MEd Advanced Studies in Spanish
Upcoming Infosession
- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 10/24/2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Virtual
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 11/16/2023, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Virtual
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 12/5/2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!
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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) Spanish 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 an opportunity to be a voice for curriculum leadership 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)
Required Courses (6 credits)
- SPAN 502: Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 credits) Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 credits)
- SPAN 510: Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies (3 credits) Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies
Electives
Select 12 credits from the following:
- SPAN 501: Applied Spanish Grammar (3 credits)
- SPAN 505: Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts (3 credits)
- SPAN 512: Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 credits)
- SPAN 520: Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature (3 credits)
- SPAN 525: Studies in Renaissance Literature (3 credits)
- SPAN 530: Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age (3 credits)
- SPAN 540: Studies in 20th-Century Literature (3 credits)
- SPAN 544: Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media (3 credits)
- SPAN 545: Studies in Hispanic Literature (3 credits)
- SPAN 551: Special Topics in Spanish (3 credits)
- SPAN 570: Language Politics and Policy (3 credits)
- SPAN 571: Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish (3 credits)
- SPAN 576: Advanced Translation (3 credits)
- SPAN 580: Contemporary Hispanic Institutions (3 credits)
- SPAN 635: Seminar in Don Quixote (3 credits)
- SPAN 650: Seminar in Twentieth-Century Drama (3 credits)
- SPAN 655: Seminar in Twentieth-Century Prose (3 credits)
- SPAN 670: Seminar in Spanish American Prose (3 credits)
- SPAN 675: Seminar in Literature and Art (3 credits)
- SPAN 680: Seminar in Literature, Linguistics or Culture (3 credits)
- SPAN 685: Seminar in Literature and Ideas (3 credits)
- FRLN 575: Heritage Language Education (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.