Master of Arts
in Teaching English as a Second Language Major
（英語教授法学修士課程）
Hawaii
Pacific Univesity - Master of Arts in Teaching English as
a Second Language (英語教授法学）
Master of Arts in Teaching English as
a Second Language
English has rapidly become a global language. Internationally,
various fields including business, tourism, education, research
and the Internet communicate in English. This vast expansion
of English has heightened the demand for qualified teachers
who can successfully teach English as a second language.
At Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU), our Master of Arts in
Teaching English as a Second Language (MATESL) focuses on
practical, hands-on education, which teaches graduates the
essential skills to become successful educators. By learning
about the current theories, methods and materials, MATESL
graduates are prepared and ready to teach English as a second
language in the classroom.
Program
Objectives
The student who completes HPU's MATESL program will:
Be prepared to function as a member of the language-teaching
professional community. For example, he will know how to write
a scholarly paper and how to make a presentation at an academic
conference.
Demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English at a level
commensurate with his role as a language model. Whether he is
a native-language or second-language speaker of English, his command
of the language should combine qualities of accuracy and fluency;
his experience of it should include a wide acquaintance with writings
in it.
Have had the experience of learning another language and acquiring
a knowledge of its structure, and have a conscious perception
of another cultural system. If possible, the language and cultural
system should be related to that of the population with which
he is to work.
Understand the nature of language, the fact of language varieties--social,
regional, and functional, the structure and development of the
English language systems, and the culture of English speaking
people.
Have a knowledge of the process of language acquisition as it
concerns first and subsequent language learning and as it varies
at different age levels and understand the effects on language
learning of social variables in the instructional situation.
Have an understanding of the principles of language pedagogy
and the demonstrated ability, gained by actual teaching experience,
to apply these principles as needed to various classroom situations
and instructional materials.
Have an understanding of the principles and ability to apply
the techniques and interpret the results of second language assessment
of student progress and proficiency and the ability to evaluate
the effectiveness of teaching materials, procedures and curricula.
Objectives 2-7 are from the “Guidelines for the Certification and
Preparation of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
in the United States which appear in the Directory of Professional
Preparation Programs in TESOL in the United States and Canada, 1995-1997.
Master
of Arts
Major: TESL
PRE-REQUISITES
AL
2000
Introduction to Linguistics
MATESL graduates will have
at least an intermediate competence in a second modern language. Native
speakers of English must take (or have taken previously at the tertiary
level) 12 semester hours of a language, other than English.
A student who may have developed a competency in a language, in some
other way than formal study, may also meet this requirement by taking
the HPU placement test (or its equivalent) for a language, and by
placing on a level beyond the equivalent of the second college year
of foriegn
*Students
may be exempted by exam from taking these courses. Exempted
courses do not count toward the 36-credit requirement. Electives
must be taken in their place.
