Many TESOL students have chosen the thesis option. The thesis is a good choice for anyone who is interested in research-practice relationships as well as those considering future doctoral study. Previous theses have covered diverse issues and reflect the wide range of interests among the TESOL program’s students and faculty. A selection of completed thesis titles appears below:
- Clifton, Grant (2023). Language Assessment Literacy and Formative Assessment in Indonesian EFL Education: A Study of Assessment Policy, Teaching Materials, and Teacher Practices Under Kurikulum Merdeka.
- Clement, Sara (2022). Exploring Teacher Trainees’ Intercultural Communicative Competence through Virtual Exchange.
- Neuhoff, Rida (2022). Willingness to Communicate in the Digital Wilds: English Language Learners in Extramural Online Gaming Affinity Groups.
- Crawford, Christina (2021). Teaching and Learning English as an International Language (EIL): Examining the Global Orientation of Readings in Upper Secondary English Textbooks in Austria.
- Gallagher, Mary Jessica (2014). The Comparative Affective Impact of Participation in a Peer-Based Writing Fellows Program on Native and Non-Native English Speakers.
- Fishbein, Jacob Alan (2009). A Case Study of Bilingual Latino Middle School Students’ Attitudes towards Language, School, and Learning.
- Park, Sunyoung (2008). Native and Non-native English Speaking Teachers’ Feedback on College-level ESL Student Writing.
- Isabeles-Flores, Secundino (2006). The Effects of Free Voluntary Reading on Mexican English as a Foreign Language Learners.
- Park, Sook Yeal (2004). Teaching Vocabulary Learning Strategies to ESL Learners: A Teacher’s Perspective on Pedagogical and Curricular Approaches to Enhancing Vocabulary.
- Byrd Clark, Julie S. (2003). “Labyrinths of Social Meaning:” The Role of Community Member Attitudes and Perceptions Toward the Adoption of a FLES Program.
- Koarai, Mikiya (1999). Are Japanese Weak in Grammar, too? — Japanese Performance on TOEFL Section II, Structure and Written Expression.
- Forson, Marian Esi (1998). Cultural Practices and the Rights of the Child: The Gambian Experience by Marian Esi Forson.
- Lewis, Derek (1996). A Minority within A Minority: The Educational Experiences of a Haitian-Creole Student in an American ESOL Classroom.
- McNab, Cheryl (1996). Case Study: A Close Look at a Sheltered Secondary Science Class in a Suburban County School.
- Protopapas, Janis (1996). The Changing Face of Sanskrit Education: A Case Study of Traditional Schooling in Varanasi.
- Caguin, Carla A. (1994). Teacher “In Progress:” The Story of a First-Year Teacher’s Expectations and Classroom Realities.
- Talbert, Susan (1991). Reinventing Lives: The Stories of Three Refugee Women.