Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies

      Lois Meyer, Department Chairperson
      College of Education
      Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
      Hokona Hall 140
      MSC05 3040
      1 University of New Mexico
      Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
      (505) 277-0437 phone
      (505) 277-8362 fax

      Professors
      Rebecca Blum-Martinez, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
      Richard Meyer, Ph.D., University of Arizona
      Don Zancanella, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

      Associate Professors
      Ricky Lee Allen, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
      Greg Cajete, Ph.D., International College, William Lyon University
      J. Anne Calhoon, Ph.D., Marquette University
      Sylvia Celédon-Pattichis, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
      Holbrook Mahn, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
      Glenabah Martinez, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
      Lois Meyer, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
      Elizabeth Noll, Ph.D., University of Arizona
      Lucretia (Penny) Pence, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
      Eliseo Torres, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Kingsville
      Ruth Trinidad Galván, Ph.D., University of Utah

      Assistant Professors
      Tryphenia Peele-Eady, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
      Chris Sims, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
      Yoo Kyung Sung, Ph.D., University of Arizona
      Vincent Werito, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

      Lecturers
      Elaine Daniels, M.A., Natl-Louis University

      Research Professor
      Denise Wallen, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

      Emeriti and Emerita
      Luisa Duran, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
      Mary Jiron (Belgarde), Ph.D., Stanford University
      Vera John-Steiner, Ph.D., University of Chicago
      William Kline, Ph.D., Stanford University
      Ann Nihlen, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
      Anita Pfeiffer, M.A., University of Arizona
      Joseph Suina, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
      Richard van Dongen, Ed.D., University of New Mexico

      Student Information Contact
      Contact Debra Schaffer, Hokona Hall 140, 505/277-0437, schaffer@unm.edu, for information about application procedures.

         Application Deadlines   
      M.A.: Spring semester: September 15
        Summer and Fall semester: February 1
      Ph.D.: Fall semester: December 1

      Degrees Offered

      M.A. in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
      Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies

      Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies offers programs leading to doctoral (Ph.D.) and master’s degrees (M.A.) focusing on language and literacy education and the social and cultural study of educational institutions and practices. The program offers a rigorous but flexible course of studies that can be tailored to meet a wide range of interests and needs. All students are expected to develop a program of studies combining course work in language, literacy and sociocultural studies with course work in related disciplines in the College of Education and other colleges. The program places special emphasis on helping students develop research and inquiry skills needed for the advanced study and analysis of education in its many social, cultural, economic and political contexts.

      Deadlines for the M.A. are September 15 for admittance for Spring, and February 1 for Summer and Fall semesters. M.A. applications are reviewed after these deadlines. The deadline for Ph.D. candidates is December 1, for the following fall semester. Applicants to the doctoral program are reviewed after December 1. Documents describing the programs and guidelines for application are available upon request from the department office. Applicants should review these documents before applying for admission to the programs.


      Courses

      LLSS 183. Introduction to Education in New Mexico. (3)



      LLSS 300. Bilingual Teaching Methods, Materials and Techniques. (3)



      LLSS 315. Educating Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. (3)



      LLSS 391 / 591. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 9 ?)



      LLSS 393 / 493 / 593. Topics. (1-6, no limit ?)



      LLSS 430. Teaching of Writing. (3)



      LLSS 432. Teaching of Social Studies. (3)



      LLSS *435. Teaching Students with Reading Problems. (3)



      LLSS 436. Teaching of English. (3)



      LLSS 443 / 544. Children?s Literature (Literatura Infantil) . (3)



      LLSS *449. Teaching the Native Language to the Native Speaker. (3)



      LLSS 452 / 552. Curriculum Development in Mexican History and Culture. (3)



      LLSS *453. Theoretical and Cultural Foundations of Bilingual Education. (3)



      LLSS *455. Teaching Spanish for Bilingual Classroom. (3)



      LLSS 456 / 556. First and Second Language Development within Cultural Contexts. (3)



      LLSS 457 / 557. Language, Culture, and Mathematics. (3)



      LLSS 458 / 558. Literacy Across Cultures. (3)



      LLSS 459 / 559. Second Language Literacy. (3)



      LLSS 460 / 560. Language and Education in Southwest Native American Communities. (3)



      LLSS 469 / 569. ESL Across the Content Areas. (3)



      LLSS 479 / 579. The Teaching of Reading in the Bilingual Classroom (La Ensenanza de la Lectura) . (3)



      LLSS *480. Second Language Pedagogy. (3)



      LLSS *482. Teaching English as a Second Language. (3)



      LLSS 493 /393 / 593. Topics. (1-3, no limit ?)



      LLSS 495. Field Experience. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 500. Issues in Language/Literacy/Sociocultural Studies. (3)



      LLSS 501. Practitioner Research. (3)



      LLSS 502. Introduction to Qualitative Research. (3)



      LLSS 503. Research in Bilingual Classrooms and Communities. (3)



      LLSS 510. Paulo Freire. (3)



      LLSS 511. History of U.S. Education. (3)



      LLSS 513. Globalization and Education. (3)



      LLSS 514. Young Children Moving Into Literacy. (3)



      LLSS 515. Philosophy of Education. (3)



      LLSS 518. Comparative Education. (3)



      LLSS 521. Proseminar: Sociology of Education. (3)



      LLSS 522. Seminar in English Curriculum and Instruction. (3)



      LLSS 523. Education and Anthropology. (3)



      LLSS 524. Critical Race Theory. (3)



      LLSS 525. Reading Recovery Training Part I. (4)



      LLSS 526. Reading Recovery Training Part II. (3)



      LLSS 527. Studies in Rhetoric for Teachers. (3, no limit ?)



      LLSS 528. Studies in Reading and Literature for Teachers. (3)



      LLSS 529. Race, Ethnicity, and Education. (3)



      LLSS 530. Whiteness Studies [Whiteness Seminar]. (3)



      LLSS 532. The Reading Process. (3)



      LLSS 534. Seminar in Teaching Reading. (3)



      LLSS 535. Critical Literacy. (3)



      LLSS 537L. Assessment of Reading and Language Arts. (3)



      LLSS 538. Teaching Reading through the Content Field. (3)



      LLSS 540. Instructional Trends in the Social Studies. (3)



      LLSS 541. Seminar in Children?s Literature. (3-12 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 544 / 443. Children?s Literature. (3)



      LLSS 551. History of American Indian Education. (3)



      LLSS 552 / 452. Curriculum Development in Mexican History and Culture. (3)



      LLSS 553. Education and African American Children. (3)



      LLSS 554. Teaching the Native American Child. (3)



      LLSS 556 / 456. First and Second Language Development within Cultural Contexts. (3)



      LLSS 557 / 457. Language, Culture, and Mathematics. (3)



      LLSS 558 / 458. Literacy Across Cultures. (3)



      LLSS 559 / 459. Second Language Literacy. (3)



      LLSS 560 / 460. Language and Education in Southwest Native American Communities. (3)



      LLSS 564. Issues in American Indian Education. (3)



      LLSS 565. Latino/a Identities and Schooling. (3)



      LLSS 566. Issues in Hispanic Education. (3)



      LLSS 567. Home Literacy and Schooling. (3)



      LLSS 568. Alternative Assessment Practices for English Language Learners. . (3)



      LLSS 569 / 469. ESL Across the Content Areas. (3)



      LLSS 570. Science and Native American Education. (3)



      LLSS 579 / 479. The Teaching of Reading in the Bilingual Classroom (La Ensenanza de la Lectura) . (3)



      LLSS 580. Seminar in the Education of the Bilingual Student. (3)



      LLSS 582. Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education. (3)



      LLSS 583. Education Across Cultures in the Southwest. (3)



      LLSS 587. Education and Gender Equity [Perspectives on Sex and Gender in Education]. (3)



      LLSS 588. Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogies. (3)



      LLSS 590. Seminar. (3)



      LLSS 591 / 391. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 9 ?)



      LLSS 593 / 393 / 493. Topics. (1-3, no limit ?)



      LLSS 595. Advanced Field Experiences. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 596. Internship. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 598. Directed Readings. (3-6 to a maximum of 6 ?)



      LLSS 599. Master?s Thesis. (1-6, no limit ?)



      LLSS 605. Advanced Qualitative Research Methods. (3)



      LLSS 606. Case Study Research Methods. (3)



      LLSS 614. Vygotsky Seminar. (3)



      LLSS 623. Ethnographic Research. (3)



      LLSS 640. Seminar in Language/Literacy. (3)



      LLSS 645. Seminar in Educational Studies. (3)



      LLSS 650. Dissertation Seminar. (1-3)



      LLSS 681. Seminar in Multicultural Teacher Education. (3)



      LLSS 696. Internship. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 698. Directed Readings. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 ?)



      LLSS 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit ?)



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