PhD in Education - Language, Literacy and Technology (LLT)

Washington State University

The Language, Literacy, and Technology (LLT) graduate program is valued by potential students, graduates, and institutions as rigorous, relevant, and innovative, offering superior quality professional preparation that produces exceptional and creative researchers and teachers with a focus on improving the lives of students, teachers, and schools. The Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Technology emphasizes the generation, application, and translation of research that will enhance the field of education through the exploration of language, literacy, and technology. LLT doctoral program is used: 1) to promote a deeper understanding of the influences of language, literacy, and technology by conducting and supporting high-quality research, 2) to support and promote high-quality instruction in the three areas and integrated contexts in both formal and informal settings, and 3) to understand how human development, culture, policy, knowledge of language, and other issues support and shape language, literacy, and technology practices.

College of Education