Masters in Teaching Spanish

Description of the new Master of Arts in Teaching of Spanish 
The program consists of 44 required credits of course work, 15 of which are in the content area of Spanish and 29 in the area of education. Students enrolling in the MAT in Spanish will have completed an undergraduate degree in Spanish or its equivalent (36 credit hours in Spanish beyond the Intermediate level). 

If you are interested in the M.A.T. in Spanish, please contact the following: 

School of Professional Development: For general requirements and application (631) 632-7055.

Prof. Sarah Jourdain: For information on education courses (631) 632-7440

Prof. Javier Uriarte / in Fall 24, Prof. Lena Burgos Lafuente: For information on Spanish courses, Dept of Hispanic Lang and Lit, (631) 632-6935 

Completion of the MAT program will entail at minimum: 

Teacher candidates participate in 100 hours of field experience prior to their student teaching placement. These 100 hours are represented by FLA 549 (1 credit hour) & FLA (1 credit hour) 550 which are co-requisites to Methods of Foreign Language Teaching (FLA 505) and Curriculum Development (FLA 506), respectively. The 50 clock hours per 1 credit hour include guided observations on topics such as classroom management, grammar instruction, culture presentations, error correction, etc.

Content area courses (15 credits) 
Students will select their content area courses in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. Additional courses may become part of the students content area but those listed below are the most suitable for the program. Among the courses from which the student may chose 5 courses are: