View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
AGoodStory
Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 738
|
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thank you for the link, Sammysez. While the OP may not be a US citizen, others reading this thread probably are. (You may have noticed that it's more common than not for a discussion to range beyond an OP's specific inquiry.) And thank heavens for repetition--the Café depends upon it!
Nonetheless, Eihpos does state that she wants to continue teaching at the university level, so the question most relevant to her particular situation would seem to be whether online degrees are acceptable qualifications in university hiring--and where and where not.
. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
|
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
eihpos wrote: |
I will try with my MA in lit and see what happens.
....
At the moment I am thinking of better jobs in China, but in the future, perhaps Turkey, Kazakhstan or Korea. I am not sure yet, but my home country is unlikely to be an option whatever extra qualifications I do. I would really like to know if an MA TESOL will make any difference to having just an MA in English before actually doing it! |
Check out A professional ePortfolio can help you stand out. If you're thinking of seeing what your MA in English lit might get you in your target countries, consider creating an ePortfolio to include university-level content for all four English language skills to show prospective employers that you're a serious contender. It would highlight your experience and take the focus off your lit degree. Ditto if you're concerned that some employers don't feel an MA TESOL completed online is in the same league as a similar degree program studied on campus. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
maggietulliver
Joined: 06 Oct 2011 Posts: 19
|
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I completed my MA TESOL online from one of Australia's best universities and have had no issues landing jobs in Australia and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Elicit
Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 244
|
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
No problems thus far in East and South-East Asia with securing work at university level. I actually think that preferences for the traditional method of degree delivery may well exist, but demand here still very much far outweighs supply... thankfully. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.
|
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Apologies for the necro-post. Since we already have some groundwork in this discussion, I thought it would be easier to continue it.
What have you seen or heard, particularly in Japan, about the viability of online degrees from reputable brick-and-mortar schools? I believe that such an online degree can be viable in terms developing the necessary skills, particularly if it leverages the experience of a student who is currently working in the field. My concern is more about any notions of academic pecking order that might affect an online degree's marketability.
In rank-and-file industry, your educational pedigree probably fades into the background as you gain professional experience (hence, the education section of your resume moving to the bottom). My impression of academia is that the education pedigree would still loom large, regardless of how much professional experience you've accrued in your academic field. But that might be in high-profile fields. In the realm of TESOL / applied linguistics, maybe it's understood that people who aspire to this field aren't pushing for the Ivy League. If so, does that understanding extend to acceptance of the better online degrees?
I could do an MA TESOL at an excellent brick-and-mortar university, and I know that would be the most marketable route. But doing it that way as a part-time student would take more years than I'd like. If an online degree from an established brick-and-mortar school is viable, I'd prefer that flexibility so I'm not held to one place while I work through the degree. I'm doing this later in life, so I'd want to get the show on the road, as it were, and start building experience and connections while I work on the degree. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
taikibansei
Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 811 Location: Japan
|
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
Vince wrote: |
What have you seen or heard, particularly in Japan, about the viability of online degrees from reputable brick-and-mortar schools? |
For most Japanese universities, as long as you're graduating from a reputable school, it won't matter if some (or even all) of your MA coursework was online. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
1st Sgt Welsh
Joined: 13 Dec 2010 Posts: 946 Location: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
|
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
maggietulliver wrote: |
I completed my MA TESOL online from one of Australia's best universities and have had no issues landing jobs in Australia and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). |
Well done on completing your studies. Just out of interest, was your undergraduate degree done on-campus? Many thanks. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Marcas
Joined: 20 Oct 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Texas
|
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I recently completed a 36-hour M.A. at a state university. Of those 36 hours, 30 were online.
Not really the way I'd like to have done it, but it did allow me to keep on working full-time while completing the degree.
It took me three years. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
|
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
36 hours?
If that's accurate, my MA was about 1,000 times more rigorous ...how many hours of study = one credit hour? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
RedLightning
Joined: 08 Aug 2015 Posts: 137 Location: United States
|
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
spiral78 wrote: |
36 hours?
If that's accurate, my MA was about 1,000 times more rigorous ...how many hours of study = one credit hour? |
36 hours is the average, which makes make think that the more rigorous MA programs should be given a separate degree distinction (something similar to an MFA) because as it currently stands, whether your degree entailed 30 or 60 hours, it's simply viewed as an MA |
|
Back to top |
|
|
GambateBingBangBOOM
Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan
|
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
spiral78 wrote: |
36 hours?
If that's accurate, my MA was about 1,000 times more rigorous ...how many hours of study = one credit hour? |
A Canadian single term course (AKA a "half-course") / a UK "module" / an Australian "unit" is, in the US, usually 3 (but sometimes 4) credit hours.
So a 36 hour degree = 12 single-term courses = 6 full courses.
That's why Americans often describe their 4-year undergraduate degrees as 120 credit hours.
120 credit hours= 40 half courses = 20 full courses (exactly the same as a four-year degree in Canada).
https://www.mastersportal.com/articles/1110/what-you-need-to-know-about-academic-credit-systems-in-the-us.html |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|