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chiquitita
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 Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: Which MA sounds better?! |
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Do you think that an M Ed (TESOL) would be better regarded than an MA in Applied Linguistics simply because of its title? This is a broad question, I know, but I'm after your personal opinions.
The reason? I was having a discussion with a friend who said that the
M Ed (TESOL) sounds better because of the word 'education'. We were looking at a couple of programmes and they were essentially the same thing, just a different title.
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Glenski
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Look better to whom? What sort of jobs were you thinking of applying to, and in what country(ies)? |
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livinginkorea
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A MA in Linguistics seems to be more theoricial based compared to an MA in TEFL. Now I haven't done a MA in Linguistics but some of my friends have and they have said that. I am currently doing my MA in TEFL and the questions that you do can determine the style that you want to follow. Hope that helps.
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Shan-Shan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| When you're just doing an on-line Masters degree, does it really matter? |
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denise
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| livinginkorea wrote: |
A MA in Linguistics seems to be more theoricial based compared to an MA in TEFL. Now I haven't done a MA in Linguistics but some of my friends have and they have said that. I am currently doing my MA in TEFL and the questions that you do can determine the style that you want to follow. Hope that helps.
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The question was about Applied Linguistics, though, not Linguistics. My MA is in TESOL, but I get the impression that they're pretty much the same thing (although Linguistics, like you said, is more theoretical). A lot of jobs that ask for MAs will ask for TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or some other equivalent.
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livinginkorea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| denise wrote: |
| livinginkorea wrote: |
A MA in Linguistics seems to be more theoricial based compared to an MA in TEFL. Now I haven't done a MA in Linguistics but some of my friends have and they have said that. I am currently doing my MA in TEFL and the questions that you do can determine the style that you want to follow. Hope that helps.
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The question was about Applied Linguistics, though, not Linguistics. My MA is in TESOL, but I get the impression that they're pretty much the same thing (although Linguistics, like you said, is more theoretical). A lot of jobs that ask for MAs will ask for TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or some other equivalent.
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sorry my bad. i meant applied linguistics. it was early in the morning when i was replying. that's my excuse! 
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