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Preparing Foreign Language Teachers (Current)

PROGRAM (b3):
(French: NYS program code: 25042B; HEGIS #: 1102.00; ISIS code: SF2)
(Spanish: NYS program code: 25043B; HEGIS #: 1105.00; ISIS code: SS2)
(German: NYS program code: 25044B; HEGIS #: 1103.00; ISIS code: SG2)

M.S. in Adolescence Education: French/ Spanish/ or German
(for current teachers)

(for teachers with initial certification in Middle Childhood as Specialist in the same Foreign Language)

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

  • Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) as a specialist in French/ Spanish/ or German (Initial + Professional)
  • Professional Certification in the original area

(30 credits of coursework + 2 credits of field experiences)

Program of study
View Sample Programs
(paths to degree depending on start date and full-time or part-time status)
Sample A -- full-time student
Sample B -- part-time student

Course # Course Title
Credits
Semester(s) Offered To be taken in (fill in)
    Masters' Core:
   
       
ED 406 Masters' Research Methods
3
Su, F, Sp  
EDU 442
OR:
ED 404
Race, Class, Gender & Disability in American Education
OR:
Teaching, Curriculum and Change
3
Su, Sp

Su, F, Sp
 
    Specialization Courses:
   
       
ED 415 Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (10-20 years) (or elective if already taken)

3
Su, F  
EDU 435 Theory & Practice in Teaching & Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (or elective if already taken)

3
F  
EDU 463 Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (or elective if already taken)

3
Sp  
ED 480 Second Language Acquisition & Bilingualism
3
Su  
ED 409 Language and Literacy in Education
3
F  
  Electives:      
     
3
       
   
3
   
     
3
       
  Field-based Courses:      
EDF 416
OR:
EDF 417
Field Experiences in Secondary Schools
OR:
Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
2
F  
    Master's Essay
0
       

Sample program A -- full-time student starting in Summer

Summer 1:

  • Adolescent Development & Youth Culture OR: Elective 1 (3 credits)
  • Second Language Acquisition & Bilingualism (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Elective 1 OR: Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
  • Elective 2 (3 credits)
  • Language & Literacy in Education (3 credits)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Secondary School OR: Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (3 credits)
  • Teaching, Curriculum and Change OR: Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
  • Elective 3 (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program B -- part-time student starting in Summer and taking 2 courses per semester

Summer 1:

  • Adolescent Development and Youth Culture (3 credits)
  • Second Language Acquisition & Bilingualism (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Secondary School OR: Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (3 credits)
  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)

Summer 2:

  • Elective 1 (3 credits)
  • Elective 2 (3 credits)

Fall 2:

  • Language & Literacy in Education (3 credits)
  • Elective 3 (3 credits)

Spring 2:

  • Teaching, Curriculum and Change OR: Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)