FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Telephone: (302) 831-2591/2592
For more information, please visit the department web
site at http://www.fllt.udel.edu/grad
The department offers two Master of Arts programs, the
M.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures and the M.A. in
Foreign Languages and Pedagogy. Graduate students in
French, German, and Spanish have the opportunity to spend a
semester or a year abroad in
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
recognizes the University application deadlines of July 1
for
the Fall semester and December 1 for the Spring semester.
However, students are encouraged to apply much earlier. The
Department observes a policy of rolling admissions. For
funding, applications should be received by February 1, as
the
initial round of funding decisions will be made in mid-
February. Students who miss the February 1 deadline may
still
be considered for any teaching assistantships or graduate
scholarships not assigned in February.
M.A. IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND
LITERATURES
This degree program offers students a choice of several
options in the study of foreign languages and literatures: a
single-major plan (30 credits), a major-minor plan (36
credits), and a double-major plan (42 credits). Major fields
are
French, German, and Spanish. Minor fields are French,
German, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Russian, Applied
Linguistics/Pedagogy, and related disciplines.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ADMISSION
The requirements for admission are:
1. B.A. or equivalent in the target language/literature, or
in
another appropriate discipline.
2. Undergraduate Grade Point Average of 2.9 overall, and
3.25 in the proposed M.A. major subject.
3. GRE General Test for all students. A minimum score of
1050 on the verbal/quantitative or verbal/analytical parts
of the GRE is normally required. Low GRE scores could,
however, be balanced by high grades and strong letters of
recommendation.
4. TOEFL for international students (550 minimum for
admission to the program; 600 minimum for teaching
assistantship).
5. Three letters of recommendation.
6. Applicants must submit a writing sample of at least 1000
words (this may be a paper written for an undergraduate
class). In addition, candidates applying for a teaching
assistantship will have a brief personal or telephone
interview conducted in English and the target language.
Admission to the M.A. in Foreign Languages and
Literatures is competitive. Those who meet stated minimum
academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are
those who fail to meet one or more requirements necessarily
precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate
strengths.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE
Depending on the option chosen, between 30 and 42
credits are required, including at least 24 in the major
languages and literatures.
Candidates must pass a written and oral comprehensive
examination based on reading lists in the major literature.
M.A. IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND
PEDAGOGY
This degree program permits students to complete all
requirements for reciprocal certification, except for
student
teaching, in French, German or Spanish. It also allows in-service
teachers to improve and perfect their language skills
and to keep up to date with pedagogical advances. This
degree
program also offers students a choice of several options in
the
study of foreign languages and literatures and pedagogy: a
single-major plan (30 credits), a major-minor plan (36
credits),
and a double-major plan (42 credits). Major fields are
French,
German, and Spanish. Minor fields are French, German,
Spanish,
Latin, Italian, Russian, Applied Linguistics/Pedagogy, and
related disciplines.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ADMISSION
The requirements for admission are:
1. B.A. or equivalent in the target language/literature, or
in
another appropriate discipline.
2. Undergraduate Grade Point Average of 2.9 overall, and
3.25 in the proposed M.A. major subject.
3. GRE General Test for all students. A minimum score of
1050 on the verbal/quantitative or verbal/analytical parts
of the GRE is normally required. Low GRE scores could,
however, be balanced by high grades and strong letters of
recommendation.
4. TOEFL for international students (550 minimum for
admission to the program; 600 minimum for teaching
assistantship).
5. Three letters of recommendation.
6. Applicants must submit a writing sample of at least 1000
words (this may be a paper written for an undergraduate
class). In addition, candidates applying for a teaching
assistantship will have a brief personal or telephone
interview conducted in English and the target language.
Admission to the M.A. in Foreign Languages and
Pedagogy is competitive. Those who meet stated minimum
academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are
those who fail to meet one or more requirements necessarily
precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate
strengths.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE
Depending
on the option chosen, between 30 and
42 credits are required, including at least 15 in the
major
languages and literatures and 9 in foreign language pedagogy.
Course work for students planning to seek teacher
certification as well as the degree consists of 34 credits,
including 15 in the major language, 9 in foreign language
pedagogy, and 10 in Education (EDUC 613, 614, 619, 430);
these students must also pass a teacher competency test as
established by the University Council on Teacher Education
and must student teach.
Candidates must pass a written and oral comprehensive
examination based on reading lists in the major literature
and
in foreign language pedagogy.
FINANCIAL AID
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
has two principal types of awards: teaching or graduate
assistantships and tuition scholarships. Teaching Assistants
teach six hours per week. Students may be assigned to the
classroom (6 classroom hours per week), the
(20 hours per week) or to individual faculty to serve as
research or administrative assistants (20 hours per week).
Graduate students who teach are assigned as team-teachers of
elementary or intermediate foreign language courses.
Experienced instructors take the MWF portion of the 5 day-aweek
course, while graduate students are responsible for the
TR portion.
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
Exchange programs with the Universities of Caen
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offer graduate students an opportunity to spend a semester
or a
year abroad.