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Teaching Foreign Language Specialization

This program is no longer being offered. The information below is for students who are currently enrolled in the program. 

Overview

The specialization program is designed for Middlebury Institute students who are pursuing a Master of Arts in TESOL and who want to add a TFL specialization to their coursework so that they are also eligible to teach a foreign language. Students pursuing other Institute degree programs can also choose to add a TFL specialization to their coursework to provide broader professional expertise and additional career avenues in language education and curriculum design.

Curriculum

Specialization for TESOL students

The 14-credit TFL Specialization for TESOL students consists of the following courses:

  • Language Studies (4 credits)
  • Pedagogical Grammar in Foreign Language Education (4 credits, spring semester only)
  • Second Language Acquisition (1 credit Directed Study)*
  • Language Assessment (1 credit Directed Study)*
  • Principles and Practices of Language Teaching I (1 credit Directed Study)*
  • Sociolinguistics (1 credit Directed Study)*
  • Electives (2 credits)

*The Directed Study credits are typically taken after completing the course and include a project that is related to the course area and focused on teaching a foreign language (e.g. for Principles and Practices of Language Teaching I, students might design a foreign language curriculum.)

Specialization for Other Degree students

The 15-credit TESOL Specialization for other degree students (not TESOL) consists of the following courses:

  • Principles and Practices of Language Teaching I (4 credits)
  • Principles and Practices of Language Teaching II  (4 credits)
  • Language Analysis (3 credits)
  • Pedagogical Grammar in Foreign Language Education (2 credit Directed Study)*
  • Electives (2 credits)

*For the Directed Study, students register for and attend all class sessions of Pedagogical Grammars in Foreign Language Education and complete selected assignments.

Questions

Current students: contact Professor Jason Martel.