Undergraduate Second Language Studies

• SLST–S 301 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.) CASE N&M R: Two years of foreign/second language study. Introduces students to contemporary approaches to second language acquisition. Topics include models of second language acquisition, learner variables, the human capacity for language and its availability throughout the lifespan, developmental stages, and effects of instruction. Students will examine samples of learner language and analyze them on their own terms.
  

• SLST–S 302 The Successful Language Learner (3 cr.) CASE N&M R: Two years of foreign/second language study. Introduces students to the best practices for adult second language learners and to research on learner and learning variables underlying these practices.
  

• SLST–S 304 Language Revitalization (3 cr.) CASE S&H R: Two years of foreign/second language study. Half of the 6,000 languages spoken today are endangered. This course explores why languages are at risk and investigates how minority and indigenous languages can be revitalized. Case studies highlight practical solutions currently being used in diverse communities. Students choose a particular endangered language as their focus of study.
  

• SLST–S 305 Teaching Second/Foreign Languages to Adults (3 cr.) R: Two years of foreign/second language study. Through this survey of methods and techniques for teaching second and foreign languages to adults, students will explore underlying assumptions and investigate how teaching practices may reflect teacher and learner goals, social and cultural settings, and individual learner differences. Students will develop guiding principles for teaching adult language learners in specific contexts.
  

• SLST–S 306 Acquiring New Language Systems (3 cr.) CASE N&M Examines the learning challenges associated with the acquisition of new languages in the domains of sound systems, word formation, sentence structure, and sentence interpretation.
  

• SLST–S 307 English Grammar for Learning and Teaching (3 cr.) CASE S&H The first part of the course introduces students to formally rigorous analysis of the morpho-syntax of English within mainstream generative grammar and (briefly) explores arguments for mental representation of grammatical knowledge. The second part of the course examines research on the type and modality of input that most effectively triggers acquisition of these mental representations in adult learners.

• SLST–S 319 Special Topics in Second Language Studies (3 cr.) Topics dealing with cognitive, social, or educational dimensions of second language acquisition or multilingualism. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

English Language Improvement

• SLST–T 060 Intensive English Program, Part-time (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Part-time Intensive English Program course. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 061 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 1 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 1. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 062 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 2 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 2. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 063 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 3 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 3. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 064 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 4 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 4. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 065 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 5 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 5. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 066 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 6 (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 6. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 067 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 7 (First 7 weeks) (3 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 7. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 068 Intensive English Program, Full-time Electives (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, electives only. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 069 Intensive English Program, Full-time Special Topics (First 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course in special topics. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 070 Intensive English Program, Part-time (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Part-time Intensive English Program course. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 071 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 1 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 1. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 072 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 2 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 2. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 073 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 3 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 3. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 074 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 4 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 4. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 075 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 5 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 5. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 076 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 6 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 6. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 077 Intensive English Program, Full-time Level 7 (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, Level 7. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 078 Intensive English Program, Full-time Electives (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course, electives only. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 079 Intensive English Program, Full-time Special Topics (Second 7 weeks) (0 cr.) Full-time Intensive English Program course in special topics. Placement determined by the IEP. Open only to eligible students. Topics will vary. May be taken multiple times in consecutive or concurrent terms with the same or different topics.

• SLST–T 101 English Language Improvement (1–12 cr.) Designed for the international student who needs instruction in English as a second language. The English Language Improvement Program provides part-time intermediate and advanced instruction for undergraduate and graduate students already admitted to Indiana University. Credit hours, though counting toward full-time student status, do not accrue toward the total number required for a degree. These are eight-week courses.