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I'm at the University of Illinois, and they have a pretty good program for the MA. Also one of the few MA programs where you can get an assistantship (and all the benefits of that ) pretty easily, even as a first year. That was a problem with the other TESOL/App Ling programs--the lack of funding for Masters students.

Just accepted my admission to Illinois' M.A. TESL program! Go Illini! The information in this thread is pretty good--thanks for the replies.

I sent in my decision today. University of Illinois Class of 2012! I visited Columbia and really didn't like it--New York is not for me. Georgetown's program was expensive and has no funding for M.S. students (and also lacked any sort of practical component). Illinois had the best mix of practice and theory and also I spoke with the coordinator and he said that pretty much 100% of domestic students get a TAship by their second year (which includes some tuition remission and stipend). So thanks for the lovely conversation--and good luck to 2011 applicants!

That's awesome! Congratulations!

I was accepted to Columbia this week, making a general visit on Thursday. Then I gotta email Georgetown to arrange a visit. Still waiting on Boston U, but I no longer care. Fulbright ETA Program, Spain: Rejected (Jan 30) Pittsburgh, M.A. (Applied) Linguistics: Accepted (Feb 22) UCLA, M.A. Applied Linguistics & TESL: Rejected (Feb 24) Georgetown: M.S. Linguistics (Applied Concentration): Accepted (March 3) Illinois, M.A. TESL: Accepted (March 5) Teachers College, M.A. Applied Linguistics: Accepted (March 8)

I was accepted by the MATESL program at Illinois today. So far: Fulbright ETA Program, Spain: Rejected (Jan 30) Pittsburgh, M.A. (Applied) Linguistics: Accepted (Feb 22) UCLA, M.A. Applied Linguistics & TESL: Rejected (Feb 24) Georgetown: M.S. Linguistics (Applied Concentration): Accepted (March 3) Illinois, M.A. TESL: Accepted (March 5) Teachers College, M.A. Applied Linguistics: Waiting

Just got an email from Georgetown, admitting me into Linguistics with a Concentration in Language and Communication. Problem is, I didn't apply for their MLC program...so I got an email 5 minutes later admitting me into the program I actually applied for. Second acceptance!

Congratulations!

Rejected from UCLA this morning. So far: Fulbright: Rejected Pittsburgh: Accepted UCLA: Rejected Columbia: Waiting Georgetown: Waiting Illinois: Waiting Boston U: Waiting Spanish ETA: Waiting

Finally got my first response--accepted at Pittsburgh for the MA in Linguistics (Specialization in Applied Linguistics). No internal/departmental funding, but I didn't really expect any as a Masters applicant. I jumped around my apartment a few times.

Congratulations!

You productive people... I've been catching up on my Netflix; I started watching Lost (from season 1...I'm on 5 now), and I just picked up Playing the Enemy, the book that Invictus (the film) is based on.

Haha, for me, taking AP Physics in high school was what made me want to do Engineering. Then I took Calc 2 and 3 and built a hovercraft and decided I was sick of math, did not want to leanr fluid mechanics, and despised working on team builds...which ruled out the kind of engineering I wanted to do (aerospace). In other news, I just sent off my applications to Georgetown (M.S. Applied Ling) and Illinois (M.A. TESL). Just need to finish off USC (rolling), Columbia (Jan 15), and NYU (Feb 1). My girlfriend submitted her last application last night; then again, she's always been more on top of things than I am.

Mine is a 19-page analysis of "That's what she said," a popular American English joke phrase. It includes a little bit about double entendres and puns and specifically their relation to Attardo and Raskin's general theory of verbal humor (and Raskin's earlier semantic script theory); the paper also discusses the joke's role in conversation (using examples from personal experience and those submitted by friends and acquaintances). I also talk about what little is known about the joke's history and ancestors, and I end with a case study of The Office, the show that has given "That's what she said" current relevance and popularity. It was a term paper--the class was Language and Humor.

My interests lie somewhere near the intersection between SLA theory (mainly syntax) and the teaching/learning context. I'm interested in gaining a strong background in second language theory and working to see how to translate that into pedagogical applications. For my spanish linguistics course this semester I read a bunch of studies that delved into the context of learning/acquisition: study abroad vs. domestic classroom teaching, different types of classroom experiences (immersion vs. non-immersion), etc., and I've gotten interested in how that influences the learning/acquisition process. There's a professor at UCLA who has some interests in service learning as a context for SLA, which sounds fascinating to me. I'm also taking a course in English grammar pedagogy for ESL next semester, just to see what the current methods are. I don't where graduate school lead me exactly--some things I could see myself doing is helping run an ESL/FL program here in the US, or working in creating curricula and lessons materials; I also fully expect myself to be in front of a classroom at some point. I would have added a major in linguistics, but I didn't have time because I discovered my interest in it too late. Heck, up until this past year I still thought I wanted to teach high school English lit and composition, and before that, I was a freshman Engineering major .

I think I'm kinda in a different boat here since I'm applying for Master's programs, some in teaching, but here are my stats. University of Maryland BA in English, Minor in Spanish Full-Ride Academic Scholarship University Honors (no thesis) 3.70 GPA 640V/710M/5.0AW Languages: Advanced in Spanish, Basic Level French and Tagalog Foreign Experience: Studied abroad in Spain Fall 2008 Teaching Experience: Volunteer TA for an Adult ESL program (2 semesters), Designed/Taught undergraduate leadership course (1 semester) Writing Sample: Analyzing the humor of "That's what she said," also discusses the history of the joke and it's role in The Office. (not really related to what I want to study, but I don't have any other paper written in English remotely related to linguistics that's long enough and good enough) Applying To: Teaching Programs Fulbright ETA program in Spain Spanish Government Language and Culture Assistant Program Graduate Schools UCLA: M.A. Applied Linguistics Georgetown: M.S. Applied Linguistics Teachers College: M.A. Applied Linguistics Pitt: M.A. Applied Linguistics Boston U: M.A. Applied Linguistics Illinois: M.A. TESL USC: M.S. TESOL NYU: Dual Cert TESOL and FLE The dream would be to take a Fulbright or a grant from the Spanish government, teach there for a year, then return for graduate school in 2011. Most of my schools don't do deferrals, but it's easier to apply now and then just reapply next year--I won't have to repay application fees and it's not like I'll be less qualified after teaching a year. But yeah. My interests lie somewhere in between theoretical studies and straight up teaching, so I've applied to a range of Applied Linguistics and teaching programs. I figure that I'll just figure it out. My girlfriend's applying to grad school in Chemical Biology (or Biological Chemistry, depending on the application), so it would be great if we end up near each other when I get back from Spain. I don't know if the Masters will lead me to apply for PhD programs when I'm done, or if I'm going find a job after...we'll see. I should hear back in March or April from most places. No interviews for these Masters programs. I find out about first cuts from Fulbright at the end of January, and the Spanish govt program has rolling admissions.

Hey everyone, New here...nice to finally read about other people interested in what I'm interested in. I'm a senior English major and Spanish minor at Maryland applying for a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics (UCLA, Pitt, Boston U, Teacher College, Georgetown) and some teaching programs (NYU, Illinois, USC) this year. My interests lie somewhere between SLA theory work and straight up teaching, so I figured I'd apply to both kinds of programs and go from there. I'm planning on taking a year off after graduating in May 2010 to teach English in Spain to figure everything out (I applied for Fulbright and a grant from the Spanish govt), so I'll either have to defer or reapply to some of these schools (most of the ones I talked to said I wouldn't have to repay or resubmit stuff).