Applied Linguistics MA Program | Courses & Requirements
Current Class Schedule
Requirements (all courses are 3 units)
Two courses (6 units) required of all M.A. students:
- Linguistics 502: Language, Mind, and Society (prerequisite: Linguistics 501)
- Linguistics 503: Functions of Language (prerequisite: Linguistics 501)
Two courses (6 units) specifically for Applied Linguistics students:
- Linguistics 550: Theory and Practice of Teaching English as a Second Language
- Linguistics 652: Second Language Acquisition (prerequisite: Linguistics 501)
Two specialization courses (6 units) from the following courses in Applied Linguistics:
- Linguistics 650: Materials Development for Second Language Teaching
- Linguistics 653: Discourse Analysis and the Teaching of Reading and Writing
- Linguistics 655: English for Specific Purposes and Content-based Instruction
Linguistics 795: Seminar in Linguistics (with Applied Linguistics content)
Linguistics 740: Internship in ESL (For those with no ESL teaching experience. Those with ESL teaching experience must take an additional elective in lieu of Linguistics 740.)
Linguistics 656: Quantitative Research Methods in Language Studies (strongly recommended)
Completion of comprehensive M.A. exams (Plan B) or a thesis (Plan A)
*For additional classes appropriate for completion of the 30-unit program, see the Graduate Bulletin
Applied Linguistics Course Descriptions
Linguistics 550
Theory and Practice of Teaching English as a Second Language.
Introduction to the theory and practice of teaching ESL/EFL, including current
approaches and methodologies. Principles and methods associated with
teaching the four skills, grammar, and vocabulary.
Linguistics 650 Materials Development.
Materials development and evaluation
for the teaching of
second language speaking and listening; the relation of teaching materials
to the
current literature. (prerequisite: Linguistics 550)
Linguistics 652 Second Language Acquisition.
Analyses of theories of second language acquisition; theoretical and empirical bases of current second language teaching methodologies. (prerequisite: Linguistics 501)
Linguistics 653 Discourse Analysis and the Teaching of Reading and Writing.
Application of discourse and reading theory to the teaching and testing of ESL reading and writing. Issues of coherence, process-product, genre studies. (prerequisite: Linguistics 550)
Linguistics 655 English for Specific Purposes and Content-based Instruction.
Theory,
practice, and history of these two related approaches to ESL / EFL.
Linguistics 656 Quantitative Research Methods in Language Studies.
Introduction to research design and quantitative research methods for linguistic applications; Critical evaluation of published research studies; hands-on experience with data analysis through a series of lab activities; empirical research project.
Linguistics 740: Internship in ESL.
Internship in teaching English as a second language and English as a foreign language, offering work experience with practicing professionals. (prerequisite: Linguistics 550) For waiver of Linguistics 740, consult the Graduate Advisor. Note: waiving 740 does not waive the 3 units that the class carries; another 3-unit course must be taken in its place.
Additional information about Linguistics 795
Previously taught seminars in Applied Linguistics:
A Corpus Linguistic Perspective on Discourse Analysis (Dr. Csomay)
Corpus linguists describe language patterns in large collections of naturally occurring discourse (also known as a corpus). In this seminar, we looked at how corpus linguistics can inform us about patterns of language use, and how it relates to language teaching.
Classroom Discourse Analysis: Issues of Pedagogy, Literacy & Socialization (Dr. Poole)
This seminar focused on research in classroom discourse analysis, with an emphasis on pedagogical implications and on links of spoken classroom interaction to literacy and socialization. For the major class project, students recorded, transcribed and analyzed classroom interactional data.
Discourse and Corpora (Dr. Csomay)
In this seminar, we learnt about a wide variety of available computer programs as we analyzed lexical and grammatical patterns in large collections of texts (a corpus). We looked at the relationship between language variation and discourse structure as we paid special attention to the structure of spoken university class sessions.
Genre and Pedagogy (Dr. Johns)
This seminar was devoted to three major topics: varied theoretical constructions of “genre,” published research into the nature of genres, and pedagogical applications of genre theory and research.
Written Discourse Analysis (Dr. Samraj)
This seminar explored current issues in written discourse analysis with special attention to methods of analysis that have been used in the study of academic discourse. Both the structure of discourse as well as the social contexts in which texts are produced were discussed.
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