Bachelor's Degree Program
Special Opportunities
Teaching Internship
During two semesters of classroom observation and student teaching in the junior and senior years, students have the opportunity to test their own teaching techniques and instructional plans under the supervision of an experienced teacher and members of our faculty. Student teaching placements are arranged according to the target language of study in public and independent schools.
Special NYU Resources
Learning experiences can be enriched through several specialized University resources such as the Deutsches Haus, La Maison Francaise, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo or the Hagop Kevorkian Center. These facilities have important reference materials and conduct cultural, academic, and social events. Our students also have access to the NYU foreign language and computer laboratories. These technologies will support improvement in language proficiency, acquisition of telecommunications skills, and participation in electronic conferences.
Helping You Start Your Career
The Foreign Language Conference, sponsored each year by NYU and the New York City Department of Education, provides you with an opportunity to meet foreign language professionals and possible employers from throughout the metropolitan area. The Department of Education also recruits prospective teachers on campus each year. The NYU Office of Career Services helps students develop resume writing and interviewing skills. Student teaching placements often lead to full-time employment upon graduation.
Career Opportunities
As a foreign language educator, you have a wide range of career possibilities. Rising high school enrollments and increased interest in bilingual and multicultural education offer many opportunities. We prepare you for teaching a foreign language to students in grades 7 through 12. In addition to the course work, to qualify for provisional or initial certification in New York, you are required to take the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations and, in most other states, you are required to take the National Teachers Examination after graduation.
You may choose to use your preparation in foreign language education to find a position in publishing, the travel industry, government, international business, interpretation, and translation as well as with public, private, and community organizations involved in bilingual and multicultural activities.
The following positions are samples of those obtained by recent graduates:
- Teachers of foreign language (Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese), New York City public schools
- Teachers of foreign language in New Jersey, Westchester County, Rockland County, Long Island public schools
- Teachers of Spanish and French, LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts
- Teachers of French and Japanese, United Nations High School