Graduate Certificates

Graduate Certificate in Applied Language Studies
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The Graduate Certificate Program in English Language Studies enables professionals to update their work with language teaching and research applications.
Technology-supported applications of language theory increase teaching and research opportunities in response to demographic and educational demands in the U.S. and in the global community. This Certificate grounds participants in current theory and practice and makes courses in the English Language Studies Concentration available to persons with related degrees and professional aspirations.
Students can structure their programs to gain a concentration in theory and content either in applied linguistics or in teaching English as a second language. Substitutions from the broader emphasis and program will be allowed with the approval of the Certificate Coordinator and the Director of the Emphasis in English Language Studies, who will act as advisers for those enrolled in the Certificate program.
Students whose dominant language is not English will also take one or both courses in a two-semester sequence in Second Language Writing: Theory and Applications. The first elective course, offered as a topics course in rhetoric, covers the theory of second-language writing. The second course in the sequence, offered as an independent study, comprises a workshop in written discourse with special emphasis on Western academic discourse. It includes graduate-level documentation and bibliographic search techniques.
Transfer credits are not accepted in the Certificate program. Students seeking licensure to teach English in Grades K-12 should consult the College of Education.
Download the Graduate Certificate in English Language Studies Worksheet.
If you have additional questions or require further information, email Dr. Boyd Davis, or call (704) 687-4209.