Preparing Entry-Level Foreign Language Teachers

PROGRAM (c):
(French: NYS program code: 25042A; HEGIS #: 1102.01; ISIS code: TF3)
(Spanish: NYS program code: 25043A; HEGIS #: 1105.01; ISIS code: TS3)
(German: NYS program code: 25044A; HEGIS #: 1103.01; ISIS code: TG3)

M.S. in Adolescence Education: French/ Spanish/ or German

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

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

(30 credits of coursework + 9 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 program A -- full-time student
Sample program B -- part-time student (begin Summer, last semester full-time)
Sample program C -- part-time student (begin Fall, last semester full-time)

View Extensions
Possible Extensions After Graduation

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

Summer 1:

• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)
• Language and Literacy in Education (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools OR: Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 1:

• Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools A OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings A (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools B OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings B (4 credits)

Summer 2:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Portfolio

Sample program B -- part-time student starting in Summer and taking mostly 2 courses per semester, plus last Spring semester full-time

Summer 1:

• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
• Disability and Schools (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Language and Literacy in Education (3 credits)
• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture OR: Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)

Spring 1:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Summer 2:

• Teaching, Curriculum and Change OR: Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (3 credits)

Fall 2:

• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools OR: Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 2 (FULL-TIME):

• Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools A OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings A(3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools B OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings B (4 credits)
• Portfolio

Sample program C -- part-time student starting in Fall and taking 2 courses per semester, plus last Spring semester full-time

Fall 1:

• Language and Literacy in Education (3 credits)
• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)

Spring 1:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
• Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)

Summer 2:

• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (3 credits)

Fall 2:

• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages & ESOL (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools OR: Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 2 (FULL-TIME):

• Implementing Innovation in Foreign Languages & ESOL Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools A OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings A (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Secondary Schools B OR: Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings B (4 credits)

Summer 3:

• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Portfolio

Possible extensions AFTER graduation to obtain initial teaching certification in additional areas: (NOTE: These extensions can all be completed as a part-time student while holding a full-time teaching job)

Middle Childhood Education, specialist in the same foreign language (grades 5-9) (5 credits):

• Field Experiences in Middle Childhood (Fall)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elem. School (Fall)

Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Education, Specialist in same foreign language (grades 7-12) (12 credits if at least 2 student teaching/field experiences were conducted in inclusive settings)

• Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (Fall)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Settings (Summer)
• Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (Spring)
• Assessment in Instructional Contexts (Spring)

ESOL (grades K-12) (8 credits):

• Language, Literacy & Cognitive Development (Summer/even)
• Field Experiences in ESOL (Fall)
• Student Teaching in ESOL (Spring) (may require a 4-week leave)

Adolescence specialist in another foreign language (grades 7-12): coursework in the subject matter to reach a total of 30 credits (including undergraduate credits in the same subject matter) + 2 credits of field experiences:

• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools (Fall)

Adolescence specialist in Latin (grades 7-12): (5 credits + coursework in the subject matter to reach a total of 30 credits (including undergraduate credits in the same subject matter):

• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools (Fall)
• Latin Skills (Fall)

Adolescence specialist in a different subject matter other than a foreign language (grades 7-12) (11 credits, if previous programs included a total of at least 30 credits in the subject matter of specialization):

• Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X (Fall)
• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools (Fall)
• Implementing Innovation in X Education (Spring)
• Integrating X with Technology (for specialists in English (Summer/odd), Mathematics (Summer/odd), Science (Summer/even) or Social Studies (Summer/even))