2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Hindi and Urdu Language Pedagogy, M.A.

Dr. Gail Verdi, Executive Director
gverdi@kean.edu

Janis Jensen, Program Coordinator
jjensen@kean.edu

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(908) 737-0552

Degrees Offered

M.A. in Hindi and Urdu Language Pedagogy

Program Description

The Master’s Degree Program in Hindi/Urdu Language Pedagogy is designed for cohorts of Native/Advanced speakers (or higher) of Hindi/Urdu that reside in the U.S., possess a Bachelor’s Degree, and desire to teach Hindi/Urdu at the K-12/post-secondary level or continue study and research on Second Language Acquisition and foreign language pedagogy at the graduate level.

Prerequisites

  • The U.S. equivalent of a BA Degree
  • Teaching experience

Degree Requirements

  • 30 credits
  • Thesis/Action Research Project

Required Courses and Suggested Sequence

Fall Semester - Year 1 Online Courses 6

HIND 5800INTRO TO HINDI&URDU LANG,CULTURE,SOCIET CULTURE AND SOCIETY

3

GLOB 5945LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORY AND RESEARCH: L1, L2, BILINGUAL/HERITAGE LANGUAGE

3

Spring Semester-Year 1 Online Courses 6

HIND 5830HINDI LITERATURE:LANGUAGE, STYLE & GENRE

3

OR

URDU 5840URDU LITERATURE: LANGUAGE, STYLE & GENRE

3

 

HIND 5820HINDI AND URDU LANGUAGE STRUCTURES FOR TEACHING

3

Summer Session - Year 1 Online and Onsite Courses 4.5

GLOB 5920METHODS I: PEDAGOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE WORLD-READINESS STANDARDS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES

3

GLOB 5905INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING FOR TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES

1.5

Fall Semester - Year 2 Online Courses 6

HIND 5850THE HINDI/URDU COMMUNITY AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE LEARNERS: THEORY AND PRACTICE

3

HIND 5860ISSUES IN HINDI & URDU SOCIOL LINGUISTICS

3

Spring Semester - Year 2 Online Courses 6

GLOB 5995ACTION RESEARCH: INQUIRES AND PROJECTS

3

GLOB 5930METHODOLOGY II: ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE

3

Summer Session - Year 2 Onsite Course 1.5

GLOB 5910GLOBAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING II

1.5

Total Credit Hours: 30