Course Schedule

ANTH 585 – Linguistic Analysis of Social Meaning

The main goal of this seminar is to discuss a range of theories and approaches in relation to what is generally called "social meaning" in language use/practice, in contrast to "referential/denotational meaning" or "content meaning". Particular attention will be given to research and literature in the overlapping fields of linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics. In terms of theoretical issues that are important in understanding how linguistic forms and practices take on meaning and become meaning-making resources, we will deal with indexicality, indexical order, indexical field, enregisterment, style, stance, interdiscursivity and dialogism, metadiscourse, and language ideology (as it plays a crucial role in all of the foregoing areas). In addition, by drawing on the insights from these theoretical and conceptual tools, we will discuss how to link linguistic analysis at the so-called "micro" level to socio-cultural processes and structures at the "macro" level. With regard to analytical approaches to social meaning, we will discuss research in sociolinguistic variation (quantitative analysis of meaning), discourse analysis, and experimental studies on perception and interpretation of meaning. In addition to familiarizing with the theories and analytical approaches, we'll also analyze data from the participants' ongoing projects or linguistic materials that are potentially interesting to students. The course provides both an opportunity to survey the latest developments in the investigation of meaning-making through language as well as an opportunity to (re)examine our own data by applying some of the theories and methods learned from the course. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with a conceptual and methodological tool kit for investigating the social meaning of language in use. This course would be of interest to students at various stages of their graduate career: pre-dissertation and Master's students, students writing research grants, and those in post-fieldwork and write-up stage.

EAS 580 – Teaching and Learning East Asian Languages

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The three major East Asian languages, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, are becoming increasingly popular in American K-16 schools. EAS 480/580 is for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students who wish to become language educators and/or specialists in one of these languages. The first half of the semester focuses on linguistic issues and pedagogical challenges specific to teaching the three East Asian languages (e.g., tones and syllabic features, writing systems,), and we then continue with sociocultural and sociopolitical dimensions of East Asian language teaching.

EDL 608 – Advanced Qualitative Methods in Education

The purpose of this course is to deepen the breadth of the students' skillset and knowledge necessary for the design, implementation, analysis, completion, and presentation of a qualitative dissertation study. Foci for this course may include (but are not limited to): (auto)ethnography, content (theme) analysis, deconstruction, (counter) narrative, discourse analysis, narrative analysis, dialogic analysis, video and photo analysis, arts-based qualitative methods, phenomenological study, case study, participant and nonparticipant observation, and focus groups. Special attention will be paid to the process of analyzing data and discerning themes as they are revealed in the data. This course will further acclimate students to the language and practice of qualitative research and help them develop a critical posture capable of differentiating various ways of developing and executing qualitative research for the culmination of a written, visual, and oral presentation of a research proposal. By course's end, students should be confident in their ability to explain and justify the methodological decisions of their study.

EDP 541 – Statistical Methods in Education

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Descriptive, correlational, and inferential procedures for presenting and analyzing school and research data. For students in all fields.

EDP 582A – Educational Evaluation

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Program evaluation history, principles and techniques; political context, illustrative cases, technical skills for determining merit or making decisions about educational and social programs.

ENGL 555 – Introduction to Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The course will provide a general overview of the TESL profession covering prominent theories, methodologies, and issues in the field. Coursework will cover the major methods, including Grammar-Translation, the Direct Method, Audiolingualism, and Communicative Language Teaching. In addition, issues of learner variables, motivation, and contexts of teaching and learning will also be addressed. Students will participate in mock lessons, tutoring sessions, and observations.

Graduate level requirements include a 12-15 page research paper with bibliography of at least eight sources.

ENGL 580 – Second Language Writing

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course provides an introduction to the teaching of second, foreign, or additional language (L2) writing in diverse contexts. Through readings, discussions, and activities, you will develop your understanding of the theory, research, and practice of L2 writing. We will explore a range of issues, including L2 writing development, culture and identity, pedagogical approaches, course design, feedback on student writing, and writing assessment. While we will work to develop familiarity with L2 writing research and theory and its inter-relations with L1 composition, the course will be grounded in practical and hands-on work with the goal of building your pedagogical knowledge as well as tools and strategies for working with second language writers across settings.

ENGL 596O – Topics in Second Language Teaching

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

ENGL 598 – Approaches to Teaching Writing

English 598 connects composition theory to praxis. Through a number of activities, we will think carefully about our inclinations, actions and reactions as teachers in the writing classroom. Required of all graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in their first year of teaching in the Writing Program, preceptorship provides a brief introduction to theory in writing studies and pedagogy as well as embedded support for classroom management. During the course, you will be asked to reflect on the teaching of first-year writing, and we encourage collaboration as we develop our teaching philosophies and approaches to first-year writing.

A major objective of 598 is to embed support within your first year of teaching. You will meet twice weekly with your Mentor, who will provide practical support for your teaching of English 101 and 102. These mentor sessions should be a safe space to reflect on and discuss your experiences with teaching.. It is in these sessions that you will respond to any immediate questions or concerns teaching English 101 and 102. One of the major tasks of mentor groups is arranging a mentor class visit.

FREN 578 – Multiliteracies in L2 Teaching and Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

In this course, issues in L2 literacy extend beyond pedagogy by examining a wide range of theoretical and research issues. Students discuss how to bridge research and practice, create reading and writing activities grounded in theory and empirical investigations.

GER 518 – Intercultural Communication and Second Language Acquisition

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Intercultural Communication (ICC) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) is a graduate course on theory, research and practice of communication between people from different cultures and how it relates to language learning. The course is designed for future language professionals (e.g., teachers, translators, and researchers). It will (a) help them prepare themselves for intercultural encounters and develop the skills needed to communicate effectively and appropriately when interacting and collaborating with people that are culturally different from themselves and (2) it will help them prepare to teach, and/or conduct research about ICC and SLA.

GER 561 – The Task of the Translator

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course will combine insights from Translation Studies, applied linguistics, and German cultural / literary studies to help students develop skills, knowledge, and experience in translating a number of literary and non-literary genres, including song texts, short essays, advertising texts, everyday speech, and historical artifacts. We will learn about how to negotiate literal and connotative meaning across codes, idioms, cultures, communities, and symbolic systems. We will explore the idea of "being a translator" as an everyday social and cultural practice. Graduate-level requirements include a final paper.

GER 579 – Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This class is intended to prepare students to teach a second/foreign language. It will provide students with the essential foundations in language teaching methodology and theory, pedagogical grammar, curriculum and materials development, classroom management, and formal and informal assessment techniques. In addition, students will gain practical knowledge through video practicum components, which allow them to watch and reflect on actual classroom teaching. Students will complete this program with the pedagogical knowledge and practical understanding necessary to be confident and effective language teachers.

INFO 516 – Introduction to Human Computer Interaction

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) encompasses the design, implementation, and evaluation of interactive computing systems. This course will provide a survey of HCI theory and practice. The course will address the presentation of information and the design of interaction from a human-centered perspective, looking at relevant perceptive, cognitive, and social factors influencing in the design process. It will motivate practical design guidelines for information presentation through Gestalt theory and studies of consistency, memory, and interpretation. Technological concerns will be examined that include interaction styles, devices, constraints, affordances, and metaphors. Theories, principles and design guidelines will be surveyed for both classical and emerging interaction paradigms, with case studies from practical application scenarios. As a central theme, the course will promote the processes of usability engineering, introducing the concepts of participatory design, requirements analysis, rapid prototyping, iterative development, and user evaluation. Both quantitative and qualitative evaluation strategies will be discussed. This course is co-convened: Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students are encouraged to enroll. Graduate students will be expected to complete more substantial projects and will be given more in-depth reading assignments.

INFO 521 – Machine Learning

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Global Change (GC) · GIDP: Neuroscience (NRSC) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT) · GIDP: Statistics and Data Science (STATD)

Machine learning describes the development of algorithms which can modify their internal parameters (i.e., "learn") to recognize patterns and make decisions based on example data. These examples can be provided by a human, or they can be gathered automatically as part of the learning algorithm itself. This course will introduce the fundamentals of machine learning, will describe how to implement several practical methods for pattern recognition, feature selection, clustering, and decision making for reward maximization, and will provide a foundation for the development of new machine learning algorithms.

INFO 524 – Virtual Reality

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Virtual reality is an emerging technology that has been widely used in recent years in various areas, such as education, training, well-being, and entertainment. Virtual reality offers a highly immersive experience as the head mounted displays replace the vision of the users with digital imagery. It encompasses many disciplines, such as computer science, human computer interaction, game design and development, information science, and psychology. This course merges a theoretical and practical approach to give students the necessary knowledge to design, develop, and critique virtual reality games and applications.

INFO 551 – Game Development

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course provides a comprehensive survey of video game production practices. Students work on game development assignments for presentation in a professional portfolio. The course topics include: collaborative technologies, software design patterns for games, spatial transformations, and technical considerations surrounding game art, such as authoring sprites, 3D models, animations, texture mapping, and writing shaders. Students will be given periodic assignments that reinforce lessons from class.

INFO 555 – Applied Natural Language Processing

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Most of the data available on the web or managed by institutions and businesses consists of unstructured text. Natural language processing tools help to organize such texts, extract relevant information from them, and automatize time-consuming processes. This course will teach the fundamental knowledge necessary to design and develop end-to-end natural language understanding applications, drawn from examples such as question answering, sentiment analysis, information extraction, automated inference, machine translation, chatbots, etc. We will use several natural language processing toolkits and libraries.

JPN 502 – Gender and Language in Japan

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and may include extra readings and an additional weekly meeting.

JPN 511 – Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of the Japanese language. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and a class presentation based on that paper.

LING 503 – Foundations of Syntactic Theory

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Persian and Iranian Studies (PRIR) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

An introduction to syntactic theory with an emphasis on data analysis, critical thinking, and theory development. Taught within the generative Principles and Parameters approach to syntax. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of problems.

LING 508 – Computational Techniques for Linguists

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Students are introduced to computer programming as it pertains to collecting and analyzing linguistic data. The particular programming language is chosen at the discretion of the instructor. Graduate-level requirements include more challenging exams; 50% greater contribution to their respective group projects; 9 instead of 6 assignment; additional readings from the primary literature.

LING 510 – Foundations of Phonological Theory I

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Investigation of the principles that underlie current phonological theory, concentrating on the representation of sounds and the regular patterns of sound in natural language. Topics include distinctive feature theory, syllable theory, the core skeleton, rule formulation and rule interactions. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of problems.

LING 515 – Phonological Phonetics

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Study of the acoustic and articulatory properties of sounds and patterns of sounds that occur in human language. Focus on the significance of the properties of sounds for phonological theory, in particular, distinctive feature theory. Role of psycho-acoustic studies as a source of evidence for phonological theory. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project or research paper.

LING 529 – Human Language Technology I

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This class serves as an introduction to human language technology (HLT), an emerging interdisciplinary field that encompasses most subdisciplines of linguistics, as well as computational linguistics, natural language processing, computer science, artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, mathematics, and statistics.
Content includes a combination of theoretical and applied topics such as (but not limited to) tokenization across languages, n-grams, word representations, basic probability theory, introductory programming, and version control.

LING 531 – Human Language Technology II

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Human Language Technology II
Course Description (no char. limit): This intermediate-level course is a continuation of LING 529 and covers a combination of theoretical and applied topics such as (but not limited to) unsupervised learning (clustering), decision trees, and the basics of information retrieval.

LING 532 – Psychology of Language

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Introduction to language processing. The psychological processes involved in the comprehension and production of sounds, words, and sentences. Other topics may include language breakdown and acquisition, brain and language, and bilingual processing. Graduate-level requirements include more extensive readings and writing.

LING 535 – Morphology

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Morphology is the internal structure of words and the relationship between words and the syntactic, phonological, and semantic properties of the units that include them. Course work includes the development of morphological theory.

LING 538 – Computational Linguistics

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Fundamentals of formal language theory; syntactic and semantic processing; the place of world knowledge in natural language processing. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance.

LING 578 – Speech Technology

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Topics include speech synthesis, speech recognition, and other speech technologies. This course gives students background for a career in the speech technology industry. Graduate students will do extra readings, extra assignments, and have an extra presentation. Their final project must constitute original work in a speech technology.

LING 595A – Linguistics

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research about Linguistics, Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Short research projects are required of participants.

LING 597A – Descriptive Linguistics for Native American Languages

GIDP: Applied Intercultural Arts Research (AIAR) · GIDP: American Indian Studies (AIS)

Workshop includes methods and techniques on how to describe a language in the four basis sub-areas of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics; terminology and general processes associated with the four sub-areas.

LING 696A – Topics in Syntax and Semantics

GIDP: Persian and Iranian Studies (PRIR) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting examining in depth topics in syntactic and semantic theory. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

MENA 533 – Applied Linguistics of Middle Eastern Languages: Foundations, Theory, and Methods of Teaching

This course offers a foundation in the approaches, theories and methods of teaching Middle Eastern (ME) languages as second/foreign languages. With focus on Arabic, Persian and Turkish, the course introduces students to second language acquisition research, task-based, standards-based, and proficiency-oriented language pedagogies from linguistic, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Through focused readings, in-class discussions, presentations, group collaborations, students develop foundational and critical knowledge about theoretical basis of teaching methods in their respective languages. Also, they will be introduced to critical pedagogies and social justice issues in the context of ME languages. Recent trends about translanguaging pedagogies, multilingualism, study abroad, and the integration of dialects in the curriculum will be also addressed. They gain tangible experiences by completing activities and teaching projects including classroom observation, action research, lesson planning, and material and curriculum design and review, and language assessment. Also, students will be mentored to develop a teaching portfolio with a teaching philosophy grounded in recent practices of language pedagogy. The course is envisioned to be open to teaching and research assistants of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. Other graduate students in less-commonly taught languages can take the course with the approval of their own departments.

PHIL 563 – Philosophy of Language

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Survey of basic issues in the philosophy of language such as: speech acts, reference, meaning, logical form. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course. Courses for which students receive the grade of P (Pass) do not satisfy requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. or minor in philosophy.

PSY 596F – Cognitive Psychology

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and cognitive memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations.

SLAT 596Y – Proseminar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

Regular or Alternative Grades: ABCDE or SPCDE

The purpose of the Proseminar is to provide incoming SLAT major and minor students with a forum in which they can acquire knowledge about current major issues in the field of Applied Linguistics and methods applied to investigate them, critically engage with research and scholarship, and develop a stance in relation to these major issues. Please register through the SLAT Program Coordinator.

SLAT 693 – Internship

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, at UA or at an academic or government institution.

SLAT 694A – SLAT Practicum

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.

SLAT 699 – Independent Study

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 699 or 799.

SLAT 920 – Dissertation

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).

SLHS 562B – Acoustics and Auditory Perception

This graduate-level course in psychoacoustics covers the scientific foundation of various aspects of auditory perception of simple and complex sounds, including the established methods for experimental investigations, the key empirical facts, and the contemporary neural and computational models for explaining the auditory perception by human listeners. The emphasis of this course is on the scientific thinking and principles that have propelled the study of auditory perceptual phenomena.

SPAN 574B – Heritage Language Research

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course provides graduate students with an opportunity to explore main issues and theories in the field of heritage languages from different perspectives and prepare them to conduct research in this field. Some of the topics included in the course include: heritage language populations and communities, language policies and ideologies, heritage language competence and development, and heritage language pedagogues. Emphasis will be placed on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States but other heritage languages will also be covered.

SPAN 581A – Foreign Language Teaching Theory and Methodology

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The goal of this course is to systematically examine methods, approaches, techniques and activities for the teaching of foreign languages and its use in the classroom. It will include an overview of learner strategies and cooperative learning, the use and adaptation of textbooks, and some of the journals available in the field. Participants will be introduced to second language acquisition theories, course design, lesson planning and testing, and have experience creating a cohesive instructional unit.

SPAN 583A – Spanish Phonetics

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course serves as an introduction to the instrumental and experimental study of the sounds of Spanish, and it focuses on articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual phonetics. At the end of this course, students will be able to read and understand the primary literature on Spanish experimental phonetics as well as to conduct basic, descriptive research in this field.

SPAN 696D – Hispanic Linguistics

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course is designed to explore theoretical and applied issues involving language and linguistics. Throughout the course we will examine an array of perspectives. In the light of the readings students will develop original research projects.

TLS 516 – Structured English Foundations

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Theory and practice in sheltered content instruction for English learners, national and state education policies affecting ELLs, and the relationship between these policies and second language acquisition theory.

TLS 536 – World Languages Methodology

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Specific strategies, methodologies, assessment practices, and design approaches to teaching world language classes in diverse secondary classrooms are examined, discussed, and applied. Extends professional knowledge and develops skills and dispositions necessary to meet some of the national standards for teachers:
- The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC Standards)
- The International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Teachers (ISTE NETS-T Standards)

TLS 545 – Curriculum Theory and Policy

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

A survey of theoretical frameworks in curriculum; the processes of content representation and enactment; planning evaluation, and change; analysis of curriculum policy.

TLS 596 – Topics in Teacher Education

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

TLS 605 – Qualitative Methods in Education

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Introduction to theory and methods of conducting research through extended participant observation in school or community settings; field work, ethnography, case study, qualitative methods.

EDP 541 – Statistical Methods in Education

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Descriptive, correlational, and inferential procedures for presenting and analyzing school and research data. For students in all fields.

EDP 558 – Educational Tests and Measurements

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT) · GIDP: Statistics and Data Science (STATD)

Theoretical and practical application of psychometric techniques to test construction, analysis, and interpretation of test results.

INFO 521 – Machine Learning

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Global Change (GC) · GIDP: Neuroscience (NRSC) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT) · GIDP: Statistics and Data Science (STATD)

Machine learning describes the development of algorithms which can modify their internal parameters (i.e., "learn") to recognize patterns and make decisions based on example data. These examples can be provided by a human, or they can be gathered automatically as part of the learning algorithm itself. This course will introduce the fundamentals of machine learning, will describe how to implement several practical methods for pattern recognition, feature selection, clustering, and decision making for reward maximization, and will provide a foundation for the development of new machine learning algorithms.

LING 503 – Foundations of Syntactic Theory

GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS) · GIDP: Persian and Iranian Studies (PRIR) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

An introduction to syntactic theory with an emphasis on data analysis, critical thinking, and theory development. Taught within the generative Principles and Parameters approach to syntax. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of problems.

LING 508 – Computational Techniques for Linguists

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Students are introduced to computer programming as it pertains to collecting and analyzing linguistic data. The particular programming language is chosen at the discretion of the instructor. Graduate-level requirements include more challenging exams; 50% greater contribution to their respective group projects; 9 instead of 6 assignment; additional readings from the primary literature.

LING 521 – Language Maintenance, Preservation and Revitalization

GIDP: Applied Intercultural Arts Research (AIAR) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This course examines potential ways to avert the massive language endangerment and death the world is experiencing. A variety of approaches and methods are considered, including linguistic documentation, teaching language courses, immersion (pre)schools, and the master-apprentice program. The course also covers ethical issues, goals of communities, and the balance between linguists and communities. Graduate-level requirements include 2 additional writing assignments, additional readings, and a longer (25 page) research paper.

LING 545A – Structures of Non-Western Languages

GIDP: American Indian Studies (AIS) · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

In-depth linguistic analysis of selected phonological, syntactic, and semantic problems in a non-Western language, concentrating on native languages of the Southwest area. Graduate-level requirements include a higher level of performance.

SLAT 693 – Internship

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, at UA or at an academic or government institution.

SLAT 694A – SLAT Practicum

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.

SLAT 699 – Independent Study

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 699 or 799.

SLAT 799 – Independent Study

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 699 or 799.

SLAT 920 – Dissertation

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).

TLS 516 – Structured English Foundations

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Theory and practice in sheltered content instruction for English learners, national and state education policies affecting ELLs, and the relationship between these policies and second language acquisition theory.

TLS 793B – Teacher Education Research

GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.