French, Adolescence Education: French, B.A.

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Requirements of the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Workshop course included (FREN 320 or SPAN 320 ), and specified professional preparation courses must be completed for New York State initial certification (see School of Education program description). All student teachers are required to take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and pass at the Advanced Low or above level of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in order to be eligible to student teach. Those students who are planning on student teaching in Fall are encouraged to take the OPI at the end of their first semester junior year, so students who do not score Advanced Low will be able to develop a plan of remediatio and have another opportunity before student teaching to take the OPI and achieve the required level. To schedule either of these exams, please read the instructions on the Department’s website or contact the departmental secretary.

Department Notes

In general, French and Spanish language courses 102, 201, and 202 are offered every semester. Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese and Latin (from 101 to 201) are generally offered on a 3- or 4- semester rotation (Note: Italian is currently on hiatus due to staffing issues). Arabic and Russian (from 101 to 202) are offered on a 3- or 4- semester rotation.

All incoming freshmen wishing to enroll in 301 must have earned a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Educational Testing Service Examination or have placed at the 300-level on the departmental Foreign Language Placement Examination.

Placement Exam

The Department´s Placement Examination is offered in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish. A placement exam may demonstrate a student´s competency in a foreign language in order to partially or fully meet SUNY Geneseo´s General Education Requirement, which is the equivalent of three college-level courses in a single language (proficiency up to and including the 201 level). A student may take this exam only once in any one language. Online placement examinations take about 30 minutes to complete, are available in French, German, Russian and Spanish, and are offered during Summer Orientation. To take the exam, students must contact the department’s secretary at (585)-245-5247 or write to bill@geneseo.edu. Please visit the Department’s website for a schedule of dates and times. All students should take the exam before registering in classes.

Prerequisite Guidelines

Generally, no student with previous study in a language will be allowed to enroll in the 101 course for that language. F ailure to enroll in the proper course could result in loss of earned credits. Students are encouraged to take the Placement Examination in the Department to determine their proper placement.

Internships

Consult the section on internships in this bulletin for additional information.

Study Abroad Programs

SUNY Geneseo has summer semester and year-long programs in French at the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, France, Université Paul-Valery, Montpellier, France, and in Dakar, Senegal (summer only); semester and year-long study abroad programs in Spanish are available at the Universidad de Cádiz, Spain and Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina; summer, semester and year-long programs in Spanish at the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica, and at Academia Latinoamericana in Cuzco, Peru and Quito, Ecuador; and a Master’s of Spanish Adolescence Education degree that incorporates two semesters of study at Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina. For more information on these and other study abroad programs, contact the Office of Study Abroad Programs or the Department chair.

Outline/Advising Guide

First Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

FREN 300 - Oral Communication Credit(s): 3
FREN 301 - Written Communication Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
or
F/ Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

FREN 302 - Introduction to Literature Credit(s): 3
INTD 203 - U/Social Foundations of Education in the United States Credit(s): 3
Second language elective 101 Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3
or
INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
M/ Credit(s): 3
or
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

FREN Grammer Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3
HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4
or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4
Second language elective 102 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

FREN 300-level Literature Credit(s): 3
R/ Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
PSYC 216 - S/Adolescent Development Credit(s): 3
EDUC 215 - Foundations of Literacy in the Secondary School Credit(s): 3

Third Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

FREN Linguistics Credit(s): 3
EDUC 204 - Dimensions of Teaching Credit(s): 4
SPED 205 - Teaching Secondary Learners with Special Needs Credit(s): 3
H&PE 350 - Health and Safety Issues in the Schools Credit(s): 1
M/ Credit(s): 3
or
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

FREN Civilization Credit(s): 3
FREN 300-level elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
FREN 320 - Workshop in French Credit(s): 3
INTD 302 - Methods and Materials in Secondary Education: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

EDUC 303 - Field Experience: (Adolescence Education) Credit(s): 3
EDUC 340 - Student Teaching - Middle School Education Credit(s): 6
EDUC 350 - Student Teaching - High School Education Credit(s): 6

Spring (13 Credit Hours)

FREN Literature Credit(s): 3
FREN 300-level elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 4

Total Credit Hours: 120

Footnotes

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.