Within the MA in SLS, the track in Language Education (LE) tailored to students' individual learning needs and interests, offering professional-level preparation in a personally meaningful selection from among the following emphases:
- Theories, approaches, and models of language education;
- Professional growth and development;
- Curriculum development and syllabus design;
- Materials evaluation, selection, adaptation, and development;
- Innovative, ethical, and critical language teaching practices;
- Assessment alternatives in language education;
- Research on L2 classroom practices and instructional effectiveness;
- Program administration and evaluation;
- The role of language education and educators in society.
Courses: In addition to the four (4) core courses, MA students in the LE track will complete the following:
Required:
- The core seminar will be from SLS 730 or other appropriate seminar, as approved by the advisor.
Four courses from the following:
- SLS 460 English Phonology
- SLS 610 Introduction to Teaching Second Languages
- SLS 611 Second Language Testing
- SLS 612 Alternative Approaches to Second Language Teaching
- SLS 613 Second Language Listening and Speaking
- SLS 614 Second Language Writing
- SLS 620 Second Language Reading
- SLS 630 Second Language Program Development
- SLS 640 English Syntax
- SLS 680P Topics in Second Language Pedagogy
- SLS 690 Second Language Teaching Practicum