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Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics (Certificate)

Promote literacy in other countries and make a difference throughout the world.

Literacy around the world is vitally important. With the Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics graduate certificate, you'll be prepared to lead community-based literacy programs throughout the world.

Program Snapshot
Program type:
Certificate - Graduate
Format:
On-campus
Est. time to complete:
1 summer
Credit hours:
10

Why Study Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics at UND?

The graduate certificate in Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics is designed to prepare students to facilitate the design, construction and management of community-based literacy programs, particularly in multilingual societies outside the United States.

The nature of these literacy programs depends on the desires and goals of the communities and their local governments. These programs may take a variety of forms, such as:

  • Adult functional literacy (in the domains of health, agriculture, etc.)
  • Rights-based literacy
  • Literacy in the local language first with transition to biliteracy
  • Transfer of literacy skills from the language of wider communication to the local language

No professional educational accreditation is associated with the certificate, but the certificate itself can be an important credential for students who anticipate working in literacy and language development in other countries.

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Application Deadlines

Summer: May 1

*only offered odd years

Program Highlights


  • Work alongside faculty who have substantial fieldwork experience promoting vernacular literacy in many different countries.


  • Linguistics at UND is a cooperative program between the University and the Summer Institute of Linguistics, which offers courses on campus every summer.

Outcomes

Graduates will gain skills to prepare themselves to organize, teach, manage and promote non-formal literacy programs in multilingual societies, particularly in developing countries, and to provide a graduate-level credential to those working in literacy in other countries where such a credential is often expected by governments and NGOs and can be very helpful for career advancement.

Courses You Could Take

 

LING 520. Foundational Issues of Community-based Literacy in Multilingual Societies. 3 Credits.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) explain in detail the inter-relationship between illiteracy, poverty, politics and environment; (b) identify and describe the major movements and trends in literacy; (c) explain and teach the principles of adult education; (d) identify the major "players" in the field of adult literacy; (e) explain the major issues involved in developing a multilingual education program for school children. Corequisites: LING 521 and LING 522. SS, odd years.

LING 521. Literacy Program Planning and Management. 3 Credits.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) explain, with examples, change processes in traditional communities; (b) design a complete literacy program; (c) explain alternative strategies for designing and managing a literacy program; (d) evaluate the need for external funding in a literacy program; (e) do detailed costing for a literacy program; (f) write a funding proposal for a literacy program; and (g) use the LinguaLinks Electronic Performance Support system and access relevant Internet resources. Corequisites: LING 520 and LING 522. SS, odd years.

LING 522. Materials and Methods in Adult Literacy. 3 Credits.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) explain some of the major theories of reading and the history of their evolution; (b) explain, describe, and critique various instructional strategies for teaching reading; (c) design instructional materials from any one of five different strategies for teaching reading; (d) design teacher training protocols for literacy programs; (e) design testing protocols for reading materials; (f) develop instructional materials for transitional literacy programs; (g) organize and direct a writers' workshop; and (h) explain the need for postliteracy materials and how to develop these. Corequisites: LING 520 and LING 521. SS, odd years.

LING 530. Introduction to Writing Systems. 1 Credit.

Introduction to the principles of designing and testing a writing system for a spoken or signed language. Attention is given to linguistic, sociolinguistic, educational, psycholinguistic, political/ideological, production and implementation issues in orthographic development. Prerequisite or corequisite: Either a) prerequisite LING 470 and corequisite LING 451; b) prerequisite LING 470 and corequisite LING 516; or c) corequisites LING 520, LING 521 and LING 522. SS.

  

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