MEd Advanced Studies in French
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World language teachers understand the intricacies of language, how vocabulary is absorbed to lead to language competency, and the best ways to teach students and avoid the difficulties many encounter during language acquisition.
Mason’s Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) French concentration is designed to deepen your own language knowledge while you study advanced theory and pedagogy to strengthen the language learning of students in your classroom.
This 30-credit MEd includes a combination of modern language courses and targeted electives as well as the ASTL core courses.
Where This Degree Will Take You
- The broad, research-based knowledge you’ll gain will position you as a leader in language instruction.
- Grow your career with the advantages of a master’s degree, including increased pay and the opportunity to be a curriculum leader in your school.
- Aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the courses help teachers think and practice with the same level of reflection and skill as Board-certified educators (a great next step after graduating!).
Core Courses (12 credits)
- EDUC 606: Education and Culture (3 credits)
- EDUC 612: Inquiry into Practice (2 credits)
- EDUC 613: How Students Learn (3 credits)
- EDUC 614: Designing and Assessing Teaching and Learning (2 credits)
- EDUC 615: Educational Change (2 credits)
Concentration Courses in French (18 credits)
Literature
Choose two courses (six credits) from the following that cover two different chronological periods or Francophone regions in consultation with an advisor:
- FREN 516: Topics in Early Modern French Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 520: Modern and Contemporary French Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 550: Special Topics (3 credits)
- FREN 551: Topics in Francophone African Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 554: Topics in Francophone Caribbean Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 555: Special Topics related to Francophone Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 557: Topics in Quebec and French-Canadian Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- FREN 567: Special Topics related to French and Francophone Literature and Culture (3 credits)
Note: Courses may be substituted with advisor-approved literature-related electives in French.
Language and Linguistics
Choose two courses (six credits) from the following in consultation with an advisor:
- FREN 563: History of the French Language (3 credits)
- FREN 564: Advanced Translation (3 credits)
- FREN 565: Special Topics Related to the French Language (3 credits)
- FREN 570: French and Francophone Cinema (3 credits)
- FREN 575: Grammatical Analysis (3 credits)
Electives
Choose two additional courses (six credits) from the aforementioned literature courses, aforementioned language and linguistics courses, or from the courses below in consultation with an advisor:
- FRLN 510: Bibliography and Research in Foreign Languages and Literature (3 credits)
- FRLN 525: Literary Translation (3 credits)
- FRLN 550: Special Topics (3 credits)
- FRLN 565: Theory of Translation (3 credits)
- FRLN 572: Integrating Technology into Language Learning (3 credits)
- FRLN 573: Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy (3 credits)
- FRLN 575: Heritage Language Education (3 credits)
- FRLN 590: Internship and Seminar in Translation (3 credits)
- FRLN 620: Literary Theory and Criticism (3 credits)
- FRLN 660: Approaches to the Study of Language (3 credits)
- FRLN 670: Topics in Language Learning and Teaching (3 credits)
Note: Courses may be substituted with advisor-approved language and literature-related electives.
Total: 30 credits
Program Exit Requirement
Professional Development Portfolio: A performance-based assessment that provides concrete evidence of teacher professional development throughout the ASTL program. Students finalize and present their portfolios in their final spring semester.