About the course

Become an expert literacy educator-scholar in your field with our flexible, challenging PhD program in Language and Literacy Education.

　　This emphasis aligns with the Georgia Performance Standards requirements for certification upgrade.

　　The TESOL and World Language Education community includes faculty and students with interests in several areas, including:

　　Second-language acquisition

　　Language assessment

　　Teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL)

　　Bilingual and world language education

　　Heritage language education

　　Less commonly taught languages

　　Bi/multiliteracies

　　Spanish children's literature

　　Multilingual poetry and memoir

　　School-university partnerships

　　Multicultural education

　　Computer assisted language learning

　　Language policy

　　Bilingual cognition

　　We focus on a range of language education research methodologies including qualitative and quantitative analysis, arts-based inquiry, corpus analysis, discourse analysis, systemic functional linguistics, narrative inquiry, and ethnography. We bring these areas together in order to better address the needs of all learners in increasingly global and local (glocal) communities.

　　Program Highlights

　　Become eligible for high levels of teaching certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission

　　Work with nationally and internationally celebrated faculty

　　Our graduates are placed in top-tier universities across the country Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Athens
Summer (May), 2024	Athens
Fall (August), 2024	Athens
Spring (January), 2025	Athens
Summer (May), 2025	Athens
Fall (August), 2025	Athens
Spring (January), 2026	Athens
Summer (May), 2026	Athens

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Georgia

Current resume/CV

　　GRE or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) Please note: we can ONLY consider the MAT scores for PhD applicants if GRE scores are also received.

　　TOEFL or IELTS (for international applicants)

　　Statement of Purpose

　　Unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended

　　Three (3) letters of recommendation

　　Writing sample of no more than 20 pages

　　In addition to the Graduate School application, applicants must meet the following requirements:

　　You must hold a master's degree from an accredited college or university in an area of language and/or literacy education, or a related field.

　　For International residents, you must take the GRE and TOEFL, or the IELTS. We require the following scores:

　　GRE Verbal score of 154 or higher

　　TOEFL: at least a score of 100 with a minimum score of 25 in speaking and a 25 in writing

　　IELTS: at least a score of 7 with a minimum score of 6.5 in speaking and a 6.5 in writing

　　For international residents, you must also demonstrate proficiency with two languages with two languages as evidenced by

　　A bachelor's degree in English linguistics and literature,

　　A master's degree where English was the medium of instruction

　　We recommend an undergraduate GPA of a 3.0 or higher

　　We recommend at least two years teaching experience

　　

English language requirements

　　7.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

　　

Application deadline:

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