Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.: Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies Track

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About the Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.: Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies Track

The Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies track is designed to create scholars who are critically committed to empowering and advocating for linguistically and culturally diverse individuals and communities. Graduates of this program will experience collaborative, participative, and innovative research that leads to knowledge and understanding of language and literacy studies from multiple perspectives (cultural, historical, linguistical, and literary).

Contact: Dr. Cristian Aquino-Sterling, 806.834.2515, c.aquino-sterling@ttu.edu

Required Courses (18 hours):

LDLS 6353 - Investigating Theoretical Models of Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6346 - Freire and American Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6347 - A Genealogy of Research in Language and Literacy Acquisition 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6343 - Global Literacies 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6345 - New Literacies 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECTE 6322 - Writing for Publication and Dissemination of Research in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education 3 Semester Credit Hours

Electives (6 hours):

LDLS 6344 - Content Area and Disciplinary Literacies Policy and Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6351 - Critical Studies in Bilingual/Bicultural Children’s and Adolescent Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
LDLS 6341 - Trends and Issues in Literacy Pedagogy and Research 3 Semester Credit Hours (May be repeated for credit)