The Certificate curriculum consists of four categories of core requirements:

(A) Second language acquisition and teaching: Three courses (12 credits). [Jump to details]

(B) Language area: Three courses (12 credits) on the structure, culture, etc., of the target language (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish). [Jump to details]

(C) Practicum (2-4 credits). [Jump to details]

(D) Target-language proficiency. (8-10 credits; often overlaps with BA or major language requirements). [Jump to details]

All courses must be taken as graded, except the Practicum, which is Pass/No-Pass.

 

A. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

This three-course sequence (12 credits) provides 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. These courses must be passed with a grade of C- or higher.

LING 444 Second Language Acquisition  LT 435 Design for Language Learning LT 436 Design for Learning Language Systems

B. Language Area

The language area requirement is satisfied by taking three courses (12 credits), passed with the grade of B- or higher. These courses provide students with knowledge of the structural aspects of a specific language and 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. Combinations other than those listed here must be approved by the Certificate Advisor.

LANGUAGE	REQUIREMENTS (12 credits)
Chinese	required: CHN 480 Chinese Linguistics CHN 481 Chinese Pedagogical Grammar any one from: CHN 482 History of the Chinese Language EALL 442 Chinese, Japanese, Korean SLA EALL 443 Chinese, Japanese, Korean Pedagogy
English	required: LT 439 Design for Language Learning Pronunciation (subs for LT 441 Teaching English Pronunciation) LING 494 English Grammar any one from: LING 150 Structure of English Words LT 428 Teaching English Culture and Literature or substitute course approved by advisor
French	FREN 320 French Grammar FREN 416 Advanced Writing FREN 425 Translation
German	required: GER 411 Advanced Language Training: Grammar GER 412 Advanced Language Training: Writing any one from: GER 340 Introduction to German Culture and Society GER 341 Introduction to German Culture and Society GER 413 Advanced Language Training GER 425 Play Performance GER 440 German Culture and Society GER 470 German for Reading Knowledge or substitute course approved by adviser. Please contact your German SLAT advisor to have one of these courses substitute for GER 413 in your degree guide.
Japanese	required: EALL 443 Chinese, Japanese and Korean Pedagogy any two from: EALL 442 Second Language Acquisition of Chinese, Japanese and Korean EALL 440 Japanese and Korean Phonetics EALL 410 Japanese and Korean Syntax JPN 315 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics JPN 410 Japanese Pedagogical Grammar
Korean	required: EALL 443 Chinese, Japanese and Korean Pedagogy any two from: EALL 442 Second Language Acquisition of Chinese, Japanese and Korean EALL 440 Japanese and Korean Phonetics EALL 410 Japanese and Korean Syntax KRN 315 Introduction to Korean Linguistics KRN 410 Korean Pedagogical Grammar
Spanish	any three of: SPAN 308 Comunidades bilingües SPAN 320 Spanish Grammar SPAN 322 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics SPAN 324 Spanish Phonetics SPAN 420 Topic in Spanish Linguistics SPAN 424 History of the Spanish Language SPAN 425 Literary Translation SPAN 428 Spanish in the U.S.
Other languages	If you would like to discuss a SLAT certificate for other languages taught at UO, contact the SLAT Director, Dr, Keli Yerian at yerian@uoregon.edu

C. Practicum

The certificate incorporates experiential learning by means of the internship or practicum requirement. Practicum opportunities exist in Lane Community College, the American English Institute, the UO Departments of East Asian Languages, Romance Languages, and German and Scandinavian 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. See guidelines for 406 internships.

Students who want to earn the SLAT certificate in more than one language must do a practicum in each of the target languages.

The internship experience requires the same amount of work regardless of the number of credits (2-4). We offer variable credit to give students more flexibility in composing their schedules and to potentially reduce the cost of tuition. 

Your SLAT advisor will need to help you arrange and authorize your enrollment in these credits. Contact your language SLAT advisor to arrange your practicum and to enroll.

Chinese, Japanese: EALL 406 Supervised Tutoring (2-4 cr) English: LT 437 Second Language Teaching Practice or LT 406 Supervised Tutoring (2-4 cr) French: FREN 406 Practicum (2-4 cr) German: GER 406 Internship in German Teaching (2-4 cr) Spanish: SPAN 406 Practicum (2-4 cr)

D. 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 121 and either WR 122 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.

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