Foreign Language Education Minor
The Foreign Language Education Minor enables you to complete coursework as an undergraduate in CAS that will reduce the number of credits required of a NYU Steinhardt M.A. degree in Teaching Foreign Languages that will fulfill the requirements for Initial teacher certification. The master's degree will require 30 credits including student teaching internships beyond the bachelor's degree.
Ideally you would want to declare the minor and begin taking these courses during your first semester of junior year. Please be advised that most of these courses require a fieldwork component consisting of classroom observation and participation. For course descriptions, please see the current NYU Steinhardt Undergraduate Bulletin at www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/bulletin.
Courses to be taken by CAS Language Majors as a Minor in Foreign Language Education (5 Courses, 19 Points)
| Prerequisite | |
|---|---|
| 30 credits in the target language. | |
| Junior Year (3 courses, 11 points) | |
| E27.0001 - Inquiries into Teaching and
Learning I (4) E63.1272 - Adolescent Development (3) E27.1002 - Inquiries into Teaching and Learning II (4) |
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| Senior Year – (2 courses, 8 points) | |
| E29.2201 – Second Language Classroom:
Elementary and Secondary Schools (4) E29.2069 – Teaching Foreign Languages: Theory and Practice (4) |
Declare the Minor
To declare the
minor, please contact: For additional information, please contact: |
Education Minor Advisors:
Irina Belova Victoria Carr |
Next Steps: Master's Degree in Teacher Education
If the Foreign Language Education Minor convinced you to pursue a career in teaching, take the next step and complete your M.A. degree in teacher education at NYU Steinhardt.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for one of Steinhardt's MA programs in teacher education, you must have completed your Foreign Language Education Minor courses with a grade of B or better and present a strong academic record in your other courses.
Graduate Admissions Information
Graduate admissions and application information is available online via http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/graduate_admissions or in person in Pless Hall, 3rd Floor. If you have detailed questions about the application process, please feel free to call the Office of Graduate Admissions at (212) 998-5030.
Applications should be submitted for the fall semester by the deadline of February 1. Be sure to indicate the option code of “FYR” on your graduate admissions application if you will have completed an Ed Minor by the time you enroll in the master's.
Funding your M.A. Degree
Depending on the subject you would like to teach and the program in which you wish to enroll there may be special funding opportunities for you. Check them out now!
M.A. Degree - Teaching a Foreign Language, Grades 7-12 (30 Points)
For CAS Language Majors Who Have Successfully Completed the Foreign Language Education Minor
| Content Core (9 credits) | |
|---|---|
| E29.2003 | Linguistic Analysis (3) |
| E29.2128 | Advanced Spanish for teachers of Spanish (3) |
| E29.2419 | Applied linguistics in Spanish (3) |
| E29.2129 | Advanced French for teachers of French (3) |
| E29.2027 | Applied linguistics in French (3) |
| E29.2124 | Advanced Chinese for teachers of Chinese (3) |
| E29.2417 | Applied linguistics in Chinese (3) |
| E29.2127 | Advanced Japanese for teachers of Japanese (3) |
| E29.2421 | Applied linguistics in Japanese (3) |
| German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Russian courses are offered in Graduate School of Arts and Science | |
| General Pedagogical Core (3 credits) | |
| E75.2162 | Educating Students with Disabilities in Middle Childhood & Adolescent Settings (3) |
| Specialized Pedagogical Core (9 credits) | |
| E29.2005 | Intercultural perspectives in multilingual multicultural education (3) |
| E29.21418 | Field experience & seminar in foreign language teaching (3) |
| E29.2206 | Second language acquisition and research (3) |
| E29.2060 | Second language evaluation and assessment (3) |
| E29.2204 | Teaching second language across content areas (3) |
| E29.2040 | Teaching second language in a technological society (3) |
| E29.1964 | Workshop in teaching foreign languages (3) |
| E29.2203 | Linguistics, literacy, and bilingualism (3) |
| Student Teaching (6 credits) | |
| E29.2066 | Student teaching in foreign languages: 7 - 9 (3) |
| E29.2066 | Student teaching in foreign languages: 10 - 12 (3) |
| Other requirement (0 credits) | |
| E27.2999 | Social Responsibilities of Teachers: Drug and Alcohol Education/Child Abuse Identification and School Violence Prevention |
| Terminal Experience (3 credits) | |
| E29.2039 | Individual Advanced Project in MMS (3) |
| or | |
| E29.2099 | Culminating experience seminar in MMS (3) |
| Extension to K-6 in Teaching foreign languages ( Extra 3 credits) | |
| E29.1018 | Teaching foreign languages to elementary school children (3) |
Teacher Certification
Upon successful completion of the master's degree, NYU Steinhardt will recommend you for New York State Initial Teacher Certification. For the New York State Education Department to issue your certificate you must also:
- Achieve satisfactory scores on the appropriate New York State Teacher Certification Examinations
- Complete NYS fingerprinting process and receive clearance