Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Certificate

http://slat.uoregon.edu

In collaboration with several UO departments, the Department of Linguistics offers an undergraduate certificate that focuses on the theory of second-language acquisition and teaching and its application in pedagogical settings. The certificate complements any other major.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of current linguistic and educational research and theory in the fields of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Second Language Teaching (SLT).
• Demonstrate critical understanding of influential current and historical methodological frameworks in language teaching.
• Successfully review, organize, synthesize, and critically evaluate appropriate scholarly sources, as well as demonstrate the ability to apply these to the development of their teaching materials.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate, adapt, and apply pedagogical techniques in principled and innovative lesson planning according to varied contextual and learner factors.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners through differentiation and universal design of materials and practices.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply research and analysis of specific linguistic and cultural phenomena (i.e. of the chosen target language) to their own design of materials and practices.
• Demonstrate the ability to put key principles derived from current SLA/SLT research into embodied practice within actual teaching contexts, including the appropriate use of classroom management and leadership skills.

Students must complete a total of 36 credits (must include 24 upper-division credits) with 12 credits at the 400 level.

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