Title Page

Contents

ABSTRACT 7

Chapter I. INTRODUCTION 9

Chapter II. LITERATURE REVIEW 12

2.1. Definition of Terms 12

2.1.1. Definitions of NS and NNS 12

2.1.2. Definition for TESOL 15

2.2. Study on NNSs in TESOL Programs Worldwide 15

2.3. TESOL MA Program in this research 17

Chapter III. METHOD 19

3.1. Settings and Participants 19

3.2. Data Collection 21

3.2.1. Questionnaire 22

3.2.2. Interview 22

3.3. Data analysis 24

3.4. Data verification 25

Chapter IV. DISCUSSION 26

4.1. Chinese Students in TESOL MA Programs 26

4.1.1. Chinese students' needs for language competence 28

4.2. Adjustments of TESOL 32

4.2.1. A need for language improvement 32

4.2.2. A need for concentrated professional training 36

4.2.3. A need for practical teaching 38

Chapter V. CONCLUSION 40

5.1. Some Merits 40

5.2. Areas for improvement 41

REFERENCES 42

Appendices 45

APPENDIX A. Consent Letter 45

APPENDIX B. Survey Questions 48

APPENDIX C. Interview questions 52