M.A. in Languages and Cultures - West Chester Un

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Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

Language Studies

Area of study

Langauges | Linguistics

Minor

Comparative Language Studies | Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

This Master's program in Linguistics offers a comprehensive curriculum in linguistic studies, interpretive strategies, and cultural studies. Students can specialize in French through a concentration that includes courses in French business culture, oral proficiency, and Francophone literature. The program also provides electives in applied linguistics, second language teaching, and other foreign languages, preparing graduates for careers in language education, research, and translation.

Program Outline

Outline:

Course List:

LNC 501: Linguistic Studies (3 credits)
LNC 502: Interpretive Strategies (3 credits)
LNC 503: Cultural Studies (3 credits)

French Concentration:

FRE 501: French Business Culture
FRE 503: Oral Proficiency
FRE 504: Francophone Literature & Culture
FRE 505: Writing Proficiency
FRE 510: French Theater
FRE 515: French Civilization
FRE 520: Topics in French Literature and Language
FRE 522: Topics in French Literature
FRE 550: French Film Studies

Electives:

LAN 525: Internship in Foreign Languages
LAN 500: Methods and Materials of Research in Second Language Education
LAN 503: Techniques of Second Language Teaching
LAN 527: Intro Applied Linguistics-For Lang Major
LAN 555: Computer Applications for Language Learning
LAN 580: Seminar In Second Language Education
LAN 581: Implicit / Explicit Instruction and Corrective Feedback
LAN 588: Second Language (L2) Vocabulary Learning and Teaching
LIN 540: Sociolinguistics
GER 500: 20th Century German Culture
GER 501: Post-Wall German Literature and Film
GER 504: Postwar German Literature and Film
GER 505: Survey of German Film
GER 508: German Society: Dramatic texts: Wilhelmine era to the Present
GER 518: Contemporary German Literature
GER 522: Austrian Literature and Culture
GER 525: German Linguistics
GER 550: German Literary Genres from the Middle Ages to the Fin-de-Siecle
SPA 510: Spanish Phonetics and Applied Linguistics
SPA 511: Spanish Through Time and Space
SPA 512: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Stylistics
SPA 513: Living in Two Languages
SPA 514: Contemporary Latin America
SPA 530: Spanish Comedia of the Golden Age
SPA 542: Shaping National Identity in Latin America
SPA 545: Mapping Latin America: From Jungle to City
SPA 547: Hispanic Women Writers
SPA 549: Art and Culture of Spain
SPA 556: Graduate Seminar in Hispanic Literary, Film, and Cultural Studies
SPA 558: Violence in Latin American Cinema
SPA 559: Adaptation: Literature to Film in Latin America
SPA 560: Nobel Laureates in Hispanic Letters