English & Modern Languages: Graduate Modern Languages Initial Licensure

DEGREE: Master of Science

MAJOR: Education

CONCENTRATION: Modern Languages/ESL PreK-12 Initial Licensure

This program is designed for the individual who holds a baccalaureate degree and wishes to become a licensed teacher of French, German, Spanish or English as a Second Language. Students admitted to the Modern Languages/ESL initial licensure concentration are expected to have an undergraduate major or minor in the language of 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. Additionally, applicants must submit passing scores on the Praxis I test or a composite SAT score of 1100 with at least 530 in each area (verbal and math). Students may select French, German, Spanish or English as a Second Language as an area of concentration. An internship/professional semester is required and passing scores on the Praxis II (except for ESL candidates) test is required prior to enrollment in that semester. (Applications are available at the following url: http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/Graduate_Studies_Process.htm.)
Please note that courses with a FREN, GERM or SPAN prefix are offered during summer institutes for teachers, which are study abroad. In addition, courses may be offered occasionally during the fall or spring semester on the main campus. 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: (21)
Education 506   Contemporary social Issues in American Education (3)
Education 521    Human Growth and Development (3)
Education 530    Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
Education 699    Comprehensive Examination (0)
Psychology 553  Psycholinguistics (3)
French/German/Spanish/TESL 500    Approaches to Teaching French/German/Spanish/English as a Second Language (3)
French/German/Spanish/TESL 601    Graduate Directed Teaching French/German/Spanish/English as a Second Language (6)

French/German/Spanish Required Elective Courses: (12) Select a minimum of four courses in the language of concentration:
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 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 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)

English as a Second Language Required Courses and Electives: (15)
Education 520              Literacy Development and Cultural Awareness (3)
Education 524              Emergent and Early Language Acquisition and Literacy Instruction (3)
English 579                   Writing: Theory and Practice in the Middle, Secondary and College Classroom (3)
SELECT ONE:
English 541               Ethnic Literature (3)
English 542               Regional Literature (3)
English 543               Postcolonial Literature (3)
English 544               Literature and Culture (3)
SELECT ONE:
French 501-595 (3)
German 501-595 (3)
Spanish 501-595 (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.