Program Goals
Academic Development in Foreign/Heritage Language: Oral and literacy
abilities for academic purposes, including the language needed in the
content areas (math, science, social studies, and language arts), are
developed through foreign/heritage language courses.
Academic Development
in English Academic Literacies: Preparatory and required courses provide
students with the support they need in developing the academic English
abilities required for success in college and to serve as bilingual
teachers.
Professional Development through Courses in the Department of
Second Language Studies: Courses offer strong theoretical foundations
and practical experience in bilingual education, multicultural education,
second language acquisition, second language teaching, technology, assessment,
and materials development for teachers.
Program Requirements
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences
allows qualified undergraduate students to devise baccalaureate degrees
tailored to their interests and needs. In addition to two years of core
courses, the Interdisciplinary Studies majors take a minimum of 36 credits
of upper division courses in a major area of concentration and elective
courses to fulfill the 124 credits required for the BA. The Interdisciplinary
Studies B.A. in ESL and Bilingual Studies meets heritage/foreign language
and ESL major requirements.
(a) A minimum of SIX COURSES must be taken
from the Department of SLS
SLS 302 Second Language Learning
SLS 303 Second Language Teaching
SLS 380 Bilingual Education
SLS 430 Pidgin and Creole English in Hawaii
SLS 480P Language Materials DevelopmentOne of:
SLS 312 Techniques in Second Language Teaching:
Reading & Writing
SLS 313 Techniques in Second Language Teaching:
Listening & Speaking
(b) Four upper division courses must be taken from the Heritage/Foreign
language major department.
(c) At least two additional electives must
be taken from SLS or Heritage/Foreign Languages and at least one department.