Program of Study
The program consists of four academic components:
- An introduction to essential concepts of Second Language Acquisition
- Advanced cultural studies in the language of specialization
- Training in pedagogical methods
- Training in technologies currently in use in language instruction
Sample course distribution:
Fall
- Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Research
- Teaching Methodologies for the Foreign Language Classroom
- Teaching Modern Languages and Cultures I
- Cultural Studies elective (in the language of specialization)
- Elective (see eligible list in Course Descriptions)
Spring
- SLA Elective
- Language Acquisition and Technology
- Teaching Modern Languages and Cultures II
- Cultural Studies elective (in the language of specialization)
- Elective (see eligible list in Course Descriptions)