Adolescence Education: French (7-12) [AFR]

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Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach French in grades 7-12 in New York State.

Career Potential

Middle school teacher
French in the elementary school
French adolescence education majors are also eligible for French K-6 extension by taking ICC 324: Foreign Languages for the Elementary School.
High school teacher

A. Required French courses:

33 credit hours of FRE courses at 300-level or above, including FRE 353. At least 15 credit hours must be from the following group of courses focusing on literature and culture:

Note: At least six hours must be at the 400-level or above.

FRE 307 - French Through the Media (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 310 - Pratique de la Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 311 - Francophone Literatures (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 315 - Introduction to French Literature I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 316 - Introduction to French Literature II (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 318 - French Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 319 - Francophone Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 353 - Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 413 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 415 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 417 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 419 - Literature of the Twentieth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 423 - Themes in Literature (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 499 - Senior Seminar (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 515 - Seminar in Literature (3 cr. hr.)

B. Core Professional Education Courses: 41-42 credit hours

AED 323 - Seminar for Field Observation (1 cr. hr.)
(60 hours of observation)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (3 cr. hr.)
(25 hours of observation)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
(15 hours of observation)
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
AED 439 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Foreign Languages (14 cr. hr.)
Requirements for student teaching: 2.5 grade point average overall; 2.5 grade point average in required professional course work; 2.7 grade point average in major course work; 24 credit hours of FRE courses; grade of B or better in FL Methods block; passing score on LAST. Grade point averages are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to student teaching.
EDU 471 - Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
or
HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
LIT 449 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
or
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438

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PSY 331 - Psychology of Exceptional Children (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
or
PSY 432 - Psychology of Learning Disabilities (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438

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Adolescence Education: French (7-12) [AFR]

Career Potential

A. Required French courses:

B. Core Professional Education Courses: 41-42 credit hours

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Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124