Language Development Department

Stephen L. Walter, Ph.D., Chair

The Language Development Department at GIAL—what's in it for you?

A Master of Arts degree with a major in Language Development. Graduates of this advanced program will be qualified to serve in such roles as literacy specialist, sociolinguist, language surveyer, Scripture Use specialist or anthropologist (depending on the concentration selected). Concentrations include:

Ethnology

Language Survey

Literacy

Scripture Use

Sociolinguistics

Student Crafted

Though not yet a full master's concentration, the Language Development Department also offers courses for those interested in ethnic arts. At present, these courses could be included in a student crafted program.

This program consists of three components, and requires successful completion of all three:

Undergraduate courses in the Certificate in Applied Linguistics (or their equivalent)

General Core courses for the Master of Arts degree with a major in Language Development.

Concentration courses required by one of the concentration options

Resident Faculty

Stephen L. Walter, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Chair, Language Development Department

Carol V. McKinney, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Robert B. Reed, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Peter E. Unseth, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Prerequites for Unconditional Admission

Graduate Admission status
Satisfactory completion of undergraduate courses required for the Certificate in Applied Linguistics (or their equivalent), defined as an average GPA of at least 3.0 for these courses. [Note: Students who have taken equivalent courses at another university may petition, with proper documentation, to waive specific certificate courses as prerequisites for graduate studies at GIAL.]

Complete Course List