M.A. in Multilingual Education
This degree is designed for It provides opportunity for exploration of:
For further information, contact Peter Sammartino School of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666-1914, (201) 692-2079 or e-mail soe@fdu.edu.
Admission Requirements
Certified Teachers
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Certification document(s) to teach a specific discipline or Elementary Education (K-5)
- Two letters of recommendation.
Applicants who have not completed all requirements for admission to the degree program may be permitted to enroll in classes for credit on a nonmatriculated or nondegree basis.
International Students
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- TOEFL score of 525 or better.
- Two letters of recommendation.
Requirements for Master of Arts Degree - certified teachers:
The program requires 18 credits selected from foundation courses and 13 credits selected from specialization courses plus a final project for a total of 33 credits. Additionally, a research project related to language instruction in a formal instructional setting is required as the culminating exercise for the degree.
Required Courses (18 credits)
Second-language Acquisition: Methods and Curriculum | 3 | |
Comparative Phonology for Language Teachers | 3 | |
Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers | 3 | |
Behavioral Science for Teachers: Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 | |
Literacy Development for Second-language Learners | 3 | |
Behavioral Science for Teachers: The Multicultural Classroom | 3 |
Electives (13 credits)
| EDUC6563 | Standards-based Curriculum & methodology: World Languages | 3 |
| EDUC6577 | 2nd Language Acquisition: Internship II | 1 |
English Language Education: Grammar for Teachers of English and E.S.L. | 3 | |
| EDUC6778 | Language Teaching through Content Areas | 3 |
Assessment in the Second-language Classroom | 3 | |
Computers as a Teacher's Aid | 3 | |
| EDUC6688 | Integrating Technology in the 2nd language Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC6582 | Distance Learning and Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDUC6673 | Integrating Literacy and Technology ACross the Curriculum | 3 |
Internet for Educators | 3 | |
| EDUC7795 | Advanced Internet for Educators |
Final Requirement M.A. Degree
| EDUC7718 | Final Project: Second Language Acquisition | 2 |
Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree -- International Students
The program requires 24 credits selected from foundation courses and 9 credits selected from specialization courses plus a final project for a total of 33 credits.
Required Courses (24 credits)
Second-language Acquisition: Methods and Curriculum | 3 | |
Comparative Phonology for Language Teachers | 3 | |
Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers | 3 | |
Behavioral Science for Teachers: Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 | |
Literacy Development for Second-language Learners | 3 | |
Assessment in the Second-language Classroom | 3 | |
| EDUC6827 | Field Project Seminar in Language Instruction | 1 |
Clinical Practice in Language Instruction | 3 | |
Final Project: Second-language Acquisition | 2 |
Electives: (9 credits)
English Language Education: Grammar for Teachers of English and E.S.L. | 3 | |
| EDUC6778 | Language Teaching through Content Areas | 3 |
Computers as a Teacher's Aid | 3 | |
| EDUC6688 | Integrating Technology in the 2nd language Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC6582 | Distance Learning and Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDUC6673 | Integrating Literacy and Technology ACross the Curriculum | 3 |
Internet for Educators | 3 | |
| EDUC7795 | Advanced Internet for Educators | 3 |
