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Welcome to the Master's in Language Teaching
Welcome to the Master of Arts in Language Teaching website. The Master of Arts in Language Teaching (MALT) program is a multidisciplinary 36 credit-hour graduate degree offered by the Department of Foreign Languages in conjunction with faculty members from the Department of English and the College of Education. It draws from faculty who teach French, German, Spanish, English, linguistics, literature, culture, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), language teaching methods, teacher education, and instructional technology offering concentrations in French, German, Spanish and TESOL. The MALT program involves a sequence of graduate courses in language, language acquisition, and pedagogy designed to reinforce and build upon the language skills and knowledge of target language culture(s) of educators.
Feel free to browse this page for specific information about the many facets of UNO’s MALT Program. If you have any questions that you cannot find answers to on this website, please do not hesitate to contact me. We hope you enjoy learning about our program.
Carolyn Gascoigne
MALT Graduate Program Chair
Email: cgascoigne@unomaha.edu
Phone: 402-554-2862
Requirements
The following courses are required for all MALT concentrations:
- FLNG 8020: FL/TESOL Research
- FLNG 8030: SLA Theory
- FLNG 8040: Assessment and Materials Design
- FLNG 8960: Special Topics Seminar
- TED 8006: Special Methods in Teaching ESL or Foreign Languages
- Instructional Technology (TED 8540, 8550, 8560, 8570, 8580 or 8590)
- Successful completion of comprehensive exams
The following courses are required for the French concentration:
- FREN 8226: Structure of French
- FREN 8440: Seminar: Composition
- Literature course/literary criticism (FREN 8966)
- Elective in French (FREN 8966 or FREN 8900)
- 6 credits of study abroad or advisor approved electives in French
The following courses are required for the German concentration:
- GERM 8226: Structure of German
- GERM 8440: Seminar: Composition
- Literature course/literary criticism (GERM 8966)
- Elective in German (GERM 8966)
- 6 credits of study abroad or advisor approved electives in German
The following courses are required for the Spanish concentration:
- SPAN 8226: Structure of Spanish
- SPAN 8440: Seminar: Composition
- Literature course/literary criticism (SPAN 8966)
- Elective in Spanish (SPAN 8966 or SPAN 8900)
- 6 credits of study abroad or advisor approved electives in Spanish
The following courses are required for the TESOL concentration:
- ENGL 8656: Structure of English
- ENGL 8740: Discourse, Culture, & Power
- ENGL 8760: Pedagogic Field Experience in TESOL
- Writing Seminar (a variety of courses possible)
- Literature Seminar (a variety of courses possible)
- Elective in English (a variety of courses possible)