Language and Literacies Education (PhD)

This program leads to a PhD in Language and Literacies Education, examining the relationships between literacies in language and language in literacies across communities, societies, instructional environments, and informal learning settings. Areas of study include the learning, teaching, and use of first and additional (non-native) languages in diverse settings; curriculum, instruction, and assessment related to first- and additional-language development and K-12 literacy skills; the development of bilingual, multilingual, and translinguistic abilities; language and literacy education policy and planning; and social-justice issues related to plurilingualism and cultural and linguistic diversity. The program draws on applied linguistics and literacies studies across a range of contexts and learner populations. Admission normally requires a minimum average of B+. No standardized English-language test is required. Applicants are expected to secure their own supervisor after admission, and admission is not conditional on doing so beforehand.