Deadlines
Deadline for application and all supporting documents is December 1, 2012 for TESL and MLED programs for Sept 2013 start date.
Admission start date is every September only for Phd and International Applicants.
For domestic MA/M.Ed. LITR applicants, please contact the graduate assistant for available start dates.
Please review the following information carefully before submitting your application:
Online Application:
Please complete your online application first before mailing your supporting documents. All applications are done through the Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Application. Please note that your online application will not be processed until you have completed payment online and electronic reference notification will not be sent to your referees unless you have completed the application.
Documents required – All applicants to graduate programs:
See the Faculty of Graduate Studies Application and Admission
Please note that all courier costs are to be borne by the applicant. The department is unable to accept application documents unless the delivery cost is prepaid. Until your supporting documents are received by the department, you are responsible for the delivery of your supporting documents. If you have questions with regards to your couriered documents, check with the courier company. All documents MUST be received by the deadline.
The following documents are specifically required by the Department:
- Three letters of reference must be received by the Department. There are three possible formats: electronic references, paper letters of reference, or paper reference forms (see Letters of Reference). We strongly encourage electronic references through the online application system, in which case a paper version is not required. If sending paper references, the reference letters must be received in a sealed envelope, signed and endorsed by the referee. Photocopies of reference letters, or those received without the sealed, endorsed signature of their referee are not acceptable.
- Two copies of official transcripts and degree certificates from all colleges and universities previously or currently attended in official, sealed envelopes of the issuing institution (photocopies are not acceptable), to be sent directly to the Department from the issuing university. Applicants who previously attended UBC may request the Department to obtain a copy of their transcripts from Student Services and these will be forwarded to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Transcripts from other institutions already on file in the Registrar’s Office are the property of the Registrar’s Office; therefore, new transcripts must be ordered for the use of the Department.
- A brief (one page) statement of intent (300-500 words, not longer) that outlines the applicant’s academic strengths and the specific interests he or she would like to pursue within Language and Literacy Education. See specific requirement for PhD.
- A short summary of relevant professional and academic background (resumé/curriculum vitae). See the following suggested items (with some examples):
Education
MA
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology, EPSE
September 1999 — November 2001
Supervisor: Dr. Bruno Zumbo
BA
East China Normal University, China
English, Department of Foreign Languages
September 1982 — July 1986
Certificates and Licensures
TESL Certificate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
December 2002
Employment
April 2005-present. English teacher at Daisan Senior High School, Japan.
Scholarly and Professional Activities
Journal articles
Authored books
Edited books
Book chapters
Conference proceedings
Book reviews
Textbook authored or edited
Newsletters
Other publications Conference presentations and professional workshops (title, date, conference name)
Awards, achievements, honors or other distinctions received
Outstanding BA student, East China Normal University
Distinguished MA student, University of Hawaii
Doctoral applicants only
The following is required for all Phd applicants.
- An example of scholarly writing, such as a copy of the applicant’s master’s thesis or a substantial scholarly paper, which will be returned to the applicant on request (Unbound copies only, maximum 30 pages; please do not send books or hardbound copies). If at all possible, please send your written work as an electronic file (doc or pdf) to lled.gradassistant@ubc.ca.
International Applicants
In addition to documents required from all applicants, international students should note:
- International applicants requiring financial support are strongly advised to seek funding in their home country.
- If transcripts and degree certificates are in a language other than English or French, they MUST be accompanied by official certified English translations.
- English Proficiency Tests:
Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of the application, and an official test score report ordered from the testing agency is required. Photocopies of test scores are not acceptable. The official score report must be sent directly by the testing organization to this department: Institution Code 0965, Department Code 85. Applicants who have received a degree from a North American university are not required to submit TOEFL, TWE, IELTS or MELAB scores. Acceptable English language proficiency tests for applicants to graduate studies are:
TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language, minimum score 580 (paper-based) or 237 (computer based), or new minimum TOEFL score of 92 (with a minimum of 22 for each component).
plus
TWE - Test of Written English. For those who take either the paper-based or computer-based TOEFL should also take TWE (Test of Written English) and have a minimum score of 5.
or
IELTS - International English Language Testing System. Minimum overall band score 7, with no component less than 6.5.
or
MELAB – Michigan English Language Assessment Battery. Minimum overall score 85.
For all supporting documents listed above, please send to the mailing address below:
Graduate Department Address:
Department of Language & Literacy Education
Graduate Program Assistant
University of British Columbia
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
Canada
If sending by courier,
Department of Language & Literacy Education
Graduate Program Assistant
Room 100 – 2034 Lower Mall
Ponderosa Annex “E”
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z2