Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
Degree: Master of Arts
Major: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
Hours: 30
Teaching Spanish Overview
This 91自拍论坛 Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language is a collaborative effort between 91自拍论坛 and Universidad de Salamanca. Your degree is awarded by LU, but it also includes distinctive certificates, awarded by Universidad de Salamanca, that acknowledge your summer sessions in-residence in Spain where you will complete our Máster Interuniversitario Hispano-Norteamericano en Lengua Española y Culturas Hispanas. Universidad de Salamanca has a well-developed curriculum for foreign students who aspire to teach Spanish, and its Cursos para profesores enjoy a high level of academic prestige around the world.
This program has been designed specifically for teachers of Spanish, providing graduate level course work in literature, art and culture as well as teaching methodology. The program allows for professional development and career advancement by enabling you to improve your language and teaching skills as well as your knowledge of Spanish and Hispanic cultures.
As a graduate, you will contribute to improving the teaching of Spanish in schools and fostering both deeper cultural awareness and improved language proficiency in their students. You might be interested in this program if you are a current K-12 Spanish educator, a student graduating with a degree in Spanish or a related filed and seeking to obtain a master's degree, or a current or future community college or university adjunct faculty in Spanish.
Teaching Spanish Courses You May Take
Critical Approaches to Literature: This course is designed to introduce contemporary critical theories as a guide to reading and analysis of literary texts.
Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language and Methods: The module provides students with in-depth knowledge of both theory and methods in second language acquisition (Spanish). Moreover, students learn to critically judge new teaching methods and learning strategies in second-language acquisition. The module also familiarizes students with research and research methods in second language acquisition. We extrapolate from this base principles and parameters to guide classroom instruction. We cover a full range of topics from grammar and input to spoken and written language.
Studies in Latin American Literature: Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Literature. Reading of selected core works are explored in depth, emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.
Studies in Latin American Culture: Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Culture. Studies on different topics and characteristics of Latin American Culture (such as gender realtions, religion and art, pre Colombian history, political developments), emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.
Studies of Hispanic Literatures in the U.S.: This course offers an overview of the history of Latino/a literature, introducing the major trends and placing them into an historical framework stretching from the noneteenth century to today.
Career Paths
This degree program is specially designed for you if you want to become an internationally-educated teacher of Spanish.
Primary Careers
Spanish teacher, Spanish professor
- Education
- Education administration
- Curriculum development
- Research
- Public and private K-12 schools
- Colleges and universities
- Other educational institutions and agencies