French Studies Major - Teaching Specialization

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Program Coordinator/Contact
Marie-Pierre Baggett, French Program Coordinator
Department of Modern Languages and Global Studies
SWG 121, Box 2203
605-688-5101
E-mail: Marie-Pierre.Baggett@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/mfl
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Program Information
The French major at SDSU consists of language, culture, literature and professional courses to prepare students for careers in which they will use French as a language for communication. The major offers flexibility and can easily be added to another major.

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of the French major, students should be able to:

Speak, read and write French at the intermediate-high or advanced level
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the cultures and communication cultures of the Francophone world
Demonstrate knowledge of the French civilizations and its cultural products, such as literature, art, government, etc.

Academic Requirements
There are no application requirements to enroll in the French Studies major. However, students with previous knowledge of the language must take the placement test and register for an appropriate course. Additionally, all the courses for the major must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.

Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure
Accreditation
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs (NCATE)
South Dakota Department of Education

Certification and Licensure
With this major and the accompanying teacher education coursework required for teaching licensure, candidates are eligible to take the Praxis content tests, and apply for a teaching license in South Dakota. Students are required to take the PRAXIS II content test, as well as the PRAXIS II Principles of Learning and Teaching test. The minimum score for the Praxis II PLT must be obtained for teaching licensure and varies by state.

Course Delivery Format
Most courses in the French major are offered face-to-face on campus. Some upper-division courses are offered as part of the French cooperative program with NSU and USD and they use different types of distance delivery, including simultaneous television (DDN) and online delivery.

Requirements for French Major - Teaching Specialization: 120 Credits

Bachelor of Arts

System General Education Requirements*: 30

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences Credits: 6

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

Goal #1 First Year Seminar Credits: 2
Goal #2 Culture Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility Credits: 3

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements: 17-28

Bachelor of Arts

Modern Languages Credits: 3-14 (completion and competency in one language at the 202 level or a department-approved advanced upper division language course)
Social Sciences Credits: 8
Humanities Credits: 6

SGRs, IGRs, and/or Major coursework may satisfy some or all of the above requirements. Consult program advisor for details. See the College of Arts and Sciences for additional information about Bachelor of Arts Specifications and Bachelor of Science Specifications .

Major Requirements: 37

FREN 102 - Introductory French II * (COM) (G)
Credits: 4
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I * **(COM) (G)
Credits: 4
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II * ** (COM) (G)
Credits: 4
FREN 310 - French Language Skills (COM)
Credits: 3
FREN 333 - Topics in Francophone Culture (COM)
Credits: 3
FREN 433 - French Culture and Civilization (AW)
Credits: 3
Literature, Language, and Culture Elective Credits: 16
9 Credits must be 300-400 Level French Courses
The following is a suggested sequence.
- FREN 211 - Intermediate Oral Practice I
  Credits: 2
- FREN 212 - Intermediate Oral Practice II
  Credits: 2
- FREN 353 - Exploring Literature in French (COM)
  Credits: 3
- FREN 385 - Travel Study Abroad Francophone (COM)
  Credits: 1-6
- FREN 491 - Independent Study
  Credits: 1-3
- FREN 492 - Topics
  Credits: 1-3
- FREN 496 - Field Experience
  Credits: 1-6
- Select additional credits with prefix FREN

Teaching Specialization Requirements

Professional Semester III

SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities (COM)
Credits: 2
SEED 410 - Social Foundations, Management and Law
Credits: 2
EDER 415 - Educational Assessment
Credits: 2
ELED 488 - K-8 Student Teaching (COM)
or
SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching (COM)
Credits: 8
*Candidates in K-12 areas such as Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Art, Modern Language, and Music split their student teaching credits, enrolling in both SEED 488 and ELED 488

Additional Requirements

Students must also receive a “C” grade or better in
SPCM 101
,
ENGL 101
, and
MATH 102
or higher.
There are GPA requirements for entry into and continuation within the teacher education program. For additional information please consult the Secondary Education Handbook.

Total Required Credits: 120

Curriculum Notes

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.