The University of British Columbia, based in Canada offers a fully funded PhD in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) examines the social, linguistic, educational, cognitive, cultural, and political processes affecting the teaching, learning, assessment, and use of English as an additional language locally and globally. All full-time UBC-Vancouver Ph.D. students will be provided with a funding package of at least $22,000 for each of the first four years of their Ph.D. The funding package may consist of any combination of internal or external awards, teaching-related work, research assistantships, and graduate academic assistantships.