Program Overview

Linguistics and Spanish Combined Degree, BA/MAT

School of Professional Development

Degrees Awarded

• Bachelor of Arts in Italian with Teacher Preparation Option/ Master of Arts in Teaching in Spanish
• Bachelor of Arts in Italian and Linguistics with Teacher Preparation Option/ Master of Arts in Teaching in Spanish

Director of the Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Program

• Sarah Jourdain

Faculty Advisor for the MAT in Spanish

• Javier Uriarte, PhD

Program Website

This program is designed as a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching Spanish in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. This program, which is offered in collaboration with the University’s Department of Hispanic Languages & Literature, the School of Professional Development, and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.

BA/MAT Program Requirements

Linguistics Major

• The following six courses are required for the LIN major:
  • LIN 101 - Human Language
  • LIN 201 - Phonetics
  • LIN 301 - Phonology
  • LIN 311 - Syntax
  • LIN 405 - Writing in Linguistics
  • LIN 431 - Structure of an Uncommonly Taught Language
• The following three courses are required for the TESOL certification:
  • LIN 307 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics
  • LIN 375 - TESOL Pedagogy: Theory and Practice
  • LIN 378 - TESOL Pedagogy: Language and Literacy Development
• Three additional electives are required, chosen in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Director in Linguistics
  • Example:
  • LIN 240 - Spanish in the US
  • LIN 321 - Morphology
  • SPN 393 - Intro to Hispanic Linguistics (counts as both LIN and SPN elective)

Spanish Major

• Thirty-six (36) SPN credits. Six (6) of these credits (2 courses) may be at the 200-level or may be satisfied by appropriate CLEP credit, AP/IB credit, etc. Thirty (30) of the 36 SPN credits must be at the 300+ level, chosen in consultation with the Undergraduate Spanish Director.
• SPN 310 OR SPN 311 Spanish Conversation & Composition
• SPN 312 - Intro. To Literary Studies
• SPN 321 - Advanced Grammar and Composition
• SPN 393 - Intro to Hispanic Linguistics (counts as both LIN and SPN elective)
• Three of the following:
  • SPN 395 - Intro to Spanish-American Lit I
  • SPN 396 - Intro to Spanish-American Lit II
  • SPN 397 - Intro to Spanish Lit I
  • SPN 398 - Intro to Spanish Lit II
• Five additional courses; two may be at the 200 level; at least two must be at the 400-level

Graduate Spanish Coursework for MAT SPN

• Fifteen (15) SPN credits at the graduate (500) level, chosen with approval of the Graduate Director:
  • SPN 505 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics 3 credits
  • SPN 506 - Bilingualism 3 credits
  • SPN 510 - Hispanic Cultures 3 credits
  • SPN 515 - Spanish Composition and Translation 3 credits
  • Additional SPN Literature elective at the 500 level

General Professional Preparation

• SSE 350 - Foundations of American Education
• CEF 347 OR CEF 547 - Principles and Practices of Special Education 3 credits
• PSY 327 - Introduction to Human Development
• LIN 344 - Literacy Development

Professional Preparation in TESOL & World Languages: Methods Courses

• Students should consult with the Director of the TESOL program for additional information about the TESOL courses.
• LIN 375 - TESOL Pedagogy: Theory and Practice Credits: 3 credits (“Methods I”) (see I above) AND
• LIN 449 - Field Experience N-12 Credits: 1 credits
• LIN 378 - TESOL Pedagogy: Language and Literacy Development Credits: 3 credits (“Methods II”) (see I above) AND
• LIN 450 - Field Experience N-12 Credits: 1 credits
• FLA 506 - Curriculum Development 3 credits AND
• FLA 550 - Field Experience 1 credit

Professional Preparation in TESOL & World Languages: Student Teaching

• LIN 574 - Managing Instruction, Assessment, and Resources in TESOL 3 credits AND
• LIN 581 - Supervised Student Teaching in TESOL: Primary and Middle Level Grades PreK-6 3 credits
• FLA 554 - Student Teaching Seminar Variable credits (1-3 credits) AND
• FLA 552 - Supervised Student Teaching 10-12

Notes:

• All Teacher candidates must attend four (4) seminars and be fingerprinted.
  • Training in Identifying and Reporting Suspected Cases of Child Abuse
  • Identification and Referral of Substance Abuse
  • Prevention of School Violence
  • Dignity for All Students

ACTFL OPI

• Prior to Student Teaching, World Language candidates must participate in an official ACTFL OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) and receive a minimum spoken proficiency rating of Advanced Low. Please consult the Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Advisor for information on signing up for this interview. Additional information is at:

Teacher Certification

• In addition to the stated course and program requirements listed in this section, New York State also has workshop, fingerprinting and other requirements for certification, which can be found in this Bulletin.