SPANISH OPTION

The Master of Arts in Teaching Foreign Languages-Spanish is an interdisciplinary degree awarded by the Graduate School and offered jointly by the College of Education and the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
This Master’s program prepares future teachers to teach Spanish in secondary schools. The M.A.T. in Spanish is designed for university or college graduates of liberal arts programs who wish to fulfill requirements for teacher certification in Spanish in the public schools and to pursue graduate study in Spanish and in Education.
A pre-professional teaching internship year is required. In order to be eligible for the Internship Year, the student must successfully complete an oral proficiency interview administered by one of the Department’s designated evaluators. Students are expected to demonstrate oral proficiency equivalent to the Advanced level, as described by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines.
The M.A.T. requires 21 hours of graduate courses in the Specialty Teaching Area (Spanish), in addition to 33 hours of course work Education, a total of 54 credit hours. Courses in Spanish include literature, linguistics and cultural studies. Education courses include studies in human growth and psychology, foreign languages and secondary education, and teaching with technology.
To complete the degree students must pass a comprehensive oral and written examination. A written final project is required that combines their content area with their pedagogical studies and practice.

For more information regarding secondary school education courses, contact theCollege of Education:
Dr. Ed Dickey
Dept. of Instruction and Teacher Education
College of Education
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
ed.dickey@sc.edu

For information regarding Spanish graduate programs, contact the Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures:
Dr. María Cristina Mabrey
Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Mabrey-maria@sc.edu

For information regarding the M.A.T. in FL graduate programs, contact:
Dr. Lara Ducate, M.A.T. in Foreign Languages Advisor
Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
ducate@sc.edu

View a sample M.A.T. in FL (Spanish Option) Degree Program of Studies form.

For application procedures and information, contact the Graduate School:
http://www.gradschool.sc.edu