MA in Spanish Pedagogy Track

Would you like to advance your career in teaching Spanish or French?

The Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati offers a pedagogy track at the M.A. level for French and Spanish speakers.

Program Strengths

  • Prepares graduate students with additional understanding, knowledge, and pedagogic and language skills beyond those acquired at the B.A. level in order to be an effective teacher in the foreign language classroom
  • Courses tailored for foreign language teachers in Spanish and French, including principles of language teaching and learning, using technology in the classroom, second language learning theories and research, and a range of courses in the target cultures and literatures
  • Classes offered in late afternoons and evenings to accommodate practicing teachers 
  • A learning atmosphere with talented peer graduate students from around the world
  • Teaching assistantships and tuition waivers available for qualified students.

Required Courses (12 cr) 
RALL 7051 Teaching Methods
RALL 7052 Second-Language Acquisition
RALL 7053 Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Students in the Pedagogy track must pass an M.A. exam that covers both the Pedagogy Reading list and a reduced literature reading list (see RALL Graduate Handbook).

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