Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Program

The graduate program offers programs of study in French and Italian language and literature combined with professional preparation leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching. The primary aim of the program is to prepare students with a B.A. degree to become effective classroom teachers at the secondary school level. Students completing this approved program earn a Massachusetts Initial License (Teacher of French or Italian, 5-12).

French

Required coursework in French is as follows:

FRENCHST 670 Expository Prose (3 cr) (native French-speakers may substitute another course)
FRENCHST 679 Teaching French and Francophone Culture to Middle and High School Students (3 cr)
French literature and culture electives (12 cr)
FRENCHED 572 Basic Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (3 cr) (waived for students entering the program with initial licensure or substantial teaching experience)
An advanced teaching methods elective (3 cr)
A foreign language research elective (3 cr)
FRENCHED 500U Student Teaching (7 cr)
FRENCHST 592S Microteaching: Pre-Practicum (2 cr)
FRENCHST 579 The Teacher in the Middle and High School Classroom (2 cr)
EDUC 524 Work of the Middle and High School Teacher (3 cr)
EDUC 557 Tutoring in the Schools (3 cr)
An educational psychology course: EDUC 571 or EDUC 692K (3 cr)

Forty-seven credits total (44 credits for students for whom 572 is waived).

A written examination based on a reading list of eight works submitted by the student is given during the student’s final semester.

Italian

Required coursework in Italian is as follows:

18 credits of Italian studies at the 500 level. Up to six credits may be transferred with approval of the Italian Graduate Program Director.
ITALIAN 572 Basic Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages. (3 cr)
An advanced teaching methods elective (3 cr)
ITALIAN 500U Student Teaching (7 cr)
ITALIAN 598 Pre-Practicum Seminar (2 cr)
ITALIAN 698 Practicum Seminar (2 cr)
EDUC 524 Work of the Middle and High School Teacher (3 cr)
EDUC 557 Tutoring in the Schools (3 cr)
An educational psychology course: EDUC 571 or EDUC 692K (3 cr)

Forty-four credits total.