Department of Education and Special Education - Graduate Degree

MODERN LANGUAGES/ESL PREK-12 INITIAL LICENSURE

 

The Modern Languages/ESL PreK-12 Initial Licensure concentration is designed for the individual who holds a Baccalaureate degree and wishes to become a teacher of French, German, Spanish, or English as a Second Language. Upon successful completion of the program, students meet current eligibility requirements for the Virginia Postgraduate Professional Teaching License with an endorsement to teach PreK-12 French, German, Spanish, or English as a Second Language as well as the Master of Science degree from Longwood University.

For acceptance into the program candidates must submit passing scores on Praxis I, or an equivalent SAT score, and prior to enrollment in the Graduate Directed Teaching/Professional Semester passing scores on Praxis II (except for ESL candidates) are required. An application for the Graduate Directed Teaching/Professional Semester must be completed and filed with the Office of Professional Services, Hull – Room 256, by 12 noon on the last day of classes one (1) year in advance of the professional semester. Please refer to information on the “Graduate Professional Semester” outlined on page 47.

Students admitted to this program are expected to present an undergraduate major or minor in the language of the concentration or be a native speaker of the language with a Bachelor’s degree. English as a Second Language students must present the equivalent of at least three upper-level undergraduate courses in a foreign language for admission, or may take these undergraduate courses during the course of their study in this program. Students may select French, German, Spanish or English as a second language as an area of concentration. Note that courses with a FREN, GERM or SPAN prefix are usually offered during summer institutes for teachers. Students should work closely with their advisor to determine their course of study.

Summer Institutes for Teachers

Graduate courses in Spanish are offered during the Summer Institute for Spanish Teachers in Mérida, Venezuela, and in Valencia, Spain, and change each year. Approximate dates each year are from July 5th through 30th; the application deadline is May 1. Students may take two graduate Spanish courses and receive six credits while living with host families and sharing three meals per day with them. The program is very intensive; besides attending classes each day, students participate in visits to sites of cultural or historic significance and in social activities with the families and instructors.

Summer Institutes for French or German Teachers are occasionally offered; students interested in any of the Institutes should contact Dr. Goetz for information or visit the web site at www.longwood.edu/modernlanguages/Institutes.html

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

EDUC 506 Contemporary Social Issues in American Education (3)
EDUC 521 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 530 Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
EDUC 699 Comprehensive Examination (0)
FREN/GERM/SPAN/TESL 500 Approaches to Teaching French/German/Spanish/English as a second language (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN/TESL 601 Graduate Directed Teaching French/German/Spanish/English as a second language (6)
PSYC 553 Psycholinguistics (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSES (12). Select a minimum of four courses in the language of concentration:
FREN 501 Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
FREN 502 Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
FREN 520 Topics in Literature (3)
FREN 521 The Teaching of Literature (3)
FREN 530 Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
FREN 531 The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
FREN 595 Special Topics (1-3)
GERM 501 Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
GERM 502 Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
GERM 520 Topics in Literature (3)
GERM 521 The Teaching of Literature (3)
GERM 530 Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
GERM 531 The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
GERM 595 Special Topics (1-3)
SPAN 501 Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
SPAN 502 Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
SPAN 520 Topics in Literature (3)
SPAN 521 The Teaching of Literature (3)
SPAN 530 Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
SPAN 531 The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
SPAN 595 Special Topics (1-3)
ESL REQUIRED COURSES AND ELECTIVES (15). Complete three required courses and select two elective courses from the approved choices.
EDUC 520 Literacy Development and Cultural Awareness (3)
EDUC 524 Emergent and Early Language Acquisition and Literacy Instruction (3)
ENGL 579 Writing: Theory and Practice in the Middle, Secondary and College Classroom (3)
English Elective: Select a minimum of one course.
ENGL 541 Ethnic Literature (3)
ENGL 542 Regional Literature (3)
ENGL 543 Postcolonial Literature (3)
ENGL 544 Literature and Culture (3)

Language Elective: Select a minimum of one course.
FREN 501-595 (3)
GERM 501-595 (3)
SPAN 501-595 (3)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED 33-36

For more information, contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Susan A. Hildebrandt,
434.395.2182, hildebrandtsa@longwood.edu