As a prerequisite for slate, students must complete or demonstrate equivalent knowledge by means of a petition for Ling 400/300 introduction to linguistic structure. The petition for ling 400 can generally be completed by asking to have a more advanced linguistics course or course from the 'linguistics/language structure' list count instead of ling 400.  Please see notes 5 and 6 below.

Students in the SLATE certificate program are required to take the following courses, distributed across four areas as follows.

NOTE: The course numbers to the right of “ / ” represent numbers under the old course rubric prior to Fall 2004.

1. LINGUISTICS/LANGUAGE STRUCTURE (2 COURSES)

Take two courses that focus on the structure(s) of English or a second language:

  • LING 501/401 Syntax
  • LING 502/402 Phonology
  • LING 541/441 Syntax II
  • LING 542/442 Phonology II
  • LING 550/450 Sociolinguistics II
  • LING 551/451 Pragmatics
  • * LING 503/403 Seminar in Linguistic Analysis (some sections)
  • LING 410 Historical Linguistics – graduate section only, must register for 4 credits
  • FR 413 French Phonetics and Phonology
  • * SPAN 558/450 Seminar in Spanish Synchronic Linguistics (some sections)
  • LING/EALC 430/330 Introduction to East Asian Linguistics
  • FR 416/316 Structure of the French Language
  • FR 529/429 Studies in French Linguistics (some sections)
  • * GMC 562/462 Seminar in Germanic Linguistics (some sections)
  • GER 465/366 Linguistics Structure of German
  • GER 520/420 History of the German Language
  • * ITAL 450/450 Italian Syntax and Phonology (some sections)
  • * PORT 450 Seminar in Portuguese Linguistics (some sections)
  • RUSS 506/406 Russian Morphology
  • RUSS 408/408 Russian Phonology
  • * SLAV 480/460 Introduction to Slavic Linguistics (some sections)
  • * EALC 550/450 Seminar in East Asian Languages and Cultures (some sections)

 

2. SOCIOLINGUISTICS/PSYCHOLINGUISTICS (1 COURSE)

This requirement can be met by taking one of the courses listed below:

  • C & I 562/462 Linguistics and the School Curriculum
  • LING 450/350 Sociolinguistics I
  • LING 550/450 Sociolinguistics II
  • PSYCH/LING 525/425 Psycholinguistics
  • LING 560/460 Seminar in Bilingualism
  • * LING 503/403 Seminar in Linguistic Analysis (some sections)
  • PSYCH 524/424 Developmental Psycholinguistics
  • * SPAN 558/450 Seminar in Spanish Synchronic Linguistics (some sections, e.g., "Sociolinguistica Hispanica")
  • * FR 529/429 Studies in French Linguistics (some sections, e.g., "Language and Gender")
  • EPSY 566/416 Advanced Psycholinguistics/Psychology of Reading
  • EIL 590/EALC/FR/GER/ITAL/LING/PORT/SLS/SPAN 588/488 Seminar in Second Language Learning (some sections)

 

3. SECOND LANGUAGE STUDIES (2 COURSES) 

This requirement can be met by taking two of the courses listed below:

  • LING/PSYCH 529/429 Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
  • EIL/LING 435/335 Neurolinguistic Aspects of Bilingualism
  • EIL 535/435 Seminar in the Neurolinguistic Aspects of Bilingualism
  • EIL 556/456 Language and Social Interaction II / Pragmatics and Cross-cultural communication
  • EPSY 487/EIL/FR/GER/ITAL/PORT/SLS/SPAN 460/360 Principles of Language Testing
  • * EIL 587/487 Seminar in the Teaching of ESL (some sections)
  • FR/GER/ITAL/PORT/RUSS/SPAN/EIL 581/481 Seminar in Linguistic and Psychological Foundations of Language Teaching
  • * EALC 550/450 Seminar in East Asian Languages and Cultures (some sections)
  • EPSY 590/490 Advanced Seminar for Students of Education
    Section BE: "Discourse Analysis in Second Language Acquisition"; Section N: "Second Language Acquisition, a Developmental Perspective"
  • * C&I 499/399 Issues and Developments in Education (some sections, e.g., "Foundations of Bilingual/Multilingual Education")
  • * C&I 590/490 Seminar for Advanced Students of Education (some sections,e.g., "Second Language Reading and Writing")
  • EIL 590/EALC/FR/GER/ITAL/LING/PORT/SLS/SPAN 588/488 Seminar in Second Language Learning (some sections)
  • * FR 553/443e French Studies in Second Language Instruction
  • EPSY 563/CI/EALC/EIL/FR/GER/ITAL/LING/PORT/SPAN/SLS 584 Theories in SLA

 

4. RESEARCH METHODS (2 COURSES)

One course from the following:

  • EIL 574/LING 514/414 Design and Statistics in Language Study
  • EPSY 480/390 Educational Statistics
  • LING 490 (Statistics)

AND

An advanced course in quantitative or qualitative research (selected in consultation with student's advisor) that is related to the student's research topic including (but not limited to) courses on the following list:

  • EIL 574/414 Design and Statistics in Language Study
  • Ling 514/403 Design and Statistics in Language Study
  • EPSY 590/490 Advanced Seminar in Education Psychology
    Section AE: "Theoretical and Methodological Issues in SLA Research")
  • EPSY 578/484 Qualitative Inquiry Methods
  • EPSY 584/485 Multivariate Analysis in Psychology and Education
  • EPSY 580/496 Statistical Inference in Education
  • EPSY 582/497 Advanced Statistical Methods
  • * C&I 509/409 Curriculum Research (some sections)
  • * EIL 587/487 Seminar in the Teaching of ESL (some sections, e.g., "Language Assessment and Data Handling")
  • EIL 590/EALC/FR/GER/ITAL/LING/PORT/SLS/SPAN 588/488 Seminar is Second Language Learning (some sections)
  • SOC 581/381 Survey Research Methods
  • SOC 582/416 Survey Research Methods II

 

Please note the following:

  1. For courses marked with an asterisk (*), only some sections satisfy SLATE requirements. Contact SLATE Program Director for approval of the section you're planning to register for PRIOR to registration.
  2. Courses applying toward fulfillment of the SLATE course requirements must be taken for a minimum of 3 GRADUATE credit hours.
  3. Of the courses required for the SLATE certificate, at least four (4) must be at the 500-level.
  4. A single course may count toward only one requirement. For instance, LING 550/450: Sociolinguistics II could fulfill either the Psycholinguistics/Sociolinguistics requirement OR be counted as one of the courses toward the Linguistics/Language Structure requirement, but not both.
  5. A student may petition the SLATE Executive Committee to have courses taken elsewhere accepted as equivalents for any of the UIUC courses on the list. At least 5 of the required courses must be taken in residence at UIUC. Instructions for the petition may be found here
  6. A student may fill out a petition if s/he believes that a course s/he has taken that is not included in the list for a given category could be substituted for one that is on the list. Instructions for the petition may be found here.