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French Master of Arts
The Department of Modern Languages offers an M.A. degree in French that can be customized to a student's interests in areas ranging from:
- French and Francophone Literature & Culture
- Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Linguistics
- Foreign Language Pedagogy
- Translation
- Language Acquisition with Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning
For more information about graduate degrees in French, please contact Dr. Antonioli (kantonioli@ksu.edu)
M.A. in French
The program is designed to help students attain a high level of proficiency in all aspects of the French language; how to read, analyze, interpret, and discuss a wide selection of texts in French, in an intelligent manner; how to synthesize the material read into an accurate and coherent picture of French & Fancophone literary and cultural developments; how to integrate the teaching of language, culture, and literature at all curriculum levels in the language classroom.
The MA degree in French is recommended for those students who wish to teach at the secondary level or to continue graduate work elsewhere with the intention of teaching at the secondary or university level. It is also ideal for students who prefer to develop advanced skills in language and literature in preparation for other professional careers.
Select classes are available in the afternoon or evening for practicing teachers, and we occasionally offer hybrid courses to allow students to take MA-level French courses at a distance.
The program is designed to:
- Strengthen the language skills and cultural awareness of future or practicing teachers
- Develop new patterns and techniques of teacher preparation and teacher/student interaction in the target language
- Offer graduate-level study in French and Francophone Literature & Culture, as well as the methods of teaching this content in the second-language classroom
- Encourage professional development in fields like education, translation, or communications
- Allow practicing teachers to complete graduate studies within a reasonable time (2-3 years)
Below is a sample of French courses. You can find a description of these courses here.
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FREN 709 - Medieval French Literature |
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FREN 710 - Sixteenth-Century French Literature |
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FREN 711 - Seventeenth-Century French Literature |
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FREN 713 - Eighteenth-Century French Literature |
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FREN 714 - Romantic French Literature |
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FREN 715 - Realist French Literature |
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FREN 716 - Topics in Contemporary French Literature |
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FREN 719 - Advanced Spoken and Written French |
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FREN 720 - Seminar in French Literature and Culture |
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FREN 721 - Francophone Literature and Culture |
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FREN 742 - Literature for Second Language Acquisition |
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FREN 743 - Culture for Second Language Acquisition |
Below is a sample of additional Modern Languages Electives (taught in English, but students' focus on their language of expertise and study):
- MLANG 710 Foreign Language Pedagogy (3 hours)
- MLANG 770 Theories of Second Language Acquisition (3 hours)
- MLANG 600 Principles of Linguistics (3 hours)
- Master’s report (3 hours) or thesis (6 hours)
Candidate’s committee must approve program of study (all chosen electives, substitute courses for courses not offered during student’s tenure, report, thesis, etc.)
M.A. in Language Acquisition with Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning
This program is intended for practicing and aspiring foreign language teachers, to offer them a Master’s degree in Language Acquisition in French with a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, which gives our graduates a K-12 licensure from the State of Kansas Department of Education. The program integrates the teaching of language, culture, and literature at all curriculum levels.
The program is designed to:
- Strengthen the language skills and cultural awareness of practicing teachers
- Develop new patterns and techniques of teacher preparation and teacher/student interaction in the target language
- Narrow the traditional gap in graduate study between the methods of teaching and the content areas of literature and culture
- Encourage the professional development of the field
- Allow practicing teachers to complete graduate studies within a reasonable time (two to three years)
It is recommended that students wishing to apply for the Master’s degree in Language Acquisition in French with a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, meet with Dr. Kathleen Antonioli, French Graduate Advisor and consult the TELRN website for more details.