SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
SAL 697 Comprehensive Examination (0) An examination cover ing the major knowledge areas of the fie ld. No r- ma lly taken in the final semester. Stu- den ts choosing to write a thesis will not be required Lo take a comprehen- sive examination. SAL 699 M.A. Thesis (3) Research for and mi ting of an ~I.A. the- sis. Students choosing to 1,~·ite a thesis wi ll not be requ ired to take a compre- hensive examination . Prerequisite: SAL 695 and consent of M.A. committee.
STE 697 Comprehensive Examination (0) An exam ination cove ring th e major kn owledge areas of th e fie ld. No r- mally taken in the final semester. Stu- dents choosing to write a th esis will not be requ ired to take a comprehen- sive exam inatio n. STE 698 Project (1) The fin al project in TESOL is in lieu of a th esis. Only transfer students who have written an acceptable M.A. thesis at another in stitution are eligible to do a project. Topic and scope must have department app rova l before work may be started. STE 699 M.A. Thes is (3) Research for and 11~·iting of an M.A. the- sis. Prerequisite: STE 695 and consem of M.A. commiuee. Students choosing to 1ffitc a thesis 11~11 not be required to take a comprchensil'e examination. STE 799 Research Continuous Registration (0) Students who need extra time LOcom- plete research programs such as thesis, project, or research paper are requ ired to rcgstcr fo r th is course to maintain their degree status. Fee: $100. Applied linguistics SAL 507 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (3) lmrodunion to basic concepts in the sc ient ifi c swdy of language, major areas of linguistic analysis, and severa l sub-fields of linguistics imponam fo r ESOL teachers. Prerequisite for grad- uate courses in Appli ed Linguistics. SAL 511 Applied Linguistics (3) Introduction Lo theoretical and practi- cal issues in applied linguistics, forns- ing on several important areas; e.g., bil ingual education, lexicography, li ter- acy, orthography design, social dialects and education, and u,mslation. SAL 574 Practicum in Second Language and Culture Learning (3) Field experience in independent lan- guage learning and cultural investiga- tion, using studen t-developed language texts and ethnographi c interviewing. SAL 584 Articulatory Phonetics (3) Di scr imin ation, transcription, and produc ti on of speech sounds. SAL 585-586 Topics in Applied Linguis- tics (1-3) Topics arc listed in the class chedule each semester. Titles offered include: a. Contrastil'e Analysis b. ESL Di ctionari es c. New Englishes in the Third World cl. History of Engli sh
SAL 614 Second Language Acquisition (3) Examin ation of th e various factors, especially individual. sociological, and psychological, whi ch enter into th e process of acquiring a second language. Includes disrnssion of learning strate- gies as we ll as autonomous learning inside and outside of the classroom. SAL 646 Sociolinguistics (3) Overview of the relationship between language and socie ty. Topics covered include language an d cu lture, lan- guage and soc ial change, ethni city, language contact, language po li cy, ethnography of communication, and
social aspects of conversation . SAL 648 Discourse Analysis (3)
Examination of language in its com- municative contexts. Col'crs three main areas: text analysis, discourse ana lysis proper (oral and written),
and pedagogical applications. SAL 668 Seminar in Applied Linguistics (2)
In-dep th exam ination of some main areas of app li ed lin guistics. Topics l'aq•, depending on class interests. SAL 677 Research Design and Statistics (3) lmroduction to princip les and proce- dures of research design and basic sta- tistics used in social sciences, panirn- larly teacher-conducted research in second language classrooms. Prereq- uisite: basic computer literacy. SAL 690 Independent Study (1-3) Indi vidual work, di rected reading, or specia l problems in appli ed linguis- tics. Such work must be done with the approval and supervision of a faculty professor of record. SAL 695 Research Seminar (1) Guidance in the development of a thesis or research paper. Students produce a prelimin ary thesis state- ment, proposal, outline, and working bibliography. Prerequ isites: a. permission of instructor b. no more th an six units of course- work remaining. SAL 696 Research Paper (1) A paper based on classroom research, literature review, or the design of a syl- labus or appropriate teaching materi- als. Prerequisite: SAL 695.
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