Foreign Language Education, Grades 7-12, Initial Certification

Overview

The Foreign Language Education, Grades 7-12, Initial Certification MA program from New York University combines core foundation classes and content electives with fieldwork and student teaching. You’ll study teaching methods, linguistics, your target foreign language, second language acquisition research, intercultural and multicultural perspectives in education, students with special needs, and adolescent learners in urban context. You’ll graduate with:

• Foreign language teaching approaches that can be adjusted to suit the needs of learners from diverse linguistic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds
• An understanding of urban educational environments and the social, cultural, and economic factors that influence learning

• Knowledge of foreign language pedagogy, foreign language acquisition research, linguistics, and intercultural or multicultural studies

Careers and Outcomes

Upon completion of this degree, you’ll be eligible for New York State initial teaching certification for grades 7–12, and will have the skills you need to pursue positions as:

• A foreign language teacher in elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, universities, community organizations, and immigrant resettlement agencies
• A curriculum developer, specialist, or evaluator
• A researcher, teacher educator, trainer, or program coordinator in governmental and nonprofit educational agencies and multinational corporations