SFU Master of Arts for Teachers of English (MATE) Program

08/31/2026

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11/29/2021

Important Announcement Regarding the MATE Program:

The MATE program is not taking applications in 2022. We hope to begin a new cohort for 2023-2025. We regret the disappointment this announcement may cause to prospective students. Please do keep us in mind for the following year - applications tentatively due February 1 2023.

10/16/2020

The new MATE cohort, 2020-2022, has been meeting since May 2020 virtually. We are thrilled to work with enthusiastic and dedicated students! The next application period begins November 2021. https://www.sfu.ca/.../graduate/mate/how-to-apply-.html
The Master of Arts for Teachers of English (MATE) Program is an innovative and accessible graduate degree program that offers English teachers in the elementary, secondary or college system within the province of British Columbia the opportunity to pursue advanced studies in English literature. The MATE Program is tailored to the schedules of teachers without compromising the quality of instruction, intellectual engagement, or the rigour and breadth of scholarship of the regular MA program in English. The 2020-2022 iteration of MATE will have three courses focused on Indigenous literatures.
The MATE Program will benefit graduate students in several ways, including:
· Significant salary increases in most professional teaching environments
· Flexible scheduling to accommodate working teachers
· Coverage of a broad spectrum of traditional and new areas of English studies, including Indigenous, Asian Canadian, and Black Canadian literatures, important areas of research and teaching for BC teachers of English
· Development and refinement of interpretative, critical and scholarly skills
· Sparking the intellectual curiosity required for doctoral studies
· Development of professional competency in literary analysis and in writing
· Opportunity to engage in specialized academic scholarship
· Preparation to join the academic research community for further study
MATE is a two-year cohort program, enrolling a select group of 10-15 students in each cohort. For the 2020-2022 cohort MATE will be located in the architecturally exhilarating SFU Surrey campus. The MATE support staff are based in the English department at the Burnaby campus.
How to apply - Surrey Campus - Simon Fraser University
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How to apply - Surrey Campus - Simon Fraser University
Applications are accepted online through the Dean of Graduate Studies online application system. In order to use the online application system, you will need to pay an application fee of $90 CAN by credit card (MasterCard or Visa). If you cannot apply online please contact the department gradua...

05/11/2020

Big Congrats to MATE 2018-2020! Warm welcome to MATE 2020-2022!

Congratulations to the graduating students from the 2018 Cohort for the Masters of Arts for Teachers of English (MATE)!  To celebrate their amazing accomplishments, hard work, and outstanding dedication, the Graduate Program in the English department has created a virtual space to share their capst...

05/11/2020

Big congratulations to the MATE Cohort 2018-2020 for their outstanding work and dedication to the Virtual Symposium! The graduates have written, revised, and re-visioned their culminating Capstone Projects to a fine polish. Please check out their abstracts. In addition to the Capstone papers, the students have written position papers focused on the question: “How should we teach and learn from Indigenous literatures?” The students, who are also teachers in BC public or private schools, expressed the strong desire to make these position papers widely available in order to provide teachers with practical, yet theoretically nuanced advice. Check out their position papers below and a short video excerpt of their roundtable discussion!

Congratulations to the graduating students from the 2018 Cohort for the Masters of Arts for Teachers of English (MATE)!  To celebrate their amazing accomplishments, hard work, and outstanding dedication, the Graduate Program in the English department has created a virtual space to share their capst...

01/07/2020

SFU MATE INFO NIGHT
Thursday Jan 9
5:30 - 6:30 pm
SFU Surrey Campus Room 3010

01/06/2020

Hey BC Teachers of English!
Top FIVE Reasons to Enrol in SFU's MATE Program:
1. Significant salary increases
2. Flexible scheduling
3. Coverage of important areas of teaching, including 3 courses in Indigenous Literatures
4. Provocative courses with leading scholars at SFU
5. Fostering life-long connections among a cohort of like-minded teachers

SFU MATE INFO NIGHT
COHORT May 2020 - May 2022
Thurs Jan 9 2020
5:30 pm - 6:30pm.
Surrey campus, Room 3010.
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mate-program-information-session-tickets-86717794257?utm_term=eventurl_text

Come one, come all!

SFU's Department of English invites practicing BC English teachers to attend the Master of Arts for Teachers of English info session.

01/06/2020

Hello Everybody! SFU MATE INFO NIGHT
COHORT 2020-2022
Thurs Jan 9 2020
5:30 pm - 6:30pm.
Surrey campus, Room 3010.
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mate-program-information-session-tickets-86717794257?utm_term=eventurl_text

Come one, come all!

SFU's Department of English invites practicing BC English teachers to attend the Master of Arts for Teachers of English info session.