Research Concentration

Core Courses

• AL 8240 - General Linguistics 3 Hours
• AL 8250 - Second Language Acquisition 3 Hours
• AL 8450 - Approaches to Teaching Second/Foreign Languages 3 Hours
• AL 8460 - English Grammar for ESL/EFL Teachers 3 Hours

Required Courses (6 Hours)

• AL 8550 - Second Language Evaluation and Assessment 3 Hours
• AL 8710 - Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 3 Hours

Elective Courses (15 Hours)

Portfolio

Portfolio that includes:

• Table of Contents
• Résumé
• Documentation of 90 hours of Instructional Service (Adult Language Instruction Track) or 45 hours of Instructional Service and 45 hours of Research Experience (Research Track)
• Master’s Paper/Project
• Professional Development Documentation.

Language Requirement

Language Requirement that is intended to ensure that all graduates have had the experience of studying a second or foreign language. The requirement can be met in one of the following ways:

• Successful completion of one academic year of a university-level foreign language sequence (three quarters or two semesters of the same language), or
• Successful completion of two quarters or one semester of a non-Western language, or
• One year living/studying abroad as an adult, or
• Acquisition of English as a second language for international students.

Graduate Assistants Requirement