Department of World Languages & Cultures
B.A. in
French Studies
The Major in French Studies consists of eleven courses (33
credit units) focusing on French and/or Francophone
cultures. French Studies Majors are required to create an
electronic portfolio of work done in these courses, using the
commercially available software
LiveText. Of the eleven
courses in the Major, at least eight (24 units) must be taught
in French: four courses (12 units) at the 200-level and four
courses (12 units) at the 300-level. English-taught courses pre-approved for credit towards the Major in French Studies include WLC 220 (French Culture through Film), WLC 250 (French Novel in Translation), and WLC 200F (Introduction to French and Francophone Cultures). Consult the French Advisor for approval of other English-taught courses towards the French Studies Major.
Students who declare their Majors or Minors on or after Fall
2010 will have to adhere to this program. If you declared your
Major before Fall 2010, you will have the option to follow this
program or the previous one.
B.A. in
French Studies with K-12 Teacher Certification
To become a certified K-12 teacher of French,
students must:
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Complete the requirements for a Major in
French Studies.
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Take the
Oral Proficiency Interview
(OPI) administered by ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of
Foreign Languages). A score of Advanced Low or above is required to enroll in SCED 304J or SCED 305J/F.
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Pass the ICTS (Illinois Certification Testing System)
Content Area Exam in French with a minimum average score of
240.
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Complete the requirements for a Major in Secondary Education,
which include:
WLC 302 Introduction to Teaching Foreign Languages
FREN 315 Applied French Linguistics
EDFN 305* Philosophical & Historical Foundations of Public
Education
EDFN 306* Education & Individual Differences
Student must
apply
and be admitted to the College of Education to
continue with the following
Teacher Education
Requirements:
READ 301* Teaching Reading in Junior & Senior High School
EDFN 307* Psychology of Instruction & Learning
ELED 311* School Curriculum
SCED 303F* Teaching Modern Foreign Language in the Secondary
School
SCED 304J* Foreign Language Clinical Experience in the
Secondary school
SCED 305F** Secondary Student Teaching & Seminar in French
* C or better grade required
** B or better required
Please note:
EDFN 306 & 307 each have 20 clock hours of clinical
experience attached.
French K-12 majors must take FREN 315 prior to enrolling in
FL 300.
FL 300 and SCED 303F must be taken concurrently.
(SCED 305F is for one full semester, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, for 9 credit hours.)
