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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

 

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)
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)
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)
FLED 7720 Practicum II (6 hrs.)
CHNS 7722 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature (3 hrs.) (for the Chinese Track)

Spring 2014 (Spring 2)
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.

 

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