Master of Arts in Language Teaching

University of Nebraska at Omaha

The Master of Arts in Language Teaching program is an interdisciplinary program that allows students to take courses in a wide range subjects from literature, culture and linguistics in the target language to second language acquisition theory and teaching methodology. We also offer Graduate Certificate programs in Spanish, French, and Teaching Spanish to Heritage/Bilingual Learners.
The Master of Arts in Language Teaching program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha is the only graduate program in the region that provides practicing and future teachers of French, Spanish, and English as a second/foreign language with a rigorous, practically oriented education founded on scholarship specifically in the pedagogy of language teaching.
The program strives to strengthen language education in the region by equipping its students with the knowledge and skills to apply best pedagogical practices in world language and TESOL classrooms and by connecting area teachers in a community of language educators.
Completion of the MALT program does not certify a graduate to teach in Nebraska public schools. Instead, it is an academic credential meant for teachers who are already certified or are in the process of being certified, for people who plan to teach in venues other than public schools such as community colleges or universities, and for anyone who works in some capacity where language competence is desired.

College of Arts and Sciences