Degree Requirements

Program Requirements

Area of Specialization (24 credits)

Core Courses (18 credits)

• 15:253:520 Principles of Second/Foreign Language Education (3)
• 15:253:521 Introduction to ESL (3)*
• 15:253:523 Language and Culture (3)
• 15:253:537 Sociolinguistics (3)
• 15:253:530 Foundations of Language I(3)

And one of the following:

• 15:253:531 Foundations of Language II (3)
• or
• 15:253:536 English Structure and Phonology (3)

Courses selected with advisor’s guidance (6 credits)

Choose at least one of the following:

• 05:300:431 Teaching World Language/ESL in Elementary Schools**
• or
• 05:300:432 Teaching World Language/ESL in Secondary Schools**

Note: For international students, three of these six credits must be used to take the following course 15:253:590 Topics: The Cultural Context of Language Education

*This course requires a fieldwork component in an ESL classroom when not taken concurrently with 05:300:431 or 05:300:432

**This course has a field component requirement.

General Electives (6)

These are to be selected with advisor’s approval. These 6 credits must be outside the Department and may be taken anywhere in the university.

Comprehensive Examination

Master’s students are required to take a written comprehensive examination that is offered twice a year—once in the fall and once in the spring. Students are responsible for checking the deadline for exam registration in the Department office and submitting the necessary forms to their assigned academic adviser for approval. These documents include a completed comprehensive exam registration form and a recent transcript showing the completion of all required core courses and no Incompletes.

The comprehensive examination consists of three sections: the cultural context of language education, language pedagogy, and language theory, and lasts four hours. Information on study questions and study groups are available in the Department office.

Total Credits: 30