Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies

Carlos LópezLeiva, Department Chairperson

Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Hokona Hall 140
MSC05 3043
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-0437
(505) 277-8362 (FAX)
https://coehs.unm.edu/departments-programs/llss/index.html

Professors
Rebecca Blum-Martinez, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Sylvia Celedon-Pattichis, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Associate Professors
Carlos LópezLeiva, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Glenabah Martinez, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tryphenia Peele-Eady, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Christine Sims, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Yoo Kyung Sung, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Eliseo Torres, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Vincent Werito, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Assistant Professors
Pisarn Chamcharatsri, Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Aijuan Cun, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Ashley Dallacqua, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Armando Garza Ayala, Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio 
Mary Rice, Ph.D., University of Kansas

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

Emeriti and Emerita
Greg Cajete, Ph.D., International College, William Lyon University
J. Anne Calhoon, Ph.D., Marquette University
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
Holbrook Mahn, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Lois Meyer, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Richard Meyer, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Ann Nihlen, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Elizabeth Noll, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Lucretia (Penny) Pence, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Anita Pfeiffer, M.A., University of Arizona
Joseph Suina, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
Richard van Dongen, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
Don Zancanella, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia


Courses

LLSS 1110. Foundations of American Indian Education. (3)



LLSS 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



LLSS 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



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



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



LLSS 321. School and Society. (3)



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



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



LLSS 430. Teaching Writing to Children and Adolescents. (3)



LLSS 432. Teaching of Social Studies. (3)



LLSS 436. Teaching of English. (3)



LLSS 443. Children's Literature (Literatura Infantil). (3)



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



LLSS 450 / 550. Books and Related Materials for Young Adults. (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 / 581. Teaching English as a Second Language. (3)



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



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



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 and Second Language 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. Decolonial Thinking. (3)



LLSS 515. Philosophy of Education. (3)



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



LLSS 523. Education and Anthropology. (3)



LLSS 524. Critical Race Theory. (3)



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



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



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



LLSS 530. Whiteness Studies. (3)



LLSS 532. The Reading Process. (3)



LLSS 533. Studies in Comics: Considering and Supporting Literacy Practices. (3)



LLSS 534. Seminar in Teaching Reading. (3)



LLSS 535. Critical Literacy. (3)



LLSS 536. Reading and Writing Digital Texts. (3)



LLSS 537. International Literature for Young People. (3)



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



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



LLSS 539. Cross Cultural Literature for Young People. (3)



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



LLSS 543. Classroom Drama: Teaching and Learning to Support Literacy Practices. (3)



LLSS 548. Literacy Leadership. (3)



LLSS 550 / 450. Books and Related Materials for Young Adults. (3)



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



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



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



LLSS 555. Language Study for Educators. (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 561. Reading, Writing, and Diversities. (3)



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



LLSS 567. Home Literacy and Schooling Research. (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 575. Exploring Third Spaces in Education. (3)



LLSS 578. Adult ESL Pedagogy. (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 581 / 482. Teaching English as a Second Language. (3)



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



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



LLSS 587. Education and Gender Equity. (3)



LLSS 588. Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogies. (3)



LLSS 590. Seminar. (3)



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



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



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



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



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



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



LLSS 605. Advanced Qualitative Research Methods. (3)



LLSS 606. Case Study Research Methods. (3)



LLSS 610. Seminar in Academic Writing in Education and Related Fields. (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 696. Internship. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



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



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



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