The Masters in French with Secondary Teaching Certification requires a minimum of 48 units. Students normally proceed through this Masters program in five semesters, completing 6 courses or 18 units during each year in residence, plus one semester for student teaching. Students in the Secondary Teaching Certification will complete their coursework by taking the courses outlined below. 

1. French Language, Literature, and Culture (12 units)

• FREN 532  French Translation                                                                                                      
• FREN 540  Topics in French Literature
• FREN 542  French Narratives and Film
• FREN 543  Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
• FREN 544  Topics in French Culture
• FREN 545  Francophone Cultures and Traditions
• FREN 547  Topics in Francophone Studies
• FREN 550  French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
• FREN 551   French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
• FREN 552  French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
• FREN 553  Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
• FREN 561A  French Linguistics
• FREN 563  Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation

2. Secondary Teaching Certification (24 units)

• Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy

  • FREN 567  Topics in French Linguistics: The Acquisition of French
  • FREN 579  Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/ Learning (required for GATs)
  • FREN 578  Literacy in L2/FL Classroom: Theory, Research, and Practice
  • FREN 587  Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs

• Certification

  • EDP 510  Learning Theory in Education
  • TLS 536  Alternatives in the Secondary Classroom
  • LRC 516  Structured English Immersion
  • SERP 500 Special Learning needs

3. Student Teaching (12 units):

• TLS 593: Teaching Internship

4. Constitution (Online test can be taken within 3 years)

Sample Course Sequence

1 Fall	FREN 579: Issues/Methods in Foreign Language Teaching/Learning FREN 567: Topics in French Linguistics: The Acquisition of French or TTE 539: Recent Research in Teaching and Schooling
2 Spring	FREN 587: Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs TLS 536:  Alternatives in the Secondary Classroom
3 Summer	EDP 510: Learning Theory in Education SERP 596c: Introduction to Learning and Behavioral Disabilities
4 Fall	FREN 578: Literacy in L2/FL Classroom or LRC 535: Literacy in a Multicultural Society LRC 516: Structured English Immersion
5 Spring	TLS 597R:  Action Research Workshop LRC 517: Structured English Immersion II
6 Fall	TLS 593: Internship (Student Teaching)

Note:
UA South LCEV 508 (offered online) may be taken as equivalent for LRC 516
UA South LCEV 516 (offered online) may be taken as equivalent for LRC 517
NB: If you take LRC 516 at the UA, you also have to take LRC 517 at the UA. If you take LCEV 508 at UA South, you also have to take LCEV 516 at UA South.
 

See Degree Requirements for detailed information about completing your Masters in French with a Secondary Teaching Certification.