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The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Southern Mississippi offers a program leading to the Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages (MATL) with an emphasis in French. The focus of the MATL is on developing and enhancing the knowledge and skills in language, language acquisition, and language instruction that are essential for both effective teaching and successful learning. The MATL is offered year-round, with the option of completing the program through Summer Only registration or through online course work. Study abroad, transfer of credits, and directed individual studies with a USM professor are other possibilities within the program of study.
AA Licensure in Mississippi ( for French and Spanish emphases (for those holding a current Mississippi teaching license)
AA Certification requires a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of graduate level coursework in the language, as included in the MATL program of study. However, students should check with their respective state departments of education (including the Mississippi SDE) to determine specific requirements (e.g., NCATE approval is not always necessary).

Teaching at the Postsecondary Level
To meet SACS requirements to teach at the postsecondary level, a master's degree and a total of eighteen (18) hours (an additional three hours) of graduate level coursework in the language may be required.
French Emphasis Requirements
A minimum of 15 graduate hours in French.

A French language proficiency require-ment as determined by Departmental policy.

The core requirements for the MATL may be completed at the USM campus in Hattiesburg and/or in Mexico. The French emphasis course work may only be completed at the USM campus in Hattiesburg, through online and special problems courses, or through study abroad.

The Eur-Am Center, in Pontlevoy (Loire Valley); We'll take you there soon.

Course Listings in French
French Phonology
Advanced Composition
Advanced Conversation
French Film
Modern France
France in the Fifth Republic
Francophone Civilization and Culture
Survey of French Literature
Topics in French Literature
French Novel and Short Story
Study Abroad
Advanced Studies in the French Language
Options in the Teaching of Grammar
Topics in French Culture
Special Problems*
* May be repeated as course content varies.

Listing of French Seminar and Special Problems Courses
Testing & Assessment
Video Applications in French
Children and Adolescent Literature in French
French in the Classroom
French Pedagogical Grammar
French and the Internet
French and the Media
Teaching French with the National
Standards

also some Special Problems courses are co-listed with TESOL courses.

MATL Core (15 hours)
FL 561 Teaching Second Languages
FL 663 Applied Linguistics in Foreign and Second Languages

FL 664 Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice

FL 665 Sociocultural & Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Language

FL 694 Practicum in Foreign and Second Languages

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Last Updated: June 8, 2007