| Overview | Continuance Requirements |
| Purpose | Time Limitation |
| Objectives | Residency Requirements |
| Admissions Requirements | Graduation Requirements |
| Course of Study |
Overview
This degree program provides vocational training at the professional level by preparing students for teaching English in a non-English speaking culture. The curriculum emphasizes both practical and theoretical aspects of teaching English within a framework of heightened cultural awareness and linguistic skill development. For international students whose first language is not English, a score of 600 or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required before being admitted into the MATEFL/ICS program. All new students to this program must enter in the Fall Semester because of course sequencing.
Purpose
The MATEFL/ICS program is designed to do the following:
- Prepare professional teachers of English as a foreign language with the necessary knowledge base and skills to teach in an effective, culturally sensitive way.
- Prepare graduates to take up leadership roles in the field of teaching English as a foreign language.
Objectives
On completion of the MATEFL/ICS program, the graduate will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Command of the concepts and terminology of the major divisions of descriptive linguistics in order to be able to put them to use in the language classroom.
- Ability to analyze ESL students' language in order to diagnose language learning needs and design appropriate instruction.
- Professional knowledge of English grammar.
- Ability to teach listening, speaking, reading, and writing at novice, intermediate, and advanced levels of proficiency.
- Ability to develop and evaluate language teaching materials.
- Ability to plan language courses and assess all areas of language skills for the purpose of proficiency, placement and achievement testing.
- Understanding of the dynamic cultural forces which affect life and ministry in a second culture.
- Ability to use English teaching as a ministry
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill specific admission and foundation Bible/theology course prerequisite requirements prior to admission to the program (see Admissions for detailed information).
Course of Study
| TEFL Core | 12 hours |
| LNG 5710 Theoretical Foundations for Language Learning | 3 |
| LNG 6740 Techniques of TEFL: Listening, Speaking & Reading | 3 |
| LNG 6745 Techniques of TEFL: English Structure & Writing | 3 |
| LNG 6831 Curriculum, Testing & Administration for Language Programs | 3 |
| Linguistics Core | 6 hours |
| LNG 6114 Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LNG 6650 English Syntax | 3 |
| Intercultural Studies Core | 9 hours |
| ICS 5011 Global Missions and the Church | 3 |
| ICS 5030 Understanding Cultures and Worldviews | 3 |
| ICS Elective | 3 |
| Practica and Internships | 4 hours |
| LNG 6910 TEFL Practicum 1 | 1 |
| LNG 6911 TEFL Practicum 2 | 1 |
| LNG 7970 TEFL Internship* | 2 |
| Total Required Hours | 31 hours |
*This course is generally completed in the summer following the completion of all other coursework. Policies governing transfer credits are outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog.
Continuance Requirements
Student performance in the MATEFL/ICS program is checked periodically to insure that the student is progressing appropriately toward meeting program objectives. The following requirements must be met by all MATEFL/ICS students:
- Maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.7 with no grade below a “C.”
- Evidence of motivation and ability to complete the requirements.
- Evidence of spiritual commitment consistent with the objectives of CIU.
- Participation in self-evaluation of educator competencies.
- Submission of satisfactory faculty recommendations.
Students should strive to maintain these standards during their entire time in the program, but student progress is formally evaluated twice during the program, after the completion of 12 and 24 semester hours. At these two checkpoints, students are reviewed by TEFL/ICS faculty. Any student not satisfying the requirements is advised in writing of appropriate remediation steps or, in limited cases, of the need to withdraw from the program.
Time Limitation
The time limitation for completion of all requirements is six years measured from the date a student begins coursework in the MATEFL/ICS program.
Residency Requirements
Course credits earned at another institution may be counted towards the MATEFL/ICS degree, but the majority of the course credits required for the degree must be taken at CIU. Transfer credit must be approved by the student's advisor and the Dean. Additional policies governing transfer credit are outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog. Courses in the MATEFL/ICS program that must be taken at CIU and are not eligible for transferred credit are indicated in the Course of Study above.
Graduation Requirements
- Students must complete 31 hours of specified course work with a minimum GPA of 2.7 and no grade below a "C" in order to graduate.
- Completion of Graduation Application. Applications must be received by the Registrar's office by no later than Friday, November 18, for a December 2005 graduation; by Friday, March 17 for a May 2006 graduation (or if walking in May but graduating in August); and by no later than July 14 for an August 2006 graduation.
Note: It is the student's responsibility to be sure that all prerequisite, course and degree requirements are met.
