Foreign Language Teaching - Master of Arts

All of the following courses:
Foreign Language Teaching Methods
Assessment for Foreign Language Teaching
Teaching Culture in Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language Program Development and Administration
Language Concepts for Foreign Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching Foreign Language with Technology
Experiential Module in Foreign Language Teaching
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Topics in Foreign Language Teaching
Teaching Reading in a Foreign Language
Complete the following course:
Successfully complete a final examination or evaluation which is fulfilled by completion of a portfolio developed during the FLT 898 course and must be submitted to the program director after completion of the core courses and experiential module(s). The purpose of the portfolio as a certifying examination is (1) to demonstrate an understanding of second language acquisition theories and their application to student learning and to the practice of teaching the target language, (2) to demonstrate an understanding of theories of culture and their application to the practice of teaching the target culture in the target language classroom, and (3) to enable the student to articulate the integration of learning from the experiential modules into the program of study and career objectives. The portfolio must include artifacts that are outlined in the comprehensive language teaching portfolio examination handbook, which is given out each year by the program director and is available on the program's Web site.