The M.A. in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy is a master's program for students preparing to become foreign language teachers. The program combines graduate -level study of the foreign language and literature( French, German, or Spanish) with pedagogical training. The Certification Track requires, in addition, a one semester  students teaching  placement.

The M.A.F.L.P Certification track program consists of  graduate courses (30 credits); student teaching; language proficiency in the target language, English and a second foreign language; and written and oral comprehensive examinations based on the reading lists and class work.

I COURSE WORK
    A Foreign language and Literature
        15 credits hours (5 courses)

    B Foreign Language Pedagogy
       9 credits hours (3 courses)
       Courses to be taken are FLLT 621 (Methods of teaching Foreign Language), FLLT 622( Language Syllabus Design), and FLLT  624 (Seeking
       language Testing), unless the students has taken these or essentially identical courses at the undergraduate level. In this case, other courses
       than can be substituted include  FLLT 620 (Interactive language Teaching), FLLT 623 (Theoretical and Practical Issues in FOreign Language
       Pedagogy), FLLT 629 (Methods of Teaching Foreign/Second Languages in Elementary Schools), or Summer Institute pedagogy courses (with
       varying topics, typically numbered FLLT 655 or 667).

    C Educational Studies
        6 credits hours ( 2 courses)
        Courses to be taken are EDST 636 (Educational Psychology) and EDDV 612 (Ethnic  Studies and Multicultural Education), unless the students
        has taken these or essentially identical courses at the undergraduate level. In this case, other courses that can be taken, to be chosen with the
        advice and consent of the student's adviser, include  further work in foreign language and literature, foreign language pedagogy, linguistics,
        educational studies, educational development, or English as a second language.

II STUDENT TEACHING

         Students must complete a one-semester students teaching placement  (EDDV 400, an undergraduate course of credits) in order to be eligible
         for state certification (students who do not student teach may receive the MAFLP degree but would not be eligible  for certification.)

III COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS

        Comprehensive examinations consist of three parts : a written examination of literary knowledge, base don reading lists; an oral examination of
        literary knowledge based on reading list and course work and conducted in in the target language by the French, Spanish, German graduate
        faculty; a written examination in foreign language pedagogy, based on a reading list and a topics list and conducted  in English by the foreign
        language pedagogy faculty.

       Students who fails one or more parts of the examinations may retake examination in those areas only once.
 

IV LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

    In addition to the foreign language major students must pass a reading examination in a second foreign language, administered by the department
    of foreign language and literatures. Alternatives to this are : course work in a second foreign language at the 200 level or above, a passing grade
    in foreign language reading course offered by the department. the requirement is waived if the student's native language is neither English nor the
    language of the major subject.