Curriculum: Master of Education Literacy and Second Language Studies

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December 15, 2021

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January 10, 2022

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Curriculum at a Glance

Curriculum at a Glance

For the Master of Education LSLS online program, students will complete the Core Curriculum (9 credit hours) as well as a concentration area (21 credit hours) in PreK-12 Reading Instruction or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The LSLS program highlights four emphases within its coursework:

Designing and implementing reading, writing, and speaking curricula in Literacy and TESOL.
Assessing and evaluating reading, writing, and speaking challenges for native and non-native English speakers.
Practicing varied instructional methods to foster literacy learning across the diversity of student populations.
Developing strategies for critically analyzing research in the fields of literacy and second language studies.

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CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE

Foundations of First and Second Language Learning Literacy as a Linguistic and Cultural Tool Master's Culminating Experience: Literacy and Second Language Studies

LSLS7053

3 Semester Credits

Foundations of First and Second Language Learning

This course introduces students to foundational knowlege in first and second language learning. Specific topics include major theoretical paradigms and constructs that affect learning.

LSLS7054

3 Semester Credits

Literacy as a Linguistic and Cultural Tool

This course examines the social, cultural, and community aspects of literacies, the linguistic and cultural aspects of learning English as a additional language, and the ways in which schoolsmight recognize, maintain, develop, and build uponthe "ways with words" that contemporary students acquire and learn in out-of-school contexts. The course is based on a sociocultural view of literacy, encompassing multidisciplinary approaches and focuses on key sociocultural arguments, influential studies, and their classroom implications.

LSLS7057

3 Semester Credits

Master's Culminating Experience: Literacy and Second Language Studies

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore genres of literacy research writing and introduces them to the major frameworks for current literacy research.

FAQs

What can I do with a MEd in Literacy & Second Language Studies?
The promotion of literacy and language education is one of the great callings! Fewer missions are more effective than teaching people to read and communicate. Some of the professional opportunities for MEd LSLS graduates are:
- Adult literacy teachers
- English teachers
- ESL teachers
- School Counselors
- Instructional Coordinators
- Superintendents/Principals
- Tutors
- Intervention specialist
- Curriculum designer
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Why should I get a MEd LSLS degree with UC online?
In a society in which employment and economic advancement increasingly depend on more developed and specialized skills, the handicap of illiteracy can only grow more severe. Here is why you should receive your MEd LSLS degree with UC online:
- Literacy is the key that opens doors to all other learning
- You may choose a wide range of specializations
- You can earn a degree fairly quickly and inexpensively with UC Online
- Increase your lifelong earning potential
- You will become a better communicator
- Get to spend your days immersed in reading and language
- Learn a broad range of subjects and disciplines preparing you for a broad range of career options
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Is the GRE required for the MEd LSLS online degree?

You have the option to provide an original copy of scores taken within five years of the date of application. GRE scores are optional for admission to the Master’s degree program, but are highly recommended to strengthen applications that may be weak in other areas. For example, applicants with less than a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 should include GRE scores with their application.

To ensure we receive the scores, both the university and the program to which scores are sent should be indicated on the order form. The code for University of Cincinnati is 1833. You will then be prompted to select the program to which your scores are to be sent. Information on the procedures for taking the Graduate Record Examination can be obtained from http://www.ets.org/gre.

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The Graduate Record Examination is offered regularly on the University of Cincinnati’s campus:

100 University Pavilion, 2618 McMicken Circle
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