The MAT in Foreign Languages requires 48 semester hours of coursework, including 30 hours in professional education, and 18 hours of content courses in Chinese or Spanish. |
Time commitment to MAT program: 2 years, 6 semesters total
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Students will complete coursework in the following areas:Learner Characteristics EDUC 6110 - Adolescent Development and Learning (Fall 1) (Day or Evening, in-class or on-line) EDUC 6120 - Diversity and Exceptionalities (Spring 1) (Day or Evening, in-class or on-line) Curriculum & Assessment FLED 7708 - Curriculum and Assessment in Foreign Languages (Fall 1) (Evening, in-class) Teaching Methods FLED 7703 - Research in Second Language Acquisition (Fall I) (Evening, in-class) FLED 7710 - Teaching Foreign Languages I (Spring I) (Evening, in-class) FLED 7712 - Teaching Foreign Languages II (Spring I) (Evening, in-class) Field & Clinical Experiences FLED 7720 - Practicum II (6 hours) (Fall 2) (Day, on-site) FLED 7730 - Practicum III (Spring 2) (Day, on-site) Professional Portfolio FLED 7735 - Professional Portfolio in Foreign Language Education (Spring 2) Content Area in Chinese: CHNS 7702 - Chinese Linguistics (Summer 1) CHNS 7704 - Chinese Pedagogical Linguistics (Summer 1) CHNS 7712 - Chinese Civilization and Traditions (Summer 1) CHNS 7714 - Topics in Chinese Culture (Spring 2) CHNS 7722 - Masterpieces of Chinese Literature (Fall 2) CHNS 7724 - Chinese Literature and Film since 1978 (Summer 2) Spanish: SPAN 7702 - Sociolinguistics (Summer 1) SPAN 7704 - Topics in Linguistics (Summer 2) SPAN 7712 - Hispanics in the U.S. (Summer 1) SPAN 7714 - Topics in Hispanic Culture (Summer 2) SPAN 7722 - Literary Masterpieces (Summer 1) SPAN 7724 - Topics in Literature (Summer 2) Note: All "content area" classes in Spanish are daytime courses taught during the 6-week summer session |
Students enrolling in Summer 2012 will have the following course sequence:(note: the order of the Chinese courses at KSU may vary according to faculty availability during the Summer 2 and Spring 2 semesters) |
Summer 2012 (Summer 1) |
| Chinese content courses (at Shanghai International Studies University) | |
| CHNS 7702 | Chinese Linguistics (3 hrs.) |
| CHNS 7704 | Chinese Pedagogical Linguisitics (3 hrs.) |
| CHNS 7712 | Chinese Civilization and Traditions (3 hrs.) |
| OR: | |
| Spanish content courses (at Kennesaw State University) | |
| SPAN 7712 | Hispanics in the U.S. (3 hrs.) |
| SPAN 7722 | Literary Masterpieces (3 hrs.) |
| SPAN 7724 | Topics in Literature (3 hrs.) |
Fall 2012 (Fall 1) |
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| FLED 7703 | Research in Second Language Acquisition (3 hrs.) |
| FLED 7708 | Curriculum and Assessment in Foreign Languages (3 hrs.) |
| EDUC 6110 | Adolescent Development and Learning (3 hrs.) (available also on-line) |
Spring 2013 (Spring 1) |
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| FLED 7710 | Teaching Foreign Languages I (3 hrs.) |
| FLED 7712 | Teaching Foreign Languages II (3 hrs.) |
| EDUC 6120 | Diversity and Exceptionalities (3 hrs.) (available also on-line) |
Summer 2013 (Summer 2) |
| Chinese Summer course (at Kennesaw State University) | |
| CHNS 7724 | Chinese Literature and Film since 1978 (3 hrs.) |
| OR: | |
| Spanish Summer courses (at Kennesaw State University) | |
| SPAN 7702 | Sociolinguistics (3 hrs.) |
| SPAN 7704 | Topics in Linguistics (3 hrs.) |
| SPAN 7714 | Topics in Hispanic Culture (3 hrs.) |
Fall 2013 (Fall 2) |
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| FLED 7720 | Practicum II (6 hrs.) |
| CHNS 7722 | Masterpieces of Chinese Literature (3 hrs.) (for the Chinese Track) |
Spring 2014 (Spring 2) |
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| FLED 7730 | Practicum III (3 hrs.) |
| FLED 7735 | Professional Portfolio in Foreign Language Education (3 hrs.) |
| CHNS 7714 | Topics of Chinese Culture (3 hrs.) (for the Chinese Track) |
| Note: All courses above are subject to change. |
