Mission

The Area of Modern Foreign Languages offers a multifaceted program in foreign languages:

1. The Proficiency Advancement Program for secondary teachers of French and Spanish;
2. The Master of Science in Secondary Education degree with a concentration in French and Spanish. (MsEd.)

The design and intent of the concentrations of Modern Foreign Languages at Jackson State University are to offer training and opportunities for persons wishing to further their mastery of foreign language skills.

The Modern Foreign Language Area is furthermore committed to the continued education of para-professionals through the offering of special courses and workshops designed to increase their professional competencies, i.e., the Proficiency Advancement Program.

Accreditation

This Area implements its programs in accordance with the certification requirements of the Mississippi State Department of Education and the standards of the Modern Language Association of America.

Program Objectives

1. To develop an awareness of the commitment to the importance of foreign language learning at all levels of education.
2. To become proficient in the systematic skill inherent in teaching Modern Foreign Languages.
3. To meet teacher certification requirements for the State of Mississippi and other states.
4. To become well-rounded in the related linguistic and humanistic disciplines and their application to the individual, to his profession, and to his society.
5. To interact for the purpose of personal growth with a multi-national faculty representing broad multicultural experiences with global perspective.
6. To prepare for advanced degrees.

Proficiency Advancement Program

( for Secondary Teachers of Modern Foreign Languages )

The Proficiency Advancement Program is a 21-hour concentration of courses leading to a Certificate of Proficiency in the Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages. The program is an assemblage of courses on the graduate level meant specifically for those people teaching a foreign language whose foreign training on the undergraduate level is less than that required for a minor. The courses in themselves will not satisfy any requirements for an undergraduate major in that language. The program is basically designed for nondegree students currently engaged in teaching one or more junior high or high school foreign language courses.

Program Objectives

1. To reinforce and implement basic skills already being used in the classroom.
2. To intensify the teacher's speaking skills.
3. To strengthen the teacher's command of grammatical structures.
4. To acquire a knowledge and understanding of the culture.
5. To offer source materials, techniques and activities in every phase of language learning and teaching.

Admission Requirements

To enter the Master of Science in Secondary Education with a concentration in French, Spanish or German, the incoming student must present a B.A. or B.S. degree in the language of concentration or credit hours equivalent to the number of hours required for majors in the above languages.

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS