Master of Education in Language and Literacy
Admission to the endorsement programs for bilingual/multicultural education, Native language education and world language education is suspended for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Program Requirements
1. Complete the general university requirements.
2. Complete M.Ed. degree requirements.
3. Complete the admission requirements for the Master of Education degree.
4. Complete the following admission requirements:
- Current elementary, secondary, or K-12 teaching certificate.
- One year of teaching or related experience.
- Language requirement: check with appropriate department (Foreign Language, Alaska Native Language Center) for requirements.
5. Complete the following course requirements.
M.Ed. core requirements
1. Complete one of the following research courses:
CCS 601--Documenting Indigenous Knowledge Systems--3 credits
ED 601--Introduction to Applied Social Science Research--3 credits
2. Complete the following:
ED/CCS 603--Field Study Research Methods--3 credits
ED 698--Research (6)
or ED 699--Thesis (6)--6 credits
6. Choose one of the following options:
- Complete the following courses for the M.Ed. with bilingual multi-cultural
education endorsement:
ED 610--Education and Cultural Processes--3 credits
ED 620--Language, Literacy and Learning--3 credits
ED/LING 621--Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition--3 credits
LING 610--Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching--3 credits
ED 690--Seminar in Cross Cultural Studies--3 credits
CCS 608--Indigenous Knowledge Systems--3 credits
- Complete the following courses for the M.Ed. with world language education
endorsement:
ED/LING 621--Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition--3 credits
LING 602--Second Language Acquisition--3 credits
LING 610--Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching--3 credits
ED 620--Language Literacy and Learning--3 credits
400 or 600-level electives in the target language--6 credits
- Complete the following courses for the M.Ed. with Native language education
endorsement:
ANL 401--Alaska Native Elder Apprenticeship‡--5 credits
ANL 402--Alaska Native Elder Apprenticeship‡--5 credits
LING 450/650--Language Policy and Planning--3 credits
LING 610--Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching--3
ED 621--Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition--3
600-level education elective--3
ANL 452--Principles of Linguistic Analysis for Alaska Native Languages (3)
or LING 601--Principles of Linguistic Analysis (3)--3
7. Minimum credits required--30
* Completion of course satisfies requirement for synthesizing paper. This
course is not required if the thesis option is selected.
‡ Complete apprenticeship or demonstrate proficiency in endorsement
language.
