The Master of Education (EdM) in World Language Education provides advanced study for practicing educators who already hold teaching licensure (Advancing Educators) and for pre-service educators aspiring to teach in adult, international, or private school settings (Aspiring Educators). This program does not lead to licensure, and students seeking licensure at the 5–12 level should apply for the MAT in Modern Foreign Language Education.

The EdM is designed as a 12-month, full-time or part-time program that may begin in June or September each year. The EdM in World Language Education is designed for both Aspiring and Advancing Educators. Aspiring world language educators complete a student-teaching practicum as part of their program to provide structured support to prepare them as classroom teachers. Advancing world language educators complete a field experience course in which they are observed in their own classroom, receive structured feedback and coaching on their teaching, and prepare a portfolio demonstrating professional standards of effective world language teaching.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of successful completion of this program, students will demonstrate attainment of the following learning outcomes:

• Effectively build relationships with language learners, working with them to create an environment where they are safe and can flourish, and that can support the identified learning performance objectives.
• Carefully plan standards-based courses, units, and lessons that embed high-yield strategies allowing students to reach identified course, unit, or lesson performance objectives.
• Use high-yield teaching and learning strategies designed to move students toward the attainment of carefully planned course, unit, and lesson performance objectives.
• Use assessment strategies that allow students to demonstrate what they can do with what they know and to receive helpful feedback that advances the attainment of the performance objectives.
• Strategically select resources designed to support course, unit, and lesson performance objectives.
• Identify, involve, and leverage the continuous support of a variety of stakeholders, such as other educational professionals, parents, local and global community, and others in the learning process.
• Identify how their own continued professional preparation contributes to student success and how they can model lifelong learning skills through their own professional growth.

Degree Requirements (36 credits)

Core Coursework (16 cr)

• SED LS 658 Second Language Acquisition (4 cr)
• SED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 cr)
• SED WL 511 Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages (4 cr)
• SED WL 512 Curriculum & Assessment in Modern Foreign Language Education (4 cr)

Students who have recently taken Second Language Acquisition or Methods may petition to replace it with another elective, in consultation with their faculty advisor.

Electives (12–14 cr)

Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Fieldwork (6–8 cr)

Aspiring Educators

• SED WL 504 Student Teaching Seminar in Modern Foreign Languages (2 cr)
• SED WL 586 Practicum in Modern Foreign Languages (6 cr)

Advancing Educators

• SED WL 604 Field Experience Seminar in Modern Foreign Languages (2 cr)
• SED WL 686 Field Experience in Modern Foreign Languages (4 cr)

Add-On Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Enrolled students may apply to add a Graduate Certificate in TESOL. In addition to completing the requirements above, students must complete two additional courses required for the certificate:

• SED LS 567 Structure of English (4 cr)
• SED TL 509 Foundations of TESOL Pedagogy (4 cr)

The Master of Education (EdM) in World Language Education provides advanced study for practicing educators who already hold teaching licensure (Advancing Educators) and for pre-service educators aspiring to teach in adult, international, or private school settings (Aspiring Educators). This program does not lead to licensure, and students seeking licensure at the 5–12 level should apply for the MAT in Modern Foreign Language Education.

The EdM is designed as a 12-month, full-time or part-time program that may begin in June or September each year. The EdM in World Language Education is designed for both Aspiring and Advancing Educators. Aspiring world language educators complete a student-teaching practicum as part of their program to provide structured support to prepare them as classroom teachers. Advancing world language educators complete a field experience course in which they are observed in their own classroom, receive structured feedback and coaching on their teaching, and prepare a portfolio demonstrating professional standards of effective world language teaching.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of successful completion of this program, students will demonstrate attainment of the following learning outcomes:

• Effectively build relationships with language learners, working with them to create an environment where they are safe and can flourish, and that can support the identified learning performance objectives.
• Carefully plan standards-based courses, units, and lessons that embed high-yield strategies allowing students to reach identified course, unit, or lesson performance objectives.
• Use high-yield teaching and learning strategies designed to move students toward the attainment of carefully planned course, unit, and lesson performance objectives.
• Use assessment strategies that allow students to demonstrate what they can do with what they know and to receive helpful feedback that advances the attainment of the performance objectives.
• Strategically select resources designed to support course, unit, and lesson performance objectives.
• Identify, involve, and leverage the continuous support of a variety of stakeholders, such as other educational professionals, parents, local and global community, and others in the learning process.
• Identify how their own continued professional preparation contributes to student success and how they can model lifelong learning skills through their own professional growth.

Degree Requirements (36 credits)

Core Coursework (16 cr)

• SED LS 658 Second Language Acquisition (4 cr)
• SED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 cr)
• SED WL 511 Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages (4 cr)
• SED WL 512 Curriculum & Assessment in Modern Foreign Language Education (4 cr)

Students who have recently taken Second Language Acquisition or Methods may petition to replace it with another elective, in consultation with their faculty advisor.

Electives (12–14 cr)

Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Fieldwork (6–8 cr)

Aspiring Educators

• SED WL 504 Student Teaching Seminar in Modern Foreign Languages (2 cr)*
• SED WL 586 Practicum in Modern Foreign Languages (6 cr)

Advancing Educators

• SED WL 604 Field Experience Seminar in Modern Foreign Languages (2 cr)*
• SED WL 686 Field Experience in Modern Foreign Languages (4 cr)

*This is a synchronous online course that students join using the platform ZOOM.