• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Spend a year in Paris and a year in New York City in this unique two-year M.A. program that leads to initial certification as a teacher of French.

Your First Year in Paris

• Spend your first two semesters studying full time in Paris, where you'll immerse yourself in language and culture
• Work closely with French pedagogues on language acquisition, phonetics, linguistics, and observe French as a foreign language classes in schools
• Take courses at the University of Paris and participate in weekly workshops and guest lectures
• Study at NYU's Paris Center, located in the vibrant 16th arrondissement, which includes computer facilities and a research library

Your Second Year in New York City

• Complete the second and final year of your master's degree as a full- or part-time student at NYU's Greenwich Village campus in the historic heart of New York City
• Study contemporary theory and practice of teaching foreign languages, methods and techniques of communicative teaching, language through content, language assessment, and second language acquisition research
• Gain essential experience as a student teacher. Your cooperating teacher and NYU field supervisor will closely mentor you during your student teaching in one of our carefully chosen host New York City public schools. As you progress through the two-semester sequence of student teaching you will assume increasing responsibility for your French language classroom

A Special Partnership at NYU

As a student in this 47-credit M.A. program, you'll benefit from the expertise and resources of two premier departments at NYU - the Department of French and their NYU in Paris program in the Graduate School of Arts and Science and Steinhardt's Department of Teaching and Learning. You'll earn a joint M.A. degree from both Schools and be eligible for initial New York State teacher certificatioin in teaching French as a foreign language, grades 7-12.

Take the Next Step

Applications are reviewed for Fall admission only and are due April 15. Admission to this joint degree program requires an undergraduate major or minor in French language or literature or the equivalent. Generous scholarships equal to 30% of tuition are available.

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