English & Modern Languages: Graduate C&I Modern Languages

DEGREE: Master of Science

MAJOR: Education

CONCENTRATION: Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Modern Languages

This program is designed for the classroom teacher who wants to improve instructional skills as well as expand knowledge and skills in the language of concentration. Students admitted to the curriculum and instruction specialist in Modern Languages concentration are expected to have an undergraduate major in the language of concentration and a valid Collegiate Professional License or equivalent from another state. Students may select French, German or Spanish as an area of concentration. Please note that courses in modern languages are usually offered during summer institutes for teachers, which include study abroad. In addition, courses may be offered occasionally during the fall or spring semester. This program culminates in the taking of a comprehensive examination.

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 1st. 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.htm.

Core Education Requirements. (12)
Education 502    Research Design (3) (Required during the first nine hours)
Education 530    Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
Education 547    Instructional Media and Computer Technology in the Classroom (3)
Education 571    Foundations of Instruction and Learning Theory (3)
Education 699    Comprehensive Examination (0)

Required Elective Courses by Language. (18) Select a minimum of six courses in the language of concentration:
French 500    Approaches to Teaching French (3)
French 501    Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
French 502    Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
French 520    Topics in Literature (3)
French 521    The Teaching of Literature (3)
French 530    Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
French 531    The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
French 595    Special Topics (1-3)
German 500     Approaches to Teaching German (3)
German 501    Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
German 502    Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
German 520    Topics in Literature (3)
German 521    The Teaching of Literature (3)
German 530    Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
German 531    The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
German 595    Special Topics (1-3)
Spanish 500    Approaches to Teaching Spanish (3)
Spanish 501    Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
Spanish 502    Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
Spanish 520    Topics in Literature (3)
Spanish 521    The Teaching of Literature (3)
Spanish 530    Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
Spanish 531    The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
Spanish 595    Special Topics (1-3)

For more information, contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Susan A. Hildebrandt, Grainger Hall, Room 320, 434-395-2182, hildebrandtsa@longwood.edu, mailing address Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909.