The Option A minor in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) offers graduate students both a theoretical and a practical background in the increasingly important area of SLA. After completing the minor, students will be prepared to understand research in SLA and to develop teaching curricula based on principles of second language learning and teaching.
Admissions
Students wishing to minor in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) should first contact the relevant SLA committee member in their department who will refer them to the SLA minor advisor. Students declaring the doctoral minor are required to meet with the minor advisor, before registering for courses.
Students without a background in linguistics and language pedagogy are encouraged to complete introductory linguistics and teaching methodology courses before starting the doctoral minor.
All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any doctoral minor. To apply to this minor, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the doctoral minor for which you are applying.
Requirements
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| Students must complete one of the following courses. | ||
| ENGL 318 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| or CURRIC 673 | Learning Second Language and Literacies | |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete two courses from the "Approved Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Course List" | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Approved SLA Course List
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| African Cultural Studies | ||
| AFRICAN 670 | Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language | 2 |
| AFRICAN 703 | Topics in Teaching African Languages | 1 |
| Asian Lanugages and Cultures | ||
| ASIAN 632 | Studies in Chinese Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| ASIAN 633 | Chinese Applied Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| ASIAN 775 | Japanese Applied Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| CURRIC 673 | Learning Second Language and Literacies | 1-6 |
| CURRIC 674 | Advanced Methods in Teaching English as a Second Language | 3-6 |
| CURRIC 675 | General Seminar 1 | 1-3 |
| CURRIC 802 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| CURRIC 964 | Seminar in World Language Education | 1-3 |
| CURRIC 975 | General Seminar 2 | 2-3 |
| English | ||
| ENGL 414 | Global Spread of English 3 | 3 |
| ENGL 420 | Topics in English Language and Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 703 | Research Methods in Composition Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 711 | Research Methods in Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 713 | Topics in Contemporary English Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 715 | Advanced Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENGL 905 | Seminar-Topics in Applied English Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| French and Italian | ||
| FRENCH/ITALIAN 821 | Issues in Methods of Teaching French and Italian 1, 2 | 1-3 |
| German | ||
| GERMAN 727 | Topics in Applied Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| Note: Spanish courses are generally offered in Spanish; contact instructor | ||
| SPANISH 630 | Topics in Hispanic Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| SPANISH 815 | Seminar in Language: Modern Spanish 1 | 3 |
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Topics courses. Students should see the Second Language Acquisition doctoral minor advisor for approval of topics appropriate for the minor.
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Courses must be taken for a total of three credits, in one or multiple enrollments.
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Second Language Acquisition advisor consent required.
Prior Coursework
Students may transfer up to three credits from prior graduate work toward the minor, upon approval.