The Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) doctoral and masters degree programs offer specializations in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (TESOL). The program also offers teaching endorsements in Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language. Students are able to conduct research and study theory, pedagogy, and curriculum development in bilingualism and second language development. The program also encourages students to explore educational issues across cultures and linguistic groups, and to become knowledgeable about bilingual and English as a second language issues across the curriculum. Courses address the social, political, cultural, and linguistic contexts that affect language minority students, schools, and communities. Faculty in this program affirm and are committed to educational equity, cultural, and linguistic rights and social justice for language minority students, their families, and communities.