Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Certificate
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.
A student must complete a minimum of 36 total credits. Of those, 24 must be upper division credits and 12 minimum at the 400 level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Three courses on second language acquisition and teaching: 1 | 12 | |
| Second-Language Acquisition | ||
| Language Learning Design | ||
| Design for Learning Language Systems | ||
| Language Area (See Course List Below) 2 | 12 | |
| Select one of the following Internship/Practicum courses: 3,4 | 2-4 | |
| Field Studies: [Topic] | ||
| Practicum: [Topic] | ||
| Practicum: [Topic] | ||
| Supervised Tutoring | ||
| Second-Language Teaching Practice | ||
| Practicum: [Topic] | ||
| Language Proficiency 4 | 8-12 | |
| See below for more information | ||
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Courses must be C- or better.
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Courses must be B- or better.
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Choose the appropriate course in the language selected for the certificate.
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Courses must be C- or better, or Pass (P/P*).
Language Areas
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | ||
| CHN 480 | Chinese Linguistics | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
CHN 482 | ||
EALL 442 | ||
| Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Pedagogy | ||
| English | ||
| LT 439 | Design for Language Learning Pronunciation | 4 |
| LING 494 | English Grammar | 4 |
| One of the following: 1 | 4 | |
| Structure of English Words | ||
| Teaching English Culture and Literature | ||
| French | ||
| FR 302 | Culture et langage Le monde francophone contemporain | 4 |
| FR 416 | Advanced Writing in French | 4 |
| FR 425 | French-English Translation | 4 |
| German | ||
| GER 313 | Intermediate Language Training III | 4 |
| GER 411 | Advanced Language Training | 4 |
| GER 425 | 4 | |
| Japanese | ||
| EALL 443 | Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Pedagogy | 4 |
| Any two from the following list: | 8 | |
EALL 442 | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Linguistics | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Korean | ||
| EALL 443 | Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Pedagogy | 4 |
| Any two from the following list: | 8 | |
EALL 442 | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Korean Linguistics | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Spanish | ||
| Any three courses from the following list: | 12 | |
| Culture and Language Bilingual Communities | ||
| Grammars of Spanish | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics | ||
| Spanish Linguistics: [Topic] | ||
SPAN 424 | ||
| Literary Translation | ||
| Spanish in the United States | ||
| Other Languages 2 | 12 | |
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A substitute course may be accepted with advisor's approval
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If you would like to compose a SLAT certificate for other languages taught at UO, contact the SLAT Director, Dr, Keli Yerian at yerian@uoregon.edu
Language proficiency
Recipients of the SLAT certificate must demonstrate a minimum level of proficiency in their target language and in English.
- International students must have met the English-language graduation requirements of UO: WR 121Z and either WR 122Z or 123, AND any required sequence of AEIs courses.
- Students whose target language is English must meet the UO Bachelor of Arts language requirement: proficiency equivalent to two years (203-level) of a non-English language.
- Students whose target is a language other than English must demonstrate language proficiency equivalent to the ACTFL Advanced level. This requirement may be met by passing, with the grade of B- or higher, three years of college-level study of the second language, or by passing an oral interview (e.g. ACTFL OPI), or other means approved by your advisor.