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Specialization Courses

Each student takes five courses (total of 15 s.h) in one of three specialization areas:

  • Linguistics
  • Language Program Direction
  • Technology

Linguistics Specializationm

One of the following three-course sequences (Group 1 or Group 2):

Group 1

103:203 Introduction to Phonology 3 s.h.
103:204 Phonological Theory 3 s.h.
103:214 Advanced Phonological Theory 3 s.h.

Group 2

103:201 Introduction to Syntax 3 s.h.
103:202 Syntactic Theory 3 s.h.
103:212 Advanced Syntactic Theory 3 s.h.

One of the following:

103:211 Generative Second Language Acquisition 3 s.h.
An alternate course on linguistic theory
and second language acquisition

One of the following:

031:122 Language Development 3 s.h.
031:218 Cognitive Development 3 s.h.
An alternate course on
parsing/psycholinguistic mechanisms

Language Program Direction Specialization

Five of the following:

Chosen from those not taken to satisfy the foundation requirements.

07S:180 Issues in Foreign Language Education 3 s.h.
07S:183 Second Language Classroom Learning 3 s.h.
07S:184 Reading in a Second Language 3 s.h.
07S:197 Principles of Course Design for Second Language Instruction 3 s.h.
07S:202 Second Language Program Management 3 s.h.
07S:208 Designing Materials for Second Language Instruction 3 s.h.
39J:258 Second Language Acquisition of Japanese 3 s.h.
164:205 Analysis of L1 and L2 Data 3 s.h.
164:221 Topics in Second Language Acquisition: Speaking 3 s.h.
164:222 Advanced Japanese Pedagogy 3 s.h.
164:223 Topics in Second Language Acquisition: Listening 3 s.h.
164:224 Second Language Acquisition of Japanese 3 s.h.
164:225 Grammar in Second Language Teaching and Learning 3 s.h.
164:226 Reading in the Non-Roman Scripts 3 s.h.
164:227 Topics in Second Language Acquisition: Writing 3 s.h.
164:228 Special Topics in Japanese Linguistics 3 s.h.
164:229 Cultural Curriculum 3 s.h.

Internship

Some students may include an internship experience (164:230 ) as part of the specialization.

Technology Specialization

A three-course sequence in Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

One of these:

07P:205 Design of Instruction 3 s.h.
07P:275 Constructivism and Design of Instruction 3 s.h.

Both of these:

07P:208 Designing Educational Multimedia 3 s.h.
07P:215 Web-Based Learning 3 s.h.

Remaining Specialization

Students choose their remaining technology specialization course work from the following (others may be approved by the student's adviser):

07P:203 Learning, Technology, and Effective Teaching 3 s.h.
021:120 Computing Foundations 3 s.h.
021:220 Programming for Text Manipulation 3 s.h.
22C:104 Introduction to Informatics 3 s.h.
103:157 Electronic Corpora and Linguistic Analysis 3 s.h.
164:212 Practicum in CALL Software Development 1-4 s.h.
164:214 Advanced CALL Curriculum Development 3 s.h.
  A Practicum Course 3 s.h.

Either of These

If not taken for the three-course sequence in psychological and quantitative foundations, above.

07P:205 Design of Instruction 3 s.h.
07P:275 Constructivism and Design of Instruction 3 s.h.

Either of These

May be taken after students have completed the core design and technology courses (07P:205 or 07P:275, 07P:208, 07P:215).

07P:293 Independent Instruction in Psychological and Quantitative Foundations 3 s.h.
164:302 Special Projects in Language Acquisition 3 s.h.