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Previous SLA Degree Requirements (Before 2007)
Upon entering the program,
most students will have completed one graduate-level course in methods
of teaching a foreign or second language, one graduate-level course
in linguistics, and one course with a substantial research component.
In addition, students seeking admission to the program with a specific
language concentration are required to demonstrate oral proficiency
in that language.
Included in
the 36-credit program are a three-course introductory sequence, two
required courses in Research Design and Methodology, and three courses
in one of four areas of specialization: (1) Second Language Analysis;
(2) Second Language Use; (3) Second Language Processes and Learning;
and (4) Second Language Pedagogical Theory and Postsecondary Instruction.
The 36-credits also include a four-course minor in an area such as Foreign
Language, Literature, Culture, and/or Linguistics; Nonnative Varieties
of English; Bilingualism/Multi-Cultural Education; Language Contact.
The dissertation should relate to the specialization areas selected.
In addition, language competence is required in two languages other
than English, one for superior competence, the other for adequate reading
competence.
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Courses for the Ph.D. in SLA
Because the doctoral program in Second Language Acquisition is interdisciplinary, courses are taken from different departments to meet requirements for the degree. Students are required to take 36 credits, as follows. Some of the courses in the list below may have prerequisites; students should consult with their advisor and with the professor of the course if that is the case.
| Introductory sequence: |
3 required courses |
| Research design and methodology |
2 courses |
| SLA Specialization (Strand) |
3 courses |
| Minor |
4 courses |
Students may specialize in one of the following 4 areas of specialization (strands):
(1) Second Language Analysis
(2) Second Language Use
(3) Second Language Processes and Learning
(4) Second Language Pedagogical Theory and Postsecondary Instruction.
Students may minor in an area such as Foreign Language, Literature, Culture, and/or Linguistics; Nonnative Varieties of English; Bilingualism/Multi-Cultural Education; or Language Contact. Possible courses for the minor are not listed here, and must be approved by the SLA Advising Committee. Students may also elect other courses not listed below, if approved by their advisor.
No single course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement.
Introductory Sequence
Three courses. Possibilities include:
- English 333
- English 711
- English
905
- Curriculum and Instruction 675
- Curriculum and Instruction 976
Specific courses will be chosen by student
and the SLA Executive Committee.
Research Design and Methodology
Two courses. Educational Psychology 761, Educational Statistics II, or its equivalent, is required. (Educational Psychology 760 is a prerequisite for 761.) The following
courses may be used to fulfill the requirements for the second course.
Communication
Arts
361 Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication
Curriculum and
Instruction
714 Research and Evaluation Paradigms in Curriculum and Instruction
715 Design of Research in Curriculum and Instruction
725 Ethnographic Methods in Curriculum and Instruction
726 Qualitative Methods of Studying Children & Contexts
916 Introduction to Qualitative Research
917 Seminar: Design of Research & Evaluation - Curriculum &
Instruction
975 Seminar: Topics in Language Education Research
976 Discourse Analysis in Education (Qualitative Analysis Course)
Educational
Psychology
760 Educational Statistics I
761 Educational Statistics II
762 Educational Statistics III
763 Educational Statistics IV
English
703 Research Methods in Composition Studies
710 Discourse Analysis
Specialization (Strand)
The following
list classifies courses by the four strands of the interdisciplinary
SLA Ph.D.
1. Second Language
Analysis
2. Second Language Use
3. Second Language Processes and Learning
4. Second Language Pedagogical Theory and Postsecondary Instruction
When a course's
content is broad, the course may appear in more than one category. For
topic courses,
which change content according to the offering, classification in a
category depends on the specific topic.
1. Second Language Analysis
African Languages
and Literature
501 Structure of African Languages
Curriculum and
Instruction
975 Discourse Analysis
Communication
Arts
532 Semiotics of Communication
560 Communication Theory
970 Seminar: Language and Speech Behavior (with appropriate topic)
Communicative
Disorders
815 Physiological Phonetics
816 Acoustical Phonetics
East Asian Languages
and Literatures
431 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
434 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
741 Studies in Chinese Syntax and Morphology
775 Studies in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
932 Seminar in Chinese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
933 Seminar in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Educational
Administration
As advised by faculty in this department and SLA advisors (with appropriate
topic)
English
324 Structure of English for Teachers
325 Applied English Linguistics for Teachers
329 Structure of English
330 English Phonology
331 English Dialects
332 Studies in Interlanguage
333 English as a Second Language: Principles of Language Learning
339 Linguistics and Literary Study
708 Advanced English Syntax
709 Advanced English Phonology
710 Discourse Analysis
713 Seminar: Topics in English Linguistics
901 Seminar: Topics in the Structure of Written Communication
905 Seminar: Topics in Applied English Linguistics
906 Seminar: The English Language
French and Italian
340 Structures of Italian
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
German
662 German Applied Philology
671 German Phonetics
751 Contrastive Grammar of English and German
758 Topics in Contemporary German (with appropriate topic)
960 Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
769 Introduction to Comparative Germanic Morphology
970 Advanced Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Linguistics
426 Advanced Linguistic Analysis I: Phonology and Grammar
427 Advanced Linguistic Analysis II: Phonology and Grammar
431 Syntactic Theory
510 Phonological Theories
522 Problems in Morphology
530 Syntactic Theories
540 Advanced Semantics
561 Introduction to Experimental Phonetics
562 Advanced Experimental Phonetics
571 Structure of a Language
610 Topics in Phonological Theory
641 Topics in the History of Linguistic Theory
699 Independent Reading (with appropriate topic)
963 Directed Research in Experimental Phonology
Philosophy
511 Symbolic Logic
512 Methods of Logic
516 Language and Meaning
517 Special Topics in the Philosophy of Language (with appropriate topic)
Portuguese
333 Structure of the Portuguese Language
340 Portuguese Phonology
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
815 Seminar--Portuguese Language (with appropriate topic)
Spanish
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
543 Spanish Phonology
544 Applied Spanish Linguistics for Teachers
547 Structure of the Spanish Language I
548 Structure of the Spanish Language II
630 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
815 Seminar in Language: Modern Spanish
830 Seminar: The Spanish Grammatical Tradition (with appropriate topic)
2. Second Language Use
Anthropology
429 Language and Society
430 Language and Culture (Cross-listed with Linguistics, S Asian 430)
456 Symbolic Anthropology
545 Psychological Anthropology
Communication
Arts
405 Functional Aspects of Language and Speech Development
532 Semiotics of Communication
572 Interpersonal Communication
970 Seminar: Language and Speech Behavior (with appropriate topic)
East Asian Languages
and Literatures
431 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
434 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
775 Studies in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
932 Seminar in Chinese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
933 Seminar in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Educational
Administration
As advised by faculty in this department and SLA advisors (with appropriate
topic)
Educational
Policy
755 Ethnography
English
325 Applied English Linguistics for Teachers
329 Structure of English
330 English Phonology
331 English Dialects
332 Studies in Interlanguage
333 English as a Second Language: Principles of Language Learning
336 English in Society
708 Advanced English Syntax
709 Advanced English Phonology
710 Discourse Analysis
713 Seminar: Topics in English Linguistics
905 Seminar: Topics in Applied English Linguistics
906 Seminar: The English Language
French and Italian
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
German
727 Topics in German Applied Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
960 Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
970 Advanced Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Journalism
620 International Communication
621 Mass Media in Developing Countries
Linguistics
699 Independent Reading (with appropriate topic)
Philosophy
517 Special Topics in the Philosophy of Language (with appropriate topic)
526 Philosophy and Literature
Portuguese
333 Structure of the Portuguese Language
340 Portuguese Phonology
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
815 Seminar--Portuguese Language (with appropriate topic)
Psychology
406 Psychology of Perception
414 Theories of Learning and Memory
421 Psychology of Language
550 Animal Communication and the Origins of Language
720 Speech Perception and Reading
733 Perceptual and Cognitive Sciences (with appropriate topic)
Sociology
535 Language and Social Interaction
544 Survey Analysis
545 Ethnomethodology
960 Current Methodological Issues in Social Psychology: Conversation
Analysis
(topics course; number may change)
965 Recent Topics in Social Psychology: Ethnomethodology
(topics course; number may change)
Spanish
429 Introduction to the Romance Languages
543 Spanish Phonology
544 Applied Spanish Linguistics for Teachers
547 Structure of the Spanish Language I
548 Structure of the Spanish Language II
630 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
815 Seminar in Language: Modern Spanish
830 Seminar: The Spanish Grammatical Tradition (with appropriate topic)
3. Second Language Processes and Learning
Communication
Arts
402 Psychology of Communication
405 Functional Aspects of Language and Speech Development
970 Seminar: Language and Speech Behavior (with appropriate topic)
Communicative
Disorders
503 Neural Mechanisms of Speech, Hearing and Language
815 Physiological Phonetics
816 Acoustical Phonetics
Curriculum and
Instruction
630 Workshop in School Program Development (when topic is related to
languages)
672 Issues in ESL Education
675 General Seminar: Language Learning in Context (topics course)
975 Discourse Analysis
East Asian Languages
and Literatures
775 Studies in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
932 Seminar in Chinese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
933 Seminar in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Educational
Administration
As advised by faculty in this department and SLA advisors (with appropriate
topic)
Educational
Policy
755 Ethnography
English
325 Applied English Linguistics for Teachers
332 Studies in Interlanguage
333 English as a Second Language: Principles of Language Learning
700 Introduction to Composition Studies
701 Writing and Learning
702 Perspectives on Literacy
704 Intellectual Sources of Contemporary Composition Theory
713 Seminar: Topics in English Linguistics
900 Seminar: Topics in Language and Cognition in the Composing Process
901 Seminar: Topics in the Structure of Written Communication
905 Seminar: Topics in Applied English Linguistics
German
727 Topics in German Applied Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
960 Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
970 Advanced Seminar in German Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Linguistics
699 Independent Reading (with appropriate topic)
Philosophy
512 Methods of Logic
516 Language and Meaning
517 Special Topics in the Philosophy of Language (with appropriate topic)
526 Philosophy and Literature
Portuguese
815 Seminar--Portuguese Language (with appropriate topic)
Psychology
406 Psychology of Perception
414 Theories of Learning and Memory
421 Psychology of Language
550 Animal Communication and the Origins of Language
611 Language and Cognitive Development
715 Language and Cognitive Development
720 Speech Perception and Reading
733 Perceptual and Cognitive Sciences (with appropriate topic)
Spanish
544 Applied Spanish Linguistics for Teachers
630 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
815 Seminar in Language: Modern Spanish
830 Seminar: The Spanish Grammatical Tradition (with appropriate topic)
4. Second Language Pedagogical Theory and Postsecondary Instruction
African Languages
and Literature
575 Teaching of African Language - Theory and Practice
Communication
Arts
970 Seminar: Language and Speech Behavior (with appropriate topic)
Curriculum and
Instruction
630 Workshop in School Program Development (when topic is related to
languages)
672 Issues in ESL Education
675 General Seminar: Language Learning in Context (topics course)
975 Discourse Analysis
East Asian Languages
and Literatures
775 Studies in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
932 Seminar in Chinese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
933 Seminar in Japanese Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Educational
Administration
As advised by faculty in this department and SLA advisors (with appropriate
topic)
English
334 English as a Second Language: Theory and Practice
335 English as a Second Language: Techniques and Materials
French and Italian
821 Issues in Methods of Teaching French and Italian
German
721 Practicum in the Coordination of Undergraduate Language Instruction
722 Theory of Teaching German
727 Topics in German Applied Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
Linguistics
699 Independent Reading (with appropriate topic)
Philosophy
517 Special Topics in the Philosophy of Language (with appropriate topic)
545 Philosophical Conceptions of Teaching and Learning
Spanish
630 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (with appropriate topic)
815 Seminar in Language: Modern Spanish
830 Seminar: The Spanish Grammatical Tradition (with appropriate topic)
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