在学习，认知，指导和发展集中的语言教育专业领域，学生可以进行定性和定量的实证研究，以推进以下方面的理论：语言习得，文化和身份中的语言，社会环境中的语言，语言学习的认知方面，评估，以及在教育环境中使用双语。该专业侧重于理论研究，该理论解释了学习者如何获取，使用，发展或改变语言，以及语言教学模式如何影响这些领域。我们的毕业生准备成为与英语作为第二语言和世界语言进行学习和教学有关的研究人员，重要的口译员和学术奖学金的产生者。
The specialization in Language Education within the Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development concentration prepares students to conduct qualitative and quantitative empirical research advancing theory in: language acquisition, language in culture and identity, language in social contexts, cognitive aspects of language learning, assessment, and bilingualism in educational contexts. The specialization emphasizes research on theory that explains how learners acquire, use, develop, or change languages and how language teaching models may affect these areas. Our graduates are prepared to become researchers, critical interpreters, and producers of academic scholarship related to learning and teaching English as a Second Language and World Languages.