Languages | Language Studies

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Academic

Language Studies faculty must have a master’s degree or higher in a language other than English or a master’s degree or higher in any field AND 18 graduate credits and/or experience credits in a language other than English. Please see this rubric for details and contact the Languages Instructional Council for other experience/qualifications that may apply. 

Instructional Council (IC)
Languages
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Language Studies
Subjects
FLA, SLC
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

A Master's degree or higher in a language other than English.

Course Subjects

Courses with the following titles/prefixes in a language other than English: Teaching Methods, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Grammar, Translation, Interpretation, Humanities, Film, Culture, Language, Literature, Literary Theory, Research Methods, Second Language Acquisition, Cultural Studies, History, Phonics, Phonemics, Phonetics, Syntax, Semantics, Morphology, Cultural Geography, Political Science, Communication, Society, Civilization

Course Titles and Keywords

Same as above.

Description

Meets qualifications to teach World Languages.

Rationale

The Languages IC has made the determination that the additional experience listed, quantified by the rubric created by the council, gives equivalent knowledge to an instructor who possesses a Master's in the language taught.