Master of Arts in Teaching: Foreign Languages
Spanish, Italian, French, and German
The Master of Arts in Teaching Foreign Languages programs are designed
as courses of study leading to New York State certification for teaching
Spanish, Italian, French, and German in the secondary
schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. This program, which is offered in collaboration
with
the University's
Department of Hispanic
Languages and Literature, the Department
of European Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Professional
Education Program, is designed for those who have little
or no previous
coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.
Program Requirements
The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas
listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits.
Language, Literature and Culture
15 credits; courses not listed are selected with the approval of a departmental
advisor
Spanish (HEGIS 0802)
Choose five of the following with the approval of the graduate program director:
SPN 501 Spanish Historical Linguistics
SPN 502 Methods in Linguistics Research
SPN 503 Spanish Linguistics
SPN 504 Constrastive Analysis
SPN 505 Spanish Dialectology and Sociolinguistics
SPN 510 Hispanic Culture
SPN 515 Spanish Composition and Stylistics
SPN 500-level Courses in Literature (to be selected by student and advisor)
SPN 691 Practicum in Teachng Spanish
Italian (HEGIS 1104)
ITL 501 Contemporary Italy
ITL 508 Advanced Grammar and Stylistics
One of the following courses in Italian Linguistics: ITL 509, ITL 511, ITL 512, ITL 513
One course in literature
One elective course
French (HEGIS 1102)
FRN 501 Contemporary French Culture and Institutions
FRN 507 Advanced Stylistics
FRN 510 French Phonetics and Diction
Plus two additional graduate-level FRN literature courses
German (HEGIS 1103)
GER 504 German Cultural History
GER 506 Advanced Stylistics
Plus, one of the following courses:
GER 557 History of the German Language
GER 539 Constrastive Structures: German-English
GER 558 Middle High German
Plus, two additional graduate-level GER literature courses.
Professional Studies in Education -
23 credits
CEE 505 Education: Theory and Practice
PSY 595 Human Development
FLA 505 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
FLA 506 Portfolio Development (prerequisite FLA 505)
FLA 540 Foreign Language Acquisition Research
FLA 549 Field Experience I—Grades 7-9 (one
credit; corequisite FLA 505)
FLA 550 Field Experience II—Grades 10-12
(one credit; corequisite FLA 506)
FLA 554 Student Teaching Seminar (prerequisites FLA 505, 506, &
540; corequisites FLA 551 & FLA 552)
FLA 571 Technology and Education or FLA 507 Critical Pedagogy
Field Experience and Clinical
Practice
Students will be required to complete 100 clock hours of field experience
related to coursework prior to student teaching or practica. These experiences
include practicing skills for interacting with parents, experiences
in high-need schools, and experiences with each of the following student
populations: socio-economically disadvantaged students, students who
are English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.
Supervised Student Teaching -
6 credits
Prior to student teaching , students must participate in an official ACTFL OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) and receive a minimum spoken proficiency rating of Advanced-Low as defined in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines-Speaking (1999). Students must contact Language Testing International (LTI) and arrange for either a face-to-face OPI or a phone interview.
Courses:
FLA 551 Supervised Student Teaching High School Grades 10-12: Foreign
Languages (prerequisites FLA 505, 506, and 540; corequisites FLA
552 and 554)
FLA 552 Supervised Student Teaching Middle School Grades 7-9: Foreign
Languages (prerequisites FLA 505, 506, and 540; corequisites FLA
551 and FLA 554)
Written Project
Students in all degree programs will be required to complete a four-week
foreign language teaching module specifically designed for the Supervised
Student Teaching project.
Timeline
All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from
the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.
NOTE: When a student is admitted or readmitted to an SPD degree or certificate program, students may petition SPD to have courses that are older than five (5) years, and no older than 10 years, individually evaluated by the appropriate department/faculty to determine if the credits may be applied toward current SPD degree/certificate requirements. Grades in such courses must be "B" or better. (B- grades are ineligible for review.)
Teacher Certification
This New York State registered and approved program qualifies students for license upon successful degree completion. Students must complete all courses required for the MAT.
Teacher preparation candidates must also complete certification workshops in child abuse, substance abuse, and school violence. In addition, they must be fingerprinted. Stony Brook offers these workshops monthly. See Certification and Licensing Workshops for details.
Stony Brook
University requires that students must have completed an undergraduate
degree and have at least 36 credits in the content field for admission to the MAT program.
This course of study should be substantially
the equivalent to that of a Stony Brook undergraduate degree program.
Application Information
Minimum Requirements to Apply
- An academic major (or a minimum of
36 credits) in the program language
- A minimum GPA of 2.75 in your overall bachelor's
degree program
- A minimum GPA of 3.00 in language studies
Apply Online
Visit the MAT Application page for instructions and a link to the online application.
Application Deadlines
Fall: March 31
Spring: October 31
Contact Information
For program questions, please contact:
Dr. Sarah Jourdain, Director
MAT in Foreign Languages
School of Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
Telephone: 631-632-9478
Email: Sarah.Jourdain@stonybrook.edu
For advisement relative to specific content areas:
French
Dr. Prosper Sanou
Email: Prosper.Sanou@stonybrook.edu
Telephone: 631-632-7440
German
Dr. Robert Bloomer
Email: Robert.Bloomer@stonybrook.edu
Telephone: 631-632-7369
Italian
Dr. Charles Franco
Email: Charles.Franco@stonybrook.edu
Telephone: 631-632-7440
Spanish
Dr. Jose Elias-Ulloa
E-mail: Jose.Elias-Ulloa@stonybrook.edu
Telephone: 631-632-6935
For application procedure questions, please contact:
MAT Admissions
School of Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
Telephone: 631-632-7055
Fax: 631-632-9046
Email: spd_teachercertprograms@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Statement
of Student Responsibility
Students themselves—whether new, returning, or continuing—are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and adhering to their degree and/or certificate program requirements. (SPD’s Non-matriculating (non-degree) Graduate Students [GSP] are responsible for adhering to the guidelines related to non-matriculated status.) All SPD students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and complying with University and SPD regulations, policies, and procedures, as described in all official publications, the University website, and the SPD website, including, but not limited to, SPD’s online references, the SPD Student Handbook and SPD Academic Calendar. |