Languages, M.Ed.

Program Requirements

• Credit Hours: 31
• Capstone Standards-Based Teaching Portfolio submitted at the conclusion of the program.
• Fieldwork - 50 hours of field experience.

Core Courses (12 credit hours):

• EDFS 635 Educational Research (3)
• LALE 601 Applied Linguistics (3)
• LALE 602 Advanced Language Teaching Methodology (3)
• LALE 603 Second Language Acquisition (3)

Language Specific Courses (12 credit hours)

Complete one of the following emphases:

Elective Requirement

Complete 6 additional credit hours from the following:

• COMM 522 International and Intercultural Communication (3)
• EDEE 509 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)
• EDEE 525 Advanced Foundations of Language and Literacies Development: Birth-Grade 6 (3)
• EDEE 529 Advanced Instructional Strategies for Emergent Literacies PK-3 (3)
• EDEE 535 Theories and Strategies for Developing Literacies (3)
• EDEE 610 Integrating Assessment and Instruction (3)
• EDEE 613 Curriculum and Development for Early Childhood Education (3)
• EDEE 615 Assessment in Student Learning (3)
• EDEE 620 Home, School, and Community Relationships (3)
• EDEE 621 Current Trends and Issues in Early Education (3)
• EDEE 634 Trends and Issues in Elementary Education (3)
• EDEE 685 Independent Study in Education (1-3)
• EDFS 501 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth (3)
• EDFS 520 Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 525 Literacy Development and Intervention for Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 528 Educational Procedures for Students with Learning Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 530 Characteristics of Individuals with Emotional Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 537 Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 550 Classroom and Behavior Management (3)
• EDFS 630 Introduction to Educational Supervision (3)
• EDFS 631 Instructional Media (3)
• EDFS 632 Education Psychology Learning, Cognition, and Motivation (3)
• EDFS 652 Foundations of Education (3)
• EDFS 654 Human Growth and Development (3)
• EDFS 670 Principles and Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners (PK-12) (3)
• EDFS 671 Teaching Reading and Writing to PK-12 Multilingual Learners (3)
• EDFS 672 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Education (3)
• EDFS 673 Assessing Student Performance (3)
• EDFS 674 Linguistics for Multilingual Learner Program Specialists (3)
• EDFS 680 Teaching English Through the Content Areas (Or Content Modification for ESOL Students K-12) (3)
• EDFS 685 Independent Study in Education (1-3)
• EDFS 686 Special Topics in Education (1-6)
• EDFS 687 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)
• EDFS 692 Advanced Technology Applications in Education (3)
• EDFS 697 Special Topics in Technology (3)
• EDFS 704 Practicum in the Instruction of Multilingual Learners (3)
• EDFS 760 The Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students: Historical, Philosophical, and Current Perspectives (3)
• EDFS 761 Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students (3)
• EDFS 764 Social and Emotional Development of Gifted and Talented Students (3)
• LALE 690 Special Topics in Language Education (3)
• LALE 698 Independent Study (3)
• MTLA 601 Class, Race and Gender in Education (3)
• MTLA 602 Policies and Issues in Contemporary Education (3)
• MTLA 603 Family and Community Involvement (3)
• MTLA 605 Instructional Foundations and Assessments of Early Literacies Learners (3)
• MTLA 606 Teacher as a Member of the Professional Community (3)
• MTLA 607 Teachers as Advocates for Children and Youth (3)
• MTLA 648 Teaching Content Area and Disciplinary Literacies (3)
• MTLA 663 Texts and Tools for Consuming and Producing Literacies (3)
• MTLA 665 Literacies, Identities, and Pop Culture (3)
• MTLA 667 Issues and Trends in Literacies Education and Advocacy (3)
• MTLA 668 Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, Issues and Applications (3)
• MTLA 671 Introduction to Project-Based Learning (3)
• MTLA 672 Applications of Project-Based Learning in Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• MTLA 674 Practicum in Project-Based Learning (3)
• MTLA 678 Instruction and Assessment of Older Literacies Learners (3)
• MTLA 702 Research and Development Project (3)
• MTLA 706 Special Topics in Education (1-3)
• MTLA 711 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in P-12 Schools and Classrooms (3)
• SPAN 614 Topics in Spanish Culture and Civilization (3)
• SPAN 615 Topics in Latin American Culture and Civilization (3)
• SPAN 624 Us Latinos/As Literatures and Cultures (3)
• SPAN 630 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3)
• SPAN 681 Spanish Linguistics for Language Teachers (3)
• SPAN 682 Spanish Oral Proficiency (3)
• SPAN 698 Independent Study (3)
• TEDU 536 Using Instructional Technology in Problem Based Learning (3)

Capstone Experience

The requirements for the standards-based teaching portfolio are adapted from the Teaching Standards of the National Professional Organizations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), for our Multilingual Learners candidates, and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), for our Spanish emphasis candidates. The M.Ed. in Languages Executive committee evaluates the teaching portfolio and confirms that the candidate has met expectations for each required dimension.

• LALE 695 Standards-based Teaching Portfolio (1)

Transfer Credit Policy

No program specific guidelines. Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy.