Capstone Projects in TEAL
The MA in Teaching English as an Additional Language (TEAL) Capstone Project provides students with an opportunity to work on a TEAL-related topic of interest to them, and apply the skills and competencies acquired during their time in the program.
This year, the Capstone Project course instructor, Eva Kartchava, chose to compile the students’ projects in a Pressbooks volume, entitled Capstone Projects in TEAL. Read Professor Kartchava’s introduction for the volume to learn more about what was done and why.
The Capstone Projects in TEAL book is a collection of research projects completed by the inaugural cohort of students in the MA TEAL program, and represents an important, timely, and multifaceted contribution to the field of second/additional language learning and teaching.
The collection brings together the Capstone Projects of three students who attended the MA TEAL program during the 2024-2025 academic year. In addition to the written project descriptions, each contribution is accompanied by a video in which the students discuss what they have learned from this research experience and how it might be of benefit to others.
Yuxuan Hu investigated extant literature on how willingness to communicate and anxiety can be positively affected by classroom teachers to promote engagement and learning among adult students of English.
With a focus on teachers’ views about technology and its implementation, Yinan Zhang explored how an educational context (Canada vs. China) may impact what teachers do (or don’t do) with technology in their practice.
Xin Pang examined gender representation in a state-mandated Chinese English textbook commonly used with young learners to investigate whether textbooks are teaching gender stereotypes.
The MA in Teaching English as an Additional Language (MA TEAL) is a graduate program designed specifically for international students who aspire to become English language teachers in international contexts. Click here for more information about the program.