Class Choices

Choosing classes can be difficult because of the great number of courses available and the short descriptions! This page has a list of the most relevant courses for your language teaching courses as well as your American Studies courses. Here is a list of previous courses past FLTAs have taken, for reference.

We recommend that you choose courses for Fall semester first and, if available, take a look at the Spring course offerings–there could be courses you really want then, so you may want to finish your American Studies requirement in the Fall semester.

Step A

Choose courses from the lists below based on what was mentioned in your Welcome letter and your own interests.

Step B

Email the MSU Coordinator/Supervisor your 2 courses for Fall and 1 or 2 backups. Please make sure to give the WHOLE title as it appears here (including the “Class Nbr” portion!). You may also indicate your spring choices, but those may change.

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Fall 2025 American Studies Courses
Fall 2025 Professional Courses
Spring 2026 American Studies Courses
Spring 2026 Professional Courses

Fall 2025 American Studies Courses

  • AAAS (African American & Afr Studies) 200.001, Class Nbr 11944: Black Feminisms: Past, Present, and Futures
    • Mon Wed 10:20-11:40
    • Black feminist expressions, dialectics, arts, and/or politics, through discussions on language, the body, institutions, history, cultures, communal relations, exercises of freedom, and practices of resistance.
  • AAAS (African American & Afr Studies) 201.001: Black Sexualities Studies: Past, Present, and Futures
    • Mon Wed : 2:40 PM-4:00 PM
    • Black Sexualities Studies through identity formation, dialectics, arts, and politics, through discussions on language, the body, institutions, history, cultures, politics, healing, exercises of freedom, and practices of resistance.
  • AAAS (African American & Afr Studies) 202:001, Class Nbr 11945 : Black Genders Studies: Past, Present, and Futures
    • Tues Thurs 10:20-11:40
    • Gender ideologies, ideologies that produce gender, pursuits of resistant imaginaries, and gender fluidity particularly in Black lifewords, expressions, activism, and politics.
  • AIIS (Amer Indian & Indigenous Stdy) 201, Section 001 / Class Nbr 12742: Introduction to American Indian and Indigenous Studies
    • Tue Thu : 12:40-2:00 PM
    • Introduction to the study of American Indian and other Indigenous peoples, including issues related to culture, knowledge, language, governance, colonization, sovereignty, and ongoing revitalization efforts.
  • ANP (Anthropology) 411 Section 001 / Class Nbr 17918: North American Indian Ethnography
    • Tue Thurs 1:00-2:20PM
    • Social and cultural patterns of North American Indian societies. History, economy, politics, social organization, religion, and social change.
  • ENG (English) 351 Section 001 / Class Nbr 12688: Readings in Chicano and Latino Literatures
    • Tue Thu : 8:30 AM-9:50 AM
    • The course introduces you to US Latinx literatures and the social and historical contexts that inform their production. We will emphasize close reading of primary texts, and materials will include poetry, essays, drama, film and fiction, as well as representations of Latinx people in United States popular culture. While foregrounding the distinct character of Latinx art and literature, the course should also continuously challenge broader assumptions and expectations regarding Latinx people in America. The creative work we engage with will teach readers much about the culture and history of Chicanx and US Latinx people, but our goal is also to interpret literary texts as works of art, crafted artefacts that explore multiple levels of meaning and that exist in the broader history of “American literature.” Our aim is also to develop our facility in close textual analysis with the recognition that the skill of explication has broad applicability outside the classroom and outside of literary studies. Course texts tentatively include the following book length texts: Limon, Ada. The Hurting Kind Moreno, Gus. This Thing Between Us Sánchez, Erica. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Torres, Justin, Blackouts Villavivencio, Karla Cornejo. The Undocumented Americans + selected poetry and prose provided via D2L Assignments tentatively include: • Two 2-page textual explications • One Team project • One Research Assignment • Several discussion assignments • One Literary Analysis with secondary research
  • ENG (English) 443 Section 001 / Class Nbr 26218: Seminar in 19th Century American Literature
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • This is a seminar in the major themes and developments in literary culture in the United States from the War of 1812 to Reconstruction in the 1870s. Readings include novels, short stories, plays, poems, essays, and autobiographies. Students will encounter some authors they might know (like Walt Whitman or Edgar Allan Poe) and many authors who will be new to them. We will look at canonical works like Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, but also recovered voices, popular culture, the visual arts, and material culture. We will read from a single anthology, The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Volume B: 1820 to Reconstruction (Broadview Press), which presents an expansive overview of this tumultuous period. Students will write informally on Packback, present regularly in small groups, and design
  • HST (History) 213 Section 001/Class Nbr 17301: U.S. Business and Economic History
    • Mon Wed : 4:10-5:30 PM
    • Evolution of American economy from colonial period to the present. Relationship between government and business. The relationship of labor to industry and government. Political culture and the world of business.
  • HST (History) 306 Sec 001/Class Nbr 17306: Modern United States
    • Mon Wed : 6:00 PM-7:20 PM
    • United States history from 1920 to the present. Transformations in political, economic, and social institutions and Americans’ responses to these changes. Development of the welfare-warfare state. The transformation to a post-industrial economy. Political and cultural responses to these changes.
  • HST (History) 312 Sect 001/Class Nbr 18080 African American Women
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Black women in American history. Slavery, the work place, politics, and the Civil Rights movement.
  • HST (History) 320 sec001/Class Nbr 17309: History of Michigan
    • Mon Wed : 6:00 PM-7:20 PM
    • Political, social, and economic development from colonial beginnings to the present.
  • HST (History) 329: Sec 001/Class NBR 17311 College Sports in the United States
    • Mon Wed : 10:20-11:40 am
    • Origins of sports in higher education. Effects of industrialization and television. Civil rights movement in sports: incorporation of women and members of minorities. Title IX era. History of individual sports.
  • HST (History) 391 Section 001 / Class Nbr 26514: Environmental History of North America
    • Tue Thu : 2:40 PM-4:00 PM
    • Interaction of peoples of North America and their natural environments
  • IAH (Integrative Studies Arts & Hum) 201 Section 740 / Class Nbr 12251: United States and the World (D)
    • Mon : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
  • IAH (Integrative Studies Arts & Hum) 206: Self, Society, and Technology (D) Focus: Language and our Lives Section 013 / Class Nbr 11150
    • Mon Wed : 5:00 PM-6:50 PM Focus: Decoding Our Institutions and Social Media
  • IAH (Integrative Studies Arts & Hum) 207: Literatures, Cultures, Identities (I) Focus: Ideas of Class, Race, and Identity
    • Section 046 / Class Nbr 11156 Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-12:10 PM Focus: Michigan Artists & Art in Michigan
    • Section 047 / Class Nbr 12533 Mon Wed : 3:00 PM-4:50 PM Focus: Michigan Artists & Art in Michigan
  • PLS (Political Science) 100: Introduction to American Politics
    • Sec 001/Class Nbr 17399: Mon Wed : 10:20-11:40 AM
    • The policymaking process in national government, with emphasis on political participation, the presidency, Congress, Supreme Court, bureaucracy, and civil rights and civil liberties.
  • REL (Religious Studies) 232: Islam in America
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Introduction to the history and evolution of Islam in America.

Fall 2025 Professional Courses

  • ANP (Anthropology) 420 Section 002 Class Nbr 16960: Language and Culture
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Domain, issues, and methods of cultural linguistics. Relationship between language and culture. Language and ethnicity, status, and role. Pidgin and Creole languages. Crosscultural communication. (Currently Waitlisted)
  • ENG (English) 308: section 001/Class Nbr 12483 Readings in Literature for Young Adults
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • This course in Young Adult Literature aims to broaden the range of texts we associate with this marketing label as we explore stories that make visible alternative systems and conceptions of knowledge, perception, value, justice and ancestry. [read more on course catalog]
  • FLM (Film Studies) 260: Introduction to Digital Film and Emergent Media
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 12231 Tue : 9:10 AM-12:00 PM Thu : 9:10 AM-11:00 AM
    • Section 002 / Class Nbr 12023: Tue : 12:40 PM-3:30 PM Thu : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
    • Introduction to digital film and emergent media production.
  • LIN (Linguistics) 225: Language and Gender
    • Sec 001/Class Nbr 11259 Tues Thurs : 8:30-9:50 AM
    • Gender and language in societies around the world. Issues such as status, power and politeness in monolingual and multilingual societies. The role of gender in language development, language variation and language change.
  • LIN (Linguistics) 230:Sec 001/Class Nbr 12093 Languages of the World
    • Mon Wed : 8:30 AM-9:50 AM
    • Develop an understanding and appreciation of the world’s linguistic diversity by exploring facts about languages of the world and an appreciation of linguistic diversity as part of cultural diversity. Learn about language families and historical relationships, as well as language typology. Explore how the language situation today reflects historical movements of people and their settlements. Symbolic functions of language and what happens when languages come in contact.
  • LIN 424 Section 001/Class Nbr 11261: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Phonetics, phonetics features and components, phonological phenomena, phonemic analysis, sound systems and data analysis.
  • LIN (Linguistics) 434 class Nbr 11262 : Introduction to Syntax
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Structure of sentences and structural relations among phrases. Methods of syntactic analysis and argumentation.
  • LIN (Linguistics) 463: Introduction to Cognitive Science
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 12060 Mon Wed : 12:40 PM-2:00 PM
    • Section 002 / Class Nbr 12568 Mon Wed : 3:00 PM-4:20 PM
    • Cognitive processing of information by animals, humans, and computers. Relevant issues in philosophy, linguistics, psychology, neurophysiology, and artificial intelligence.
  • LIN (Linguistics) 471:Class Nbr 11264 Sociolinguistics
    • Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • Linguistic and social psychological bases for language choice. Accounts of language variation and related larger constructs such as speech community, communicative competence, dialect, and language change.
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 807: Class Nbr 11289 Language Teaching Methods
    • Mon 11:30am- 2:20pm
    • Approaches, methods, and materials for teaching foreign and second languages, including the teaching of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Selection and evaluation of materials, lesson planning, and management of activities and materials.
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 809:Class Nbr 11290 Teaching Second Language Reading and Writing
    • Mon : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM
    • Teaching reading and writing in foreign and second language contexts. Vocabulary and pre-reading activities; materials development; integrating, assessing and researching reading and writing; reading and writing to learn language, academic reading and writing.
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 822:Class Nbr 11291 Interlanguage Analysis
    • Tue : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM
    • Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax within the context of second language acquisition and teaching. Approaches to analysis of second language learner data.
  • LLT 841 Topics in Second/Foreign Language Teaching
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 26464 Thu : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM Focus: Technology & Instructed Second Language Acquisition
    • Section 002 / Class Nbr 26511 Mon : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM Focus: Program Administration
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 856:Section 001 / Class Nbr 26472 Language Identity and Ideology in Multilingual Settings
    • Wed : 11:30 AM-2:20 PM
    • Current debates on the relationship between language, identity, and ideology. Theories of identity and ideology related to a variety of educational settings. Negotiation of identity and ideology with respect to social relationships between writer and reader, teacher and student, classroom and community.
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 861: Class Nbr 11292 Advanced Topics in Second Language Acquisition
    • Wed : 8:00 AM-10:50 AM
    • Advanced course in second language acquisition. Topics vary based on current topics in the field and faculty interests.
  • LLT (Language, Learning & Teaching) 864: Class Nbr 26475 Second Language Psycholinguistics
    • Tue : 11:30 AM-2:20 PM
    • Second and foreign language learning from a psycholinguistic perspective. Discussion of major research findings and theories of second and foreign language perception, comprehension, and production.
  • LL (Language, Learning & Teaching) 874: Class Nbr 12108 Qualitative Research in Second Language Studies
    • Thu : 11:30 AM-2:20 PM
    • Theories, principles, and techniques underlying qualitative research. Applications to investigating second language learning and teaching.
  • THR (Theatre) 101N: Acting I for Non-Theatre Majors
    • Improvisational exercises, creative exercises, monologue and scene study.

Spring 2026 American Studies Courses

  • ENG 308: Readings in Literature for Young Adults
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 10987
    • Tue Thu : 1:00 PM-2:20 PM
    • Extensive readings across a range of genres of literature for young adults, including realistic and historical fiction, fantasy, myth and legend.
  • ENG 342: Readings in Popular Literary Genres
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 12409
    • Tue Thu : 1:00 PM-2:20 PM
    • Extensive reading within a particular genre of popular literature such as science fiction, crime fiction or Gothic, with possible attention to media other than print.
  • ENG 354: Readings in Native American Literature Section 001 / Class Nbr 25797
    • Mon Wed : 1:00 PM-2:20 PM
    • Extensive reading in Native American fiction, essays, and poetry, from early 19th century writings to contemporary works.
  • ENG 408: Critical Literacies and Communities
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 25963
      • Tue : 3:00 PM-6:50 PM
    • Section 002 / Class Nbr 25964
      • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-12:10 PM
    • Literacies as sociocultural processes and their function in classrooms and communities. Focus on critical literacy theories and research, education justice, ethical solidarity with students and communities, and pedagogical applications for educators
  • ENG 420: Language and Culture  -Section 001 / Class Nbr 15494
    • Tue Thu : 12:40 PM-2:00 PM
    • Domain, issues, and methods of cultural linguistics. Relationship between language and culture. Language and ethnicity, status, and role. Pidgin and Creole languages. Crosscultural communication.
  • HST 202: U.S. History to 1876
    • Lecture (Class Nbr 16172): Tue Thu : 8:30 AM-9:50 AM
    • Recitations:
      • Section 001 / Class Nbr 17390 – Fri : 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
      • Section 002 / Class Nbr 17391 – Fri : 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
      • Section 003 / Class Nbr 17392 – Fri : 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
      • Section 004 / Class Nbr 17393 – Fri : 12:40 PM-1:30 PM 
    • Major topics and themes in U.S. history from the colonial and revolutionary periods through the Civil War and reconstruction
  • HST 203: U.S. History since 1876 – Section 001 / Class Nbr 16176
    • Tue Thu : 3:00 PM-4:50 PM
    • Major topics and themes in U.S. history from 1876 to the present including such topics as political development, social change, women’s history, race and ethnicity.
  • HST 225: Law, History and Society in the United States – Section 001 / Class Nbr 17129
    • Mon Wed : 2:40 PM-4:00 PM
    • Legal history of the United States. How law shapes and is shaped by culture and society. Framing the Constitution. Religious freedom. Gender and the law. Race and the law.
  • HST 255: American Cinema and the American Century – Section 001 / Class Nbr 25755
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • History, evolution and transformation of the film industry in the extended twentieth century. From penny arcades and nickelodeons to the leading section of the global entertainment industry. Social and economic circumstances shaping developments in the film industry. Representations of race, gender and class in motion pictures. Production, distribution, consumption and reception of motion pictures in specific historical periods.
  • HST 302: Revolutionary America– Section 001 / Class Nbr 16184
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
    • The American Revolutionary era in an international context, 1763-1826. Liberty and equality in a world of empires, republics and slavery. Role of gender, race and class in defining the meaning of the revolution. The U.S. Constitution. Early American diplomacy in transition from colony to nation.
  • HST 304: The Civil War Era – Section 001 / Class Nbr 17417
    • Mon Wed : 2:40 PM-4:00 PM
    • Political, constitutional, social, economic and military conflict between the North and the South, 1848-1876. Political realignment and birth of the Republican Party. States rights and secession. U.S. and C.S.A governments at war. Military campaigns, strategies, leadership. Slavery, emancipation, equal rights. Reconstruction.
  • HST 306: Modern United States -Section 001 / Class Nbr 16192
    • Mon Wed : 6:00 PM-7:20 PM
    • United States history from 1920 to the present. Transformations in political, economic, and social institutions and Americans’ responses to these changes. Development of the welfare-warfare state. The transformation to a post-industrial economy. Political and cultural responses to these changes.
  • HST 308: Labor History of the United States since 1863: Modern Labor and Working-Class History Section 001 / Class Nbr 17132
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
  • HST 309: American Indian History: Precontact to the Present Section 001 / Class Nbr 17027
    • Tue Thu : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
  • HST 311: African American History since 1876 Section 001 / Class Nbr 16196
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-11:40 AM
  • HST 319: Asian American History Cross-Listed Section 001 / Class Nbr 19980
    • Mon Wed : 12:40 PM-2:00 PM
  • HST 320: History of Michigan Section 001 / Class Nbr 17418
    • Mon Wed : 6:00 PM-7:20 PM
  • HST 324: History of Sport in America Section 001 / Class Nbr 16204
    • Mon Wed : 8:00 AM-9:20 AM
  • HST 326: United States Foreign Relations since 1914 Section 001 / Class Nbr 16208
    • Tue Thu : 1:00 PM-2:20 PM
  • IAH 201: United States and the World (D)
    • Focus: Michigan on the World Stage: A Potpourri
    • Lecture: Mon Wed : 8:30 AM-9:50 AM
    • Recitation:
      • Section 001 Fri : 8:00 AM-8:50 AM
      • Section 002 Fri : 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
      • Section 003 Fri : 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
      • Section 004 Fri : 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
      • Section 005 Fri : 12:40 PM-1:30 PM
      • Section 006 Fri : 1:50 PM-2:40 PM
      • Section 007 Fri : 8:00 AM-8:50 AM
      • Section 008 Fri : 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
      • Section 009 Fri : 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
      • Section 010 Fri : 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
      • Section 011 Fri : 12:40 PM-1:30 PM
      • Section 012 Fri : 1:50 PM-2:40 PM  
  • IAH 201: United States and the World (D)
    • Focus: Race and Sport in America
    • LECTURE: Mon Wed : 8:30 AM-9:50 AM
    • Recitation:
      • Section 013 Fri : 8:00 AM-8:50 AM
      • Section 014 Fri : 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
      • Section 015 Fri : 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
      • Section 016 Fri : 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
      • Section 017 Fri : 12:40 PM-1:30 PM
      • Section 018 Fri : 1:50 PM-2:40 PM  
  • IAH 201: United States and the World (D) Section 740 / Class Nbr 11160
    • Focus: The Muslim Experience in the US. This class meets in person on Mondays and OA (Online Asynchronous) the rest of the week.
    • Mon : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
    • General Course Description: explorations in how literature reflects, creates, and challenges cultural and individual identities. Approaches and materials from literature, philosophy, the arts, religion, and history. Selected themes and issues, variable by term.
  • IAH 211C: Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: The Americas (D)
    • Arts and humanities of the Americas: literature, visual arts, music, religion and philosophy presented in historical context. Selected regions, cultures, and themes. Variable by term.
    • Section 001 / Class Nbr 11249
      • Mon Wed : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
      • Class Focus: TBD
    • Section 002 / Class Nbr 11250
      • Tue Thu : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
      • Focus: Native American Cultural Resistance to Assimilation
    • Section 003 / Class Nbr 11988
      • Mon Wed : 3:00 PM-4:50 PM
      • Class Focus: TBD
    • (Section 4 not appropriate for FLTAs)
    • Section 005 / Class Nbr 12311
      • Tue Thu : 8:00 AM-9:50 AM
      • Class Focus: TBD
    • Section 006 / Class Nbr 25997
      • Focus: Women’s Voices for Social Change
      • Mon Wed : 3:00 PM-4:50 PM
    • Section 007 / Class Nbr 26076
      • Mon Wed : 12:40 PM-2:30 PM
      • Focus: This course will focus on the historical and social construction of the Américas as a regional, political, and cultural category and the cultural, political, and philosophical responses from indigenous and afrodescendant communities of Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.
    • Section 008 / Class Nbr 26077
      • Mon Wed : 3:00 PM-4:50 PM
      • Focus: This course will focus on the historical and social construction of the Américas as a regional, political, and cultural category and the cultural, political, and philosophical responses from indigenous and afrodescendant communities of Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.
    • Section 732 / Class Nbr 12310
      • Dynamic Dated, course times  To Be Announced
      • Focus: City Cultures: NYC and Chicago 1880s-1920s
    • Section 740 / Class Nbr 12316
      • Thu : 8:00 AM-9:50 AM
      • Focus: Images of Indians in Law, Politics, and Popular Culture
  • IAH (Integrative Studies Arts & Hum) 231C: Themes and Issues: Roles of Language in Society (D)
    • Focus: Language and Mind Language as the medium of culture in various societies. Power and social identity as manifested through language. Students are introduced to diverse methods and materials from the arts and humanities.
    • Lecture (Class Nbr 12020) – Tue Thu : 12:40 PM-2:00 PM
    • Recitation
      • Section 001 / Class Nbr 11263 – Fri : 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
      • Section 002 / Class Nbr 11264 – Fri : 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
      • Section 003 / Class Nbr 11265 – Fri : 11:30 AM-12:20 PM 
  • IAH (Integrative Studies Arts & Hum) 231C: Themes and Issues: Roles of Language in Society (D) Section 730 / Class Nbr 12370
    • Mon Wed : 10:20 AM-12:10 PM
    • Focus: IAH 231C, in general, highlights language as a medium of culture in various societies. Power and social identity as manifested through language receive key attention. Before delving into the linguistic system, the course centers some core sociocultural and historical factors that have impacted the lives of many Ebonics speakers. This purview is necessary due to some gaps in U. S. educational systems and firsthand experiences.

Spring 2026 Professional Courses

  • LLT 808: Assessment for Language Teaching and Research – Section 001 / Class Nbr 11357
    • Mon : 9:10 AM-12:00 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: None
    • Course Description: Classroom diagnostic and achievement assessment for second, additional, heritage, and multi-language learning. Reliability and validity of language tests. Alternative assessment methods. Standardized and performance-based testing. Program-level assessment. Measuring language proficiency for research.
  • LLT 821: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition – Section 001 / Class Nbr 12344
    • Tue : 8:00 AM-10:50 AM
    • Restrictions/Notes: From the instructor “Any FLTA would do great in this class, I think. It is very relevant for teachers and action-researchers.”
    • Course Description: This course focuses on the individual difference of emotions in SLA, and will also cover IDs related to emotions and affect. The course is practical for language teachers. The course is also for those interested in researching the topics in relation to language development, teaching, and learning in SLA.
  • LLT 841: Topics in Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching – Section 001 / Class Nbr 12009
    • Thu : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: None
    • Course Description: Language Program Administration. This course focuses on language program administration and will over the following topics: curriculum, administration and coordination, teacher training and supervision, evaluation, recruitment and marketing, contextual factors (abroad, at home, K-12, university, community programs, online. F2F, etc.).
  • LLT 841: Topics in Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching – Section 002 / Class Nbr 26042
    • Mon : 3:00 PM-4:20 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: This course has half of the course hours at either the Refugee Development Center and/or Michigan Works downtown, so please talk to Patti Spinner before entering course.
    • Course Description: Refugees and English as a Second Language. Arranged time will require travel to MI Works office in Lansing. Transportation can be arranged via CATA if needed. 
  • LLT 846: English Structures and Functions – Class Nbr 11358
    • Thu : 11:30 AM-2:20 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: None
    • Course Description: Phonological, morphological, grammatical, lexical, discourse and pragmatic systems of English, including historical origins and social, regional, and gender variations. Application to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.
  • LLT 860: Second Language Acquisition – Class Nbr 11359
    • Tue : 11:30 AM-2:20 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: None
    • Course Description: Factors in second language learning such as age, motivation, language input and interaction, social influences, the role of the native language, and language universals.
  • LLT 872: Research Methods for Language Teaching and Foreign/Second Language Learning – Class Nbr 11361
    • Wed : 3:00 PM-5:50 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: No enrollment restrictions per instructor. The course assumes no research background, but the students need to be interested in doing research.
    • Course Description: Concepts and procedures for designing and conducting research in second/foreign language learning and teaching.
  • LLT 873: Quantitative Research in Second Language Studies Class Nbr 25801
    • Wed : 9:10 AM-12:00 PM
    • Restrictions/Notes: Only available with prior approval. Some prior research experience (akin to LLT872) needed; interested FLTAs can reach out to Aline Godfroid
    • Course Description: Statistical principles and techniques with particular application to investigating second language learning and teaching.