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Graduate Program in LLL |
GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Transition to Teaching Program
Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with Specialization in Language Education
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics has existed under various names since the beginnings of the institution. After Indiana State Teachers College became Indiana State University in 1965, the department began to offer the master of arts and master of science degrees in French, Spanish, and Latin. In 2001 the teaching English as a second language/linguistics faculty joined the department and the program was totally revised as a single degree program with options in a single language (French or Spanish) or in linguistics/teaching English as a second language/cross-linguistics.
GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics offers two options for completion of the master of arts degree: the single language [French, Spanish] option and the linguistics/teaching English as a second language/cross-linguistics option. The department also offers a 12-semester hour graduate certificate in teaching English as a second language/teaching English as a foreign language. This is not a degree program, nor does if confer an Indiana teaching license on its recipients. Certificate (in TEFL or TESL) is an internationally recognized term, and many employers in other countries require a certificate of teachers who don’t hold a master’s degree. In conjunction with the College of Education, the Transition to Teaching Program offers graduate students the opportunity to obtain initial teacher licensure at the post-baccalaureate level. In cooperation with the College of Education, the department also offers a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in language education for students specializing in the research and practice of second language teaching and teacher education.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
The curriculum of the single language option is designed to enhance the written skills and spoken fluency of French or Spanish as a necessary instrument in modern communication, to acquaint students more thoroughly with the cultural background and the literature of these languages, and to guide them in the critical analysis of texts.
The curriculum of the linguistics/teaching English as a second language/cross-linguistics option is designed to allow students to create a program of course work with a linguistic focus such as TESL or work in a combination of languages and linguistics. As such, it acquaints students with the theoretical and methodological approaches to these disciplines. The program is designed to meet the needs of those expecting to terminate their graduate work with the master’s degree as well as those intending to pursue further advanced work.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting all requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, prospective graduate majors or minors in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics and those seeking the graduate certificate in TESL/TEFL or Transition to Teaching Program must submit their undergraduate records to the department. If the student’s preparation seems unsatisfactory on the basis of his or her undergraduate record, he or she may be asked to take additional undergraduate courses or be given an examination to test his or her competence in the area. Applicants for admission to the Ph.D. program in Curriculum and Instruction with Specialization in Language Education should see the College of Education section of the Catalog for a description of the admission requirements for the program.
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Languages, Literatures and Linguistics Root Hall, room A-140G Phone: (812) 237 –2366 Fax: (812) 237-2368 Web site: http://www.indstate.edu/ll Department Chairperson: Dr. Ronald W. Dunbar
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