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M.A., Language, Literacy, and Culture
Studies in Language, Literacy, and Culture (LLC) center on promoting equity and honoring socio-cultural and linguistic diversity; transforming schools and other educational spaces; supporting teachers as learners across their careers; and fostering promising social futures for all youth. To accomplish these aims, we focus on the most fundamental human tool and resource, language. We consider the importance of the aesthetic as well the functional. Besides using language as a lens for understanding, we also consider other pivotal ways that humans learn, communicate, and create through a variety of symbolic systems: from visual images to digital media to dance. Especially in an increasingly digital world, we feel it is necessary to explore how these symbol systems often work in combination as we create and communicate. Through these lenses, we investigate such issues as equity across race, ethnicity, gender, and social class; youth culture; migration and immigration; globalization; and home, school, and community interactions. Interweaving theory and practice, we are interested in these issues as they impact learning and language development, teaching and teacher education, and school and public policy.
The M.A. is for students wishing to• explore the various areas of specialization within LLSC;
• earn an M.A. degree in addition to a basic or advanced teaching credential; or
• acquire the appropriate background for admission to the Ph.D. or Ed.D. program.
Students take courses that cover the basic concepts and theories in language and literacy learning as well as courses for their area of specialization or teaching credential. The M.A. degree includes a number of specializations, among them reading, writing, literature, education of language minority students, and the study of Athletes and Academic Achievement.
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