Modern Languages/ESL Initial Licensure PreK-12

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 completion of the program, students will receive 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.  (Application available at the following url:  http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/professional_services/professional_services_info.htm#StudentTeaching, scroll to Graduate Professional Semester Application near the bottom.)
 

Students admitted to this program are expected to present an undergraduate major or minor in the language of the concentration or be 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 the 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 thru 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 following web site: http://www.longwood.edu/modernlanguages/Institutes.htm.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE:

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)
PSYC 553    Psycholinguistics (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)

REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSES BY LANGUAGE. (12-15)
 
French, German or Spanish select a minimum of four courses in the language of concentration:
FREN/GERM/SPAN 501    Advanced Grammar Through Composition and Conversation (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 502    Advanced Conversation and Phonetics (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 520    Topics in Literature (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 521    The Teaching of Literature (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 530    Topics in Culture and Civilization (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 531    The Teaching of Culture and Civilization (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 595    Special Topics (1-3)

English as a Second Language select a minimum of five courses to include 2 Education courses, 2 English courses, and 1 French, German or Spanish course:
EDUC 520    Literacy Development and Cultural Awareness (3)
EDUC 524    Emergent and Early Language Acquisition and Literacy Instruction (3)
ENGL 541    Ethnic Literature (3)
     OR
ENGL 542    Regional Literature (3)
     OR
ENGL 543    Postcolonial Literature (3)
     OR
ENGL 544    Literature and Culture (3)
     AND
ENGL 579    Writing: Theory and Practice in the Middle, Secondary and College Classroom (3)
FREN/GERM/SPAN 501-595  (3) 
 

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 33-36

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.

Site Last Updated: 07-24-2006

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