Spanish Education, M.A.

Program Overview

Saint Louis University's two-year Master of Arts in Spanish Education prepares graduates with content specialization, teaching methodologies, and practicum experience to become licensed Spanish teachers in public or private schools. The program includes field experiences and research opportunities, and allows students to study in Madrid during their second year with advance planning. Upon completion, graduates are eligible for state licensure and can pursue careers in Spanish education.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Arts in Spanish Education at Saint Louis University is a two-year program designed to equip graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to teach Spanish in public or private schools. The program is offered in collaboration with the School of Education and is designed to be completed in two years. Courses are offered year-round, beginning in the summer. Students complete the majority of their coursework on an accredited campus in St. Louis, Missouri, with the option to complete coursework in the fall semester of year two on Madrid's campus with advance planning.

Outline:

The program requires 33 credits of coursework and 10 hours of field experience, including two field experiences and a one-semester practicum. The program is structured as follows:

Year One:

• Summer:
• EDSP 5310: Advanced Studies in Psych/Educ the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
• EDF 5700: Advanced Growth and Development (3 credits)
• SPAN 5XXX: Course in content specialization (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
9
• Fall:
• SPAN 5041: Methods of Teaching Spanish I: Best Practices and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3 credits)
• EDI 5820: Field Experience 1 World Languages (1 credit)
• SPAN 5XXX: Course in content specialization (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
7
• Spring:
• SPAN 5042: Methods of Teaching Spanish II: Assessment and Language Learner Contexts (3 credits)
• EDI 5825: Field Experience II World Languages (1 credit)
• Total Credits:
4

Year Two:

• Summer:
• EDI 5390: Teaching Reading: Contemporary Issues & Practices (3 credits)
• EDSP 4250: Classroom Organization and Management (Middle, Secondary and Special Education) (3 credits)
• SPAN 5XXX: Course in content specialization (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
9
• Fall:
• EDF 5600: Foundations of Urban Education (3 credits)
• SPAN 5XXX: Course in content specialization (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
6
• Spring:
• EDI 5940: Supervised Practicum Choice of Elementary Middle or High School (8 credits)
• Total Credits:
8

Total Credits:

43

Course List:

Required Courses:

• EDSP 5310: Advanced Studies in Psych/Educ the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
• EDF 5700: Advanced Growth and Development (3 credits)
• SPAN 5041: Methods of Teaching Spanish I: Best Practices and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3 credits)
• SPAN 5042: Methods of Teaching Spanish II: Assessment and Language Learner Contexts (3 credits)
• EDI 5820: Field Experience 1 World Languages (1 credit)
• EDI 5825: Field Experience II World Languages (1 credit)
• EDI 5390: Teaching Reading: Contemporary Issues & Practices (3 credits)
• EDSP 4250: Classroom Organization and Management (Middle, Secondary and Special Education) (3 credits)
• EDF 5600: Foundations of Urban Education (3 credits)
• EDI 5940: Supervised Practicum Choice of Elementary Middle or High School (8 credits)

Spanish Courses in Content Specialization (12 credits):

• SPAN 5000: Teaching College Spanish
• SPAN 5010: Spanish for Reading and Translation
• SPAN 5020: Spanish in the World
• SPAN 5030: Spanish Linguistics
• SPAN 5050: Spanish Phonology and Its Place in the Classroom
• SPAN 5240: Short Stories: History, Histories
• SPAN 5260: Latin American 'Modernismo'
• SPAN 5270: Contemporary Latin American Poetry
• SPAN 5280: Early Latin American Novel
• SPAN 5290: Boom, Mass Media and Utopia
• SPAN 5320: The African Experience in Spanish America
• SPAN 5330: Narratives on the End of Utopias
• SPAN 5340: Identities of the Other in 19th-c. Latin American Narrative
• SPAN 5350: Counter Hegemony Discourses
• SPAN 5360: Written by Herself: Latin American Women Writers
• SPAN 5370: Latin American Film
• SPAN 5380: Cultural Stereotypes: Latin America
• SPAN 5400: Strangers in a Familiar Land: Displacements in Latin America
• SPAN 5521: Hispanic Short-Short Stories
• SPAN 5560: Don Quixote by Cervantes
• SPAN 5590: Span Jewry in Spain and in the Diaspora
• SPAN 5680: Contemporary Spanish Short Story
• SPAN 5700: Twentieth-Century Poetry
• SPAN 5710: Twentieth-Century Novel
• SPAN 5720: Twentieth-Century Drama
• SPAN 5740: From the Poetry of Knowledge to the Poetry of the Turn of the Century
• SPAN 5750: Spanish Novel After 1970
• SPAN 5760: Spanish Literature and Film
• SPAN 5770: Verbum: the Journey of Women Poets in Contemporary Spain
• SPAN 5780: Contemporary Spanish Women Writers
• SPAN 5820: Medieval Short Stories: Power, Wisdom and Fantasy in Tales
• SPAN 5830: Spanish Medieval Masterpieces

Assessment:

• Continuation Standards: Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
This assessment includes a written summary of progress and activities from the student, as outlined in the annual assessment form. The assessment is completed by the end of each Spring semester by the graduate coordinator. If the student is making adequate progress in all categories, no further action is required. All written communications (C.V., progress report, follow-up letters) are maintained by the Graduate Program Coordinator and placed in the student's file.
• Presentation of Research Project in a Formal Conference Environment: Most Spanish content courses include the completion of a Spanish research project, upon which students work closely with faculty members.
Students are required to present such work in a formal environment, at a conference such as that of our state language association, which offers candidates a venue both for networking and service in state-wide language advocacy (i.e.

Careers:

Upon completion of the program, graduates are equipped to receive licensure through the state of Missouri and begin teaching Spanish in public or private schools.

Other:

• The program is offered in collaboration with the School of Education.
• Students can complete coursework in Madrid's campus with advance planning.
• Most Spanish content courses include the completion of a Spanish research project.
• Students are required to present their research projects in a formal environment, such as a state language association conference.
• The program offers opportunities for networking and service in state-wide language advocacy.