In addition to receiving the M.Ed., our graduates earn a certificate in Second Language Instruction from Sam Houston State University.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Articulate theories, processes, and principles of second language acquisition and second language literacy acquisition.
• Examine the linguistic, sociocultural, cognitive, and psychological foundations of language and literacy.
• Identify instructional strategies and materials that promote the acquisition of language and literacy for English language learners.
• Evaluate informal and formal assessments for English language learners.
• Engage in reflective analysis of personal beliefs and systematic inquiry into diverse cultures in order to construct a pedagogy in which diversity is an explicit part of the curriculum
• Integrate technology to enhance the learning opportunities of English language
  learners.
• Conduct research in second language learning and teaching.