Romance Languages - French MA Program
General Description of the Program
The Romance Languages - French MA program is part of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, offering advanced two-year training in French and Francophone Language, Literature, and Culture, as well as in linguistics and language teaching. Most MA students are funded through a teaching assistantship, which allows for a substantial tuition reduction and a monthly stipend. Graduate students have the possibility to apply for a summer assistantship at the study-abroad program in Reims, France. Students who have completed the MA program have been admitted to top Ph.D. programs across the United States. Others have gone on to teach in high school, work in government administration, or succeed in international companies.
Teaching Assistantship in French at TTU:
Graduate students accepted to the MA program in French may be offered one of the following assistantships:
TA1s are teaching assistants who are part of a formal mentoring and training program and do not yet have full independent responsibility for a class. Typically, first year Master students in French come in with the status of TA1 and work toward becoming ready to teach their own independent section in their second year, or in the summer following their first year.
TA2s are teaching assistants who are part of a formal mentoring and training program, and also have full independent responsibility for teaching their own sections, under guidance and direction of the French Language Program Director (LPD).
GPTIs are Graduate Part Time Instructors who are still part of the mentoring and training program, however who have typically completed one year of graduate study, the first-year mentoring and training program, and who have responsibility for their own independent course sections.
The first year mentoring and training program consists of the following professional development activities:
- Enrollment in FREN 5305/LING 5322 - Practicum in Language Teaching: Teaching Methods
- Weekly studios with the Language Program Director to learn about best practices and approaches to: assessing student learning, designing instructional activities to foster language development and interculturality, supporting students with special needs, navigating and optimizing use of teaching and learning tools
- Apprenticeship in teaching through tutoring activities
Contacts
- Lead Administrator and Advisor: Carla Burrus
- French Graduate Advisor: Dr. Bruno Penteado
A partir d’ici, tout est possible.
From here, it’s (all) possible.
CMLL French Language & Area Studies
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Address
CMLL Building, 2906 18th St, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.3145