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[TL]

Hi everyone.

I'm thinking about doing a master's in TESOL but am unsure of which programs are considered the best. I would appreciate it if someone could provide me with some insight.

Thank you.

[travelingirl68]

In the U.S., SIT (School for International Training) in Vermont and
Monterey Institute for International Studies - I may have the name of that one wrong, but it is something like that - in California have excellent reputations, and very high tuition fees as well. I am currently looking into Michigan State University, but I do not know what the reputation is of that school.

[amandajoy99]

oh no! not this argument again!
well, maybe this time it won't turn into an argument. i posted a question a while back asking specifically about the monterey institute of international studies, which travelingirl mentioned. it turned into a six page "discussion." then there was a similar thread a few days later!
the upshot of it is, i guess, that it really depends on what you are looking for. various TESOL programs have different pros and cons - prices, faculty, practical teaching aspect, facilities, distance learning, scholarships, availability of teaching assistantships whatever.
by posting this part i risk starting the argument again, but here goes...i am MIIS bound in the fall (just found out i was accepted ), and here is why. it is for the most part a graduate school only, and entirely focused on international topics - international business, translation, education etc. half the students are international, and of the americans almost all have lived abroad. the faculty is excellent and the school has a history of innovation in the field of language education. i wanted to do the peace corps master's international program, and MIIS is one of the few schools that has it. this program gives me a scholarship for the last semester of study as well (it is an expensive program). these things make MIIS well suited to what i am looking for for my MA in TESOL.
oh, and also there's a really cool aquarium in monterey.

[PAULH]

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[Gordon]

What sort of program are you looking for? What is important to you? Best program for what? We all have our own priorities. Make a list of them and then see what is out there. I spent about 18 months researching masters in applied linguistics programs and I am glad I did. I am a little over half done my masters with the University of Southern Queensland (by distance).

[JZer]

[PAULH]

I am currently doing a distance degree with a British university (PhD). I live in Japan and am a New Zealand citizen. I probably pay about 1/3 more than a British student doing the equivalent degree on campus (though there is no local degree for what I am doing), even though I attend no lecturers and there are no professors salaries to pay, except my supervisor living in the UK.


I think higher prices also apply for degrees done by Americans etc in Australia, for example.

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

Konichiwa PAULH-san:

Just a quick question for you.

Is British University the same as The Open University?

Just trying to keep my Distance TEFL category up-to-date!

[PAULH]

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

Sorry Paul; I misread your post above.

You said, "I am currently doing a distance degree with a British university " and I misread that as meaning: "The British University"

me dumb. I must have slept through definite and indefinite article class.

The Open University is already listed on The Master Index; thanks for your reply!

[TL]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Just to clarify my question. I would like to know which MA/M.Ed. TESOL progam has the best international reputation I apologize if you thought my question was too general.

[PAULH]

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

An updated list of TESOL Distance courses for your surfing pleasure:




DISTANCE TEFL / TESOL & POST-GRADUATE STUDIES


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

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

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

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

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

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

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.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.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://www.tesoltraining.co.uk/diploma.html (SGI / Online Trinity College Diploma 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.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.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://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://distance.wsu.edu/degrees/ESLDistance.asp (WSU / Distance ESL Endorsement)

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://teacher-training.net/english/Default.asp (ICAL Online TESL/TEFL certification)

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

http://www.olionline.com/ (Open Learning International / Online TEFL certification)

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

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

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



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* reposted from The Master Index Thailand (FAQ 11) located at the top of the Thailand Forum

[JZer]

Someone recently reported on here that the New Zealand government has just waived the extra fees for international Ph.D. students. So you could do a Ph.D. at a New Zealand university and not have to pay more. I am not sure whether M.A. students have to pay more.

[JZer]