MAT in Modern Foreign Language Education

The MAT program is designed for candidates with undergraduate degrees or minors (6 courses at the intermediate level or above) in Spanish and French, but no education courses. In addition to three courses in the Department of  Romance Studies, students complete a language acquisition and linguistics course as well as courses in educational theory and modern foreign language methodology. Upon completion of the program and Massachusetts testing requirements, students may be licensed at the initial level to teach in middle and/or secondary schools.

Required Courses

• SED BI 504 Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience (BS, MAT)
• SED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12 (BS, MAT)
• SED DS 502 Introduction to Adolescent Development (BS, MAT)
• SED ED 500 Foundations of Educational Practices (MAT)
• SED LS 565 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (MAT)
• SED RS 600 Perspectives on Inquiry (MAT)
• SED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (MAT)
• SED TL 511 Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages (BS, MAT)
• SED TL 586 Student-Teaching Practicum I: Modern Foreign Languages, 5–12 and
• SED TL 587 Student-Teaching Practicum II: Modern Foreign Languages, 5–12 (BS, MAT)

Please refer to Courses for a complete listing of courses.