Languages and Cultures

West Chester University

Dr. Jerome Williams
109 Main Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2700
Fax: 610-436-3048
JWilliams2@wcupa.edu


Master of Education in French

SIGN UP SOON FOR OUR SUMMER 2012 COURSES:

You may call 610 436 2943 or go to the following web page

http://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/sch_dgr/forms/ndschedgrad.asp

and fill in the necessary information.

(You may take up to 3 grad courses while you put together your application for the program.)

OUR SUMMER COURSES BEGIN TUESDAY MAY 29TH.

 

For Spring 2012, we are offering the following four graduate courses in French:

  • FRE 520-80, "Le Rire et le comique," T 4:15-7, Dr. Sage
  • FRE 522, Topics: Writing and Stylistics, TR 12:30, Dr. Moscatelli
  • FRE 515, Francophone Civilization, TR 2 p.m., Dr. Pauly
  • FRE 501, French Business Culture, MWF 1p.m., Dr. Sage

Our Summer Immersion Institute in 2012 will include the following courses:

First Summer Session, 3 credits each:

              FRE 522-20, Topics: oral proficiency
                              May 14-24, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Dr. Moscatelli

              FRE 520-80, Topics
                               Oral proficiency in francophone settings, Dr. Moscatelli                                  

                               May 29-June 8, Mon to Fri 4:30-7:30 p.m.

              FRE 521-20, Topics
                               One-week AP Language Teaching Workshop, June 18-22,
                                8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with French lunch, Dr. Goutal

Second Summer Session, 3 credits:
              FRE 520-30 Topics
                                Francophone African Cinema
                                Jul 3 - Aug 2, Tues and Thurs 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Dr. Pauly

Admission to the Master of Education in French program of the College of Arts and Sciences is through the Office of Graduate Studies. Candidates should submit an application form, a goals statement in French (email to mauciello@wcupa.edu), undergraduate transcripts, and two references. Applicants must have an undergraduate major in the language, or native fluency and a related four-year university degree. You may enroll in up to three seminars while you complete your application process.

The degree consists of 18 hours in French and 18 hours in L2 acquisition or related pedagogy courses for a combined total of 36 hours.

You will have six years to complete the Master of Education program. You may transfer in up to nine semester hours from another graduate school, provided they are not part of an existing degree. Candidates for the M.Ed. in French prepare and defend a research project or portfolio at the end of their coursework.

The M.Ed. program requires LAN 500 (Methods and Materials of Research in Second Language Education) or LAN 503 (Teaching of Modern Languages) (prerequisite: Linguistics), and additional pedagogy courses to total 18 semester hours. Students may also elect other courses from those under the heading "Courses common to All Languages" for the concentration. The remaining 18 semester hours must be taken in graduate courses in French. If you are including Pennsylvania State Foreign Language K-12 Certification, currently the courses required for certification include EDR 545, EDA 541, EDT 500, EDP 531, EDP 550, EDP 569, EDS 505, and LAN 503. Six of these courses may be counted toward the degree. However, the 12 semester hours of student teaching credits (EDS 411/412) do not count toward the M.Ed. All M.Ed. students should also consult with a graduate advisor in the Department of Secondary and Professional Education. Students who are already certified may complete the graduate certificate in ESL as half of their M.Ed. in French.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

FRENCH GRADUATE COURSES:

FRE 501 Commercial French (3) A study of French economic and business systems, with extensive practice in business correspondence.

FRE 510 French Theater (3) Principal French dramatists analyzed against the social, political, literary, and critical backgrounds of their age.

FRE 511 Modernism in French Literature (3) Close consideration of some prime innovative texts of fiction, poetry, film, and polemic as manifestations of the spirit and aesthetic of modernism.

FRE 512 French Narrative (3) A study of prose texts, their ethos, and their narrative techniques, from the epics and contes of the Middle Ages to the experimental works of the late 20th century.

FRE 513 French Poetics (3) An intensive survey of French poetry, its theory and practice, using models drawn from the whole tradition, from Villon to Bonnefoy.

FRE 514 Contemporary France (3) A study of France since 1945, with emphasis on current events and social changes.

FRE 515 French Civilization (3) A study of France since 1789, with emphasis on social, political, economic, and educational institutions.

FRE 516 Writing Literary Criticism: Theory and Practice (3) Study of various fields of literary theory, including structuralism, semiotics, Marxism, narratology, psychoanalytic criticism, and deconstruction. Techniques of textual interpretation.

FRE 510-521-522 Topics in French Literature and Language (3) Course topics courses will vary by semester and instructor, and may include titles such as genre studies, film study, women writers, francophone writers, the study of literary periods or movements, and structural and applied linguistics.

FRE 523 Translation Techniques (3) A theoretical and practical study of modes of lexical and syntactic transposition, from L1 to neutral zone to L2. Extensive practical exercise in diverse types of translation.

COURSES COMMON TO ALL LANGUAGES:

LIN 501 Introduction to Linguistics (3)

LAN 500 Methods and Materials of Research in Second Language Education (3) Techniques of research in foreign language education, including sources, design, interpretation, evaluation, and reporting of data.

LAN 502 Second Languages in the Elementary School (3) Problems in teaching second languages in the elementary school. Curriculum design, bilingual education, classroom techniques, articulation, materials, and testing. Preferably, LIN 501 or equivalent should precede LAN 502.

LAN 503 Techniques of Second Language Teaching (3) Advanced course in recent theoretical bases, methods for teaching beginning and advanced levels, curriculum design, and evaluation. PREREQ: LIN 501 or equivalent. Alternately, LAN 401 Teaching of Modern Languages may be substituted for LAN 503.

LAN 504 Use of Media in Language Teaching (3) Role of media in language instruction including the tape recorder, language laboratory, television, and the computer.

LAN 505 Introduction to Bilingual/Bicultural Education (3) Introduction to history, philosophy, current status, and future directions of bilingual/ bicultural education. Survey of materials, tests, techniques, instructional processes, and instructional patterns. Overview of testing, placement, and pupil evaluation.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Rebecca Pauly, French Coordinator
Department of Languages and Cultures
109 Main Hall
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
(610) 436-2382
rpauly@wcupa.edu