As a full time English teacher, I wondered where I would find the time to return to my studies and continue to work full time. When I first heard about MATE I knew this program was designed with me in mind and my experience so far has confirmed my first impression. More...

Deborah Stellingwerff, MATE 2007 cohort

MATE offers the highly-respected SFU brand, in an area of study that demands a high academic rigour, with the opportunity to further my professional aspirations. More...

Mike Sapic, MATE 2007 cohort

After over 20 years of teaching, I have found the opportunity to reinvent myself as an English student to be stimulating, challenging and exciting. The MATE program has offered me a structure in which to read literature and to explore, discuss and write about ideas. More...

Maureen Butler, MATE 2007 cohort

The MATE Program at SFU has given me the chance to rediscover why I fell in love with English in the first place. More...

Petra Willemse, MATE 2008 cohort

The classes in MATE are intellectually stimulating, and the writing assignments have increased my skills as a student and as a writing instructor. Class work in this degree has had a positive influence on my teaching as I gain additional awareness of language, literature and theory."

Sherry Schoenberger, MATE 2007 cohort

I have found that the support of other students who are in the same situation as I, in addition to the excellent professors, has created an atmosphere of camaraderie and academic challenges that have made my experience both fruitful and rewarding."

Larry Peras, MATE 2007 cohort

What I have valued most about the program is the chance to engage in discussions on contemporary issues surrounding literary and theoretical studies.  It has been very stimulating to become a student again and to experience that rush of excitement when you are grasping a new concept or making a new discovery about a piece of text. More...

Beth Richardson, MATE 2008 cohort

Beyond its pragmatic value for a working teaching, this program is enriching my teaching, improving my writing and expanding my thoughts on literature on a daily basis. More...

Brandy Gibb, MATE 2009 cohort

I am thankful for the opportunity to have my eyes opened (and re-opened) to theoretical perspectives that have already begun to reshape my teaching practice, and also for the chance to experience literature, and perspectives on literature, that are fresh and exciting on personal and professional levels. More...

Kevin Wallace, MATE 2009 cohort