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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. The core requirements for the MATL and courses for the Spanish emphasis may be completed at the USM campus in Hattiesburg year-round, through online courses, and/or in Mexico during the summer.AA Licensure in Mississippi for French and Spanish emphases (for those holding a current Mississippi teaching license). AA licensure in French or Spanish 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).
Spanish Emphasis Requirements
A minimum of 15 graduate hours in Spanish. A Spanish language proficiency requirement as determined by Departmental policy. Spanish Emphasis coursework may be completed at the USM campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, year-round and through summer-only enrollment, or in Puebla, Mexico, and Madrid, Spain (when available), during summers.
Teaching at the Postsecondary Level
To meet SACS requirements to teach at the postsecondary level, a total of eighteen (18) hours (an additional three hours) of graduate level coursework in the language may be required.

Listing of Spanish Seminar and Special Problems Courses
Spanish and the National Standards
Spanish Proficiency for Educators
Contemporary Mexican Writers
Hispanic Cinema
Spanish Heritage in the Gulf of Mexico
Latin American Literature and Culture of the Twentieth Century
Hispanic Drama
Hispanic Children and Adolescent Literature
Varieties of Spanish in Mexico
Mexican Culture and Civilization
La Ruta Maya
Technology in the Spanish Classroom
Video Applications in Spanish
Spanish for Business
Service Learning with Hispanics in the USA and Abroad
Testing & Assessment in Spanish

Course Listings in Spanish
Spanish Phonetics
Advanced Composition and Grammar
The Spanish Subjunctive
Advanced Conversation
Spanish Culture and Civilization
Latin American Culture and Civilization
Survey of Spanish Literature
Don Quijote
Topics in Latin American Literature
Study Abroad
Advanced Studies in Spanish Language
Spanish Lexical Problems
Spanish Pedagogical Grammar
Spanish Seminar*
Spanish Reading
Teaching Reading in Spanish
Teaching Spanish for Special Purposes
Special Problems*
* May be repeated as course content varies.
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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