SLAT Course of Study

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Course of study

The Certificate curriculum consists of four core requirements:

(A) Three courses on second language acquisition and teaching (12 credits)

(B) Target-language courses (language structure, culture, etc., 8-16 credits)

(C) Internship/practicum (2-4 credits)

(D) Target-language proficiency

Students who successfully complete the SLAT certificate will have a solid grounding in developmental, cognitive and psycholinguistic, and socio-cultural issues in language acquisition, and their implications for effective teaching of the pronunciation, vocabulary, and structure of a language. In addition, they will know structural aspects of a specific language, and will have an understanding of cross-cultural issues that affect language acquisition and communication generally. As a consequence of these specific learning outcomes, graduates will be able to incorporate language content into more effective teaching.

NOTE: The following courses are recommended as prerequisites to the SLAT curriculum or as additional preparation for language teaching:

LING 290 Introduction to Linguistics (prerequisite for LING 444, also satisfies Social Science Group 2 requirement)
Course work in cross-cultural analysis and communication (e.g., INTL 431, courses with ELTA prefix)
Advanced course work in language-specific teaching methodology. There are some pedagogy techniques distinct to specific languages, particularly those with non-alphabetic writing systems. Thus, advanced course work in teaching methodologies specific to the student's language area focus, following the required courses below, is encouraged.

All courses must be taken as graded, except Supervised Tutoring or Internship/Practicum, which may be taken Pass/No-Pass. LING and LT courses must be passed with the grade of C- or higher; classes with a language prefix (e.g. SPAN) must be passed with a B- or higher.

A. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

	Requirements	Total credits
second language acquisition and teaching	LING 440 Linguistic Principles and Second-Language Learning or LING 444 Second Language Acquisition (prerequisite: LING 290) LT 445 Second Language Teaching (formerly LING 445) LT 446 Second-Language Teaching Practice (formerly LING 446)	12 credits

B. Language Area

The language area requirement is satisfied by a combination of college-level second-language study, plus 2 to 4 courses focusing on the structure or structure-culture interface of the target second language. Combinations other than those listed here must be approved by the Certificate Advisor.

Language	Requirements	Total credits
english	LING 150 Structure of English Words LT 441 Teaching English Pronunciation (formerly LING 410 or LING 441) LING 494 English Grammar (formerly ENG 495) One other course approved by Certificate Advisor	15-16 plus 2 years (or equiv.) of a second language
french	FREN 320 French Grammar FREN 416 Advanced Writing	8 credits plus 3 years (or equiv.) of Spanish language study
japanese	Any two of: JPN 440 Japanese Phonology and Morphology JPN 441 Structure of the Japanese Language JPN 443 Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language JPN 453 Japanese Sociolinguistics JPN 454 Japanese Pedagogical Grammar It is recommended that students take either 443 or 454 as one of their SLAT courses.	8 credits plus 3 years (or equiv.) of Japanese language study
spanish	Any two of: SPAN 315 Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics SPAN 320 Spanish Grammar SPAN 420 Spanish Linguistics	8 credits plus 3 years (or equiv.) of Spanish language study
russian	Any two of: RUSS 440 Russian Phonology and Morphology RUSS 441 Russian Syntax and Semantics RUSS 443 Russian Phonetics RUSS 444 Introduction to Slavic Languages	8 credits plus 3 years (or equiv.) of Russian language study
german	Any two of: GER 411 Advanced Language Training: Grammar GER 412 Advanced Language Training: Writing GER 413 Advanced Language Training: Speaking	8 credits plus 3 years (or equiv.) of German language study

C. Internship/Practicum

The certificate incorporates nontraditional learning modes in the internship or practicum requirement. At present, practica opportunities have been identified in the American English Institute, the UO Departments of East Asian Languages, Romance Languages, and Germanic Languages, and in programs in the local 4J public schools. Other possibilities include overseas internships in the IE3 program and UO-sponsored Participatory Learning Experiences (PLEs), with your advisor's approval.

	Requirements	Total credits
internship/ practicum	LING 409 Supervised Tutoring JPN 409 Supervised Tutoring SPAN 409 Practicum RUSS 409 Practicum GER 409 Practicum: Internship in German Teaching	2-4 credits (P/NP or graded)

D. Language proficiency

Recipients of the SLAT certificate must demonstrate a minimum level of proficiency in their target language and in English.

International students from a non-English-speaking country must have a TOEFL score of 550 (old system) or 213 (new system), or complete the required sequence of AEIS courses at the American English Institute.
Students whose target language is English must take two years (or equivalent) of college-level study of another language.
Students whose target language is other than English must demonstrate language proficiency equivalent to the ACTFL Advanced level. This requirement may be met by completing three years of college-level study of the second language with the grade of B- or higher in all courses, by passing an oral interview (e.g. ACTFL OPI), or other means approved by your advisor.

The certificate will be awarded upon graduation from the University of Oregon. Students must apply for the certificate at the same time when they apply for graduation. (Go to instructions)