31/12/2010, there will be just one compulsory 60-point module, E891 Educational Enquiry, http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/e891.htm, but the remaining 120 points can be chosen from the list given on the first cited URL above, including from modules contributing to the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE); I did two 30-point half-modules in e-learning from the MAODE course list.
I have studied four 60-point and two 30-point courses and gained both an M.Ed. in Applied Linguistics and an MA in Education, since the O.U. allowed me to count the same 60-point module towards both degrees.
As a general rule, the O.U. insists that students study a minimum number of points of new study equivalent to one-third of any qualification at any level, ranging from undergraduate certificates right up to masters degrees. |
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