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sypanda5
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 Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject: MASTERS in TESOL through DISTANCE ED |
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Hello!
I am looking into doing a MASTERS in TESOL through distance ed/online. I have seen that there are a FEW universities in Australia that offer Masters programs through distance ed. Do any of you have any recommendations for good schools/good programs?! BEing a Canadian, I don't know anything about Australian universities...
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Gordon
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| I am also Canadian. I am starting a Masters in applied linguistics in a couple of months with the University of Southern Queensland. The cost is good too, about $9200 Cdn. Another good school is UNE. I would have liked to have done with a Cdn university, but there are no unis that have a masters degree in TESL by distance. |
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combchick
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| Gordon wrote: |
| I am also Canadian. I am starting a Masters in applied linguistics in a couple of months with the University of Southern Queensland. The cost is good too, about $9200 Cdn. Another good school is UNE. I would have liked to have done with a Cdn university, but there are no unis that have a masters degree in TESL by distance. |
hi gordon
Yes I've heard the Uni of Southern Queensland is very good.
But so too is UNE. I did my first degree at UNE and my son is currently studying externally. They have a VERY organized distance education department and I could not fault them.
I did my Masters in Applied Linguistics (you can also do it in TESOL) at University of Technology, Sydney. Again, this is very good - they have a good reputation for TESOL. Also they are very organized by distance. I started the Masters part time and then reverted to distance. So any of these three would be ok. I must say that this was an AWFUL lot of work, so be prepared.
These three universities are all recognised overseas.
I don't know however how much these courses would cost you if you are not an Australian. I believe the fees are quite different. Good luck. |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Combchick,
I've looked at all 3 universities you've mentioned (UNE, UTS, and USQ) and have all of their catalogues. The tuition ranges from $9200-$12,000 Australian or Cdn (xchange rates are the same). Yes, they all look good. |
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lozwich
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I've heard good things about the program at Charles Sturt University (CSU) too.. I'm not sure if they do delivery over the internet, or via post, but they're a reputable university.
As I understand it, you can take the MA in TESOL year by year, by initially enrolling in the Grad Cert and then building to Grad Dip and MA. I like that idea, because sometimes life has a tendency of getting in the way of studies. |
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sypanda5
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:57 pm Post subject: thanks! |
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Thanks to all of you for responding to my question. I'm continuing to look for information. Combchick - thanks for the heads-up about the workload. I can only imagine how much work it will be...especially working part-time and trying to have a social life (on top of doing a masters...)
We'll see!
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combchick
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hi lozwich
I'm sure Charles Sturt would be fine - it's in Bathurst - a country town in NSW.
Regarding enrolling in the Certificate and then building up...
Well this is what I did.
I intitially did a Grad Cert in TESOL; then quite a few years later I decided to enrol in the Diploma in TESOL. I found however that it really wasn't much more work to actually enroll in the MA in TESOL, so that's what I did - and skipped the diploma level.
I in fact, half way through the course, changed over the programme to MA in applied linguistics. It was really just a name change, but I think it has worked in my favour, as it looks like I have two separate qualifications - one in TESOL and one in Applied Linguistics.
Maybe something to think about. |
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