Modern Languages & Literatures: Programs: French: Teacher Education Major

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHER EDUCATION MAJOR WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION

The Teacher Education Major (Undergraduate) allows for students to prepare themselves for teaching and teaching certification.

Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in French must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program Web site for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.

French majors must have a "B" average in French in order to apply to and successfully complete the Teacher Education Program. In addition, students must pass the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) prior to the Student Teaching semester. Students should consult with the French Teacher Education Coordinator to prepare for this examination. Courses specific to the French Teacher Certification Program are shown below. Teacher Education Professional Sequence Departmental Methods Course: FREN 419 The Teaching of French in Secondary Schools.

Upon successful completion of the Teacher Education Program, students are recommended to the New Jersey Department of Education for a Certificate of Eligibility which enables them to pursue a full-time teaching position in a public school. New teachers must successfully complete a one year induction program of teaching under a provisional certificate to be eligible for a permanent or standard New Jersey instructional certificate.

The requirements for the Teacher Education Major are as follows:

I. General Education Requirements
(42-57 Credits)

See Department Chairperson for details and specifics on General Education Requirements for the Teacher Education Major. Discuss Language Placement Testing and the Basic Skills Requirements with your advisor.

II. MAJOR RequirementS (39 Credits)

A. Major Required Courses (24 Credits) Complete the following 8 courses
FREN 203	French Stylistics & Comp I	3 credits
FREN 204	French Stylistics & Comp II	3 credits
FREN 205	French Phonetics	3 credits
FREN 206	Spoken Language Practice	3 credits
FREN 225	Structure of the French Language	3 credits
FREN 270	Advanced Composition	3 credits
FREN 410	Advanced French Grammar	3 credits
FREN 418	Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language	3 credits
B. Complete 1 of the following:
FREN 304	French Civilization 19^th and 20^th Centuries	3 credits
FREN 360	French Perspectives	3 credits

III. LITERATURE COURSES
Complete 2 courses from the following:.
FREN 202	Seventeenth Century French Theater	3 credits
FREN 211	Eighteenth Century French Theater	3 credits
FREN 271	Explication De Texte	3 credits
FREN 283	Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa	3 credits
FREN 315	Dada and Surrealism	3 credits
FREN 330	Survey of Medieval Literature	3 credits
FREN 334	Seventeenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 335	French Renaissance	3 credits
FREN 336	Eighteenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 339	Nineteenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 340	Survey of French Poetry	3 credits
FREN 341	Contemporary French Drama	3 credits
FREN 345	Development of the French Novel to 1900	3 credits
FREN 349	Francophone Literature	3 credits
FREN 352	Twentieth Century French Literature	3 credits

IV. ELECTIVE COURSES

(*Courses preceded by an asterisk are literature courses)

A. Required Elective Course (1 Credit)

FREN 350

Translation I
*FREN 350 Translation I will satisfy the university Writing Requirement in the Major.

3 credits

B. Major Elective Courses
Complete one course from following list

* FREN 202

Seventeenth Century French Theater

3 credits

* FREN 211

Eighteenth Century French Theater

3 credits

FREN 231

Business French and Computers I

3 credits

FREN 232

Business French and Computers II

3 credits

FREN 251

Advanced Syntax

3 credits

FREN 271 Explication De Texte 3 credits

FREN 275

Advanced Spoken Language Practice

3 credits

* FREN 283

Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa

3 credits

FREN 286

French Film

3 credits

FREN 289

Francophone Film

3 credits

FREN 302

Origins of French Civilization

3 credits

FREN 304 French Civilization 19th and 20th Centuries 3 credits

FREN 305

Music and Art in French Civilization

3 credits

* FREN 315

Dada and Surrealism

3 credits

* FREN 330

Survey of Medieval Literature

3 credits

* FREN 334

Seventeenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 335

French Renaissance

3 credits

* FREN 336

Eighteenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 339

Nineteenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 340

Survey of French Poetry

3 credits

* FREN 341

Contemporary French Drama

3 credits

* FREN 345

Development of the French Novel to 1900

3 credits

* FREN 349

Francophone Literature

3 credits

  FREN 351

Translation II

3 credits

FREN 352 Twentieth Century French Literature 3 credits

FREN 360 French Perspectives 3 credits

FREN 365 Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting 3 credits

  FREN 367

Seminars

3 credits

  FREN 368

Seminars

3 credits

  FREN 369

Seminars

3 credits

  FREN 375

French Study Abroad

3-9 credits

FREN 380 Cooperative Education for the French Major 4-8 credits

FREN 452 Translation III 3 credits

  FREN 470

Seminars

3 credits

FREN 472 French Language Workshop 3 credits

  FREN 478

Independent Study

1-3 credits

v. Professional Sequence Requirements
(38 Credits)

Students typically apply to the Teacher Education Program in the second semester of sophomore year or first semester of junior year. There are 12 required pre-requisite education credits (plus the 3-credit Speech requirement and, if needed, the 3-credit Physiology and Hygiene course) that are not part of the 30-credit upper division professional education sequence

A. Prerequisites
Freshman and Sophomore Years
The following courses will be taken before admission to the program in the freshman and sophomore years:
PSYC	Physiology and Hygiene Requirement	0-3 credits
SPCM 101	Fundamentals of Speech	3 credits
EDFD 200 PSYC 200	Psychological Foundations of Education OR Educational Psychology	3 credits
EDFD 220	Philosophical Orientation to Education	3 credits
EDFD 221	Historical Foundations of Education	3 credits
CURR 210 EDFD 210 READ 210	Public Purposes of Education OR Public Purposes of Education OR Public Purposes of Education	3 credits
Total Pre-requisite credits:		15-18 credits

B. Required Courses
Junior Year
The following courses will be taken after admission to the program and before the Professional Semester:
First Semester
CURR 305 EDFD 305 READ 305	Teaching for Equity and Diversity OR Teaching for Equity and Diversity OR Teaching for Equity and Diversity	3 credits
CURR 310	Inclusion in Middle & Secondary Schools	1 credit
CURR 312 EDFD 312 READ 312	Educating English Language Learners OR Educating English Language Learners OR Educating English Language Learners	1 credit
Second Semester
READ 411	Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum	3 credits
CURR 314	Assessment of Learning	1 credit
CURR 316	Integrating Technology Across the School Curriculum	1 credit
Senior Year
First Semester
CURR 450	Fieldwork	3 credits
CURR 451	Teaching for Learning I	3 credits
* FREN 419	Teaching French in P-12: Practice	3 credits
Second Semester
CURR 452	Teaching for Learning II	3 credits
CURR 453 CURR 414	Student Teaching OR Inservice Student Teaching	8 credits
Total professional sequence credits:		30 credits
*Department Methods Course

PRAXIS II EXAM AND OPI
Important: All Students seeking certification to teach must take the Praxis II Subject Assessment test and the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) prior to student teaching. See this page for details regarding the Praxis Exam. To find out more about how to take the OPI, click here.

For course descriptions for the French Major, click here.