Curriculum
There are five requirements for the degree of PhD in TESOL: (a) course work; (b) language proficiency; (c) comprehensive examinations; (d) conference presentations or publication; and (e) the PhD dissertation. The following guidelines provide information on how and when these requirements can be satisfied: There are no required courses, but the students are strongly advised to take the following three courses such as Research Methods in ELT, Seminar in Research Methods, and Qualitative research and data analysis. A minimum grade-point average of 3.00 on a 4.5 scale is required for graduation. |
2. Language Proficiency Requirement
Students must pass an English proficiency exam and an additional foreign language proficiency exam administered by the Graduate School.
3. Comprehensive Examinations
All students are required to take comprehensive examinations:
four from electives courses offered.
No. | 학수번호 (Subject Code) | 교과목명 | 교과목명 (English) |
1 | G48602 | 언어학습교수이론 | Theories of Language Learning and Teaching |
2 | G48603 | 어린이영어교육 | Teaching School Age Learners |
3 | G48604 | 미디어를 활용한영어교육 | Media in TESOL |
4 | G48605 | 제2언어습득 | Second Language Acquisition |
5 | G48616 | TESOL교사를위한영어 I | English for TESOL Practitioners I |
… | … | … | … |
74 | G48664 | 언어평가의 실제 | Second language assessment |
4. Conference Presentation and Publication
The internal regulation for conference presentation and publication requirements in order to qualify as Ph.D candidates in prior to the dissertation defense is as follows:
1) Ph.D candidates are required to present at least one paper at national or international conferences.
2) Ph.D candidates are required to
(1) submit at least one article in journals enlisted on the international professional journals enlisted in Arts & Humanities
Citation Index (A&HCI), Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), or Scopus and present a
proof of submission, and
(2) publish at least one article in domestic professional journals enlisted on the National Research Foundation (NRF).
*In case where there are co-presenters or co-authors other than the advisor, such presentation or publication counts as half.
5. PhD Dissertation
A student pursuing the PhD degree must present a dissertation related to the field of TESOL. The PhD dissertation is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to identify substantive purposes and research questions, to present appropriate literature review for theoretical background related to the research questions, to develop an appropriate research design, to assemble a body of data and analyze it, and to present results and discussions. In particular, the PhD dissertation must show originality and creativity in the field of study which will be refereed by the dissertation committee.
A PhD student is strongly advised to choose a dissertation topic and an academic advisor from the faculty members of the Department during the first semester. The academic advisor guides the student in planning and conducting the dissertation. The academic advisor also arranges the PhD dissertation committee. The PhD dissertation committee is responsible for the approval of the dissertation proposal and its final product. The candidate needs to present dissertation proposals (논문지도I&II) to the committee in fulfillment of the course.
The dissertation must be written in English and should be of publishable quality. Three copies in firm binding should be submitted to the dissertation committee at least two months before the date of defense. Successful defense of the PhD dissertation is required for final approval of the PhD dissertation.
The PhD dissertation must be in a format acceptable to the Department and the Graduate School. See Resources on the homepage - [Style Manual and templates for Thesis and Dissertations].
