Hindi and Urdu Language Pedagogy, M.A.
Dr. Michael Searson
Room: J 305
Tel: (908) 737-0550
Email: msearson@kean.edu
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
Summer Year 1 Onsite Courses 4.5
| GLOB 5905 | INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING FOR TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES | 1.5 |
| GLOB 5920 | METHODS I: PEDAGOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE WORLD-READINESS STANDARDS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES | 3 |
Fall Semester Year 1 On-Line Courses 6
| GLOB 5945 | LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORY AND RESEARCH: L1, L2, BILINGUAL/HERITAGE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| HIND 5800 | INTRO TO HINDI&URDU LANG,CULTURE,SOCIET CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 3 |
Spring Semester Year 1 Online Courses 6
| HIND 5820 | HINDI AND URDU LANGUAGE STRUCTURES FOR TEACHING | 3 |
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| HIND 5830 | HINDI LITERATURE:LANGUAGE,STYLE&GENRE GENRE | 3 |
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| URDU 5840 | URDU LITERATURE: LANGUAGE, STYLE&GENRE GENRE | 3 |
Summer Session Year 2 Onsite Courses 4.5
| GLOB 5910 | GLOBAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING II | 1.5 |
| GLOB 5930 | METHODS II: ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE | 3 |
Fall Semester Year 2 Online Courses 6
| HIND 5850 | THE HINDI/URDU COMMUNITY AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE LEARNERS: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| GLOB 5995 | ACTION RESEARCH: INQUIRES AND PROJECTS | 3 |
Spring Semester Year 2 3
| HIND 5860 | ISSUES IN HINDI & URDU SOCIOLINGUISTICS | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 30