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Master of Education in Spanish

Coordinator:    Dr. Marguerite Mahler    

Advisor:            Dr. Michael Wong-Russell

    The degree of Master of Education in Spanish is designed for students who are interested in furthering their knowledge in Peninsular and Latin American literature, culture and history at the graduate level. While some students enroll without regard to being employed as teachers, this part-time program also addresses the needs of those who wish to meet state or district requirements for advanced study by teachers. The program presumes preparation in Spanish at the undergraduate level.

Now in its sixth year at Framingham State College with more than 30 students enrolled, this part-time program leads to the M.Ed. in Spanish after students complete ten courses. Some students may need additional courses, however, to meet the distribution requirements as outlined in the curriculum requirements below:

Education Core Courses

14.991                       Philosophy of Education and Teaching Practice

14.977                       Children, Adolescents, School and Society

Spanish Concentration Courses

61.940                       Graduate Seminar in Spanish

61.955                       Advanced Instructional Techniques in the Teaching of

Modern Foreign Languages

          Six Additional Graduate Spanish Courses (800- and 900-level)

          Three courses in Peninsular Spanish literature/culture/history

          Three courses in Latin American literature/culture/history

          One course in advanced language skills

          One course in Romance linguistics

          Graduate Spanish courses traditionally offered include:

61.822                       Twentieth Century Hispanic Poetry

61.827                       Central American Literature of Protest

61.830                       Cultural Expressions in 20^th Century Spain

61.834                       Women’s Voices of the “Other” Americas

61.835                       Cervantes

61.840                       Latin American Literature: Chronicles of Change

61.845                       Tales of the Fantastic from the Southern Cone

61.901                       Language Structure: Phonetics and Morphology

61.902                       Language Structure: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics

61.913                       Current Issues in Language Acquisition

61.965          Contemporary Spanish Narrative