Single Subject Credential in French (LOTE)

Information for students entering the program prior to Spring 2008.
Information for students entering the program in Spring 2008 or after.

For Students Entering the Program
PRIOR TO Spring 2008

SUBJECT  MATTER  PREPARATION (30 units).

Basic Core  (21 upper-division units)

____ FREN 312A Advanced French I
____ FREN 312B Advanced French II
____ FREN 314 Advanced Conversation
____ FREN 335 Survey of French Literature I
____ FREN 336 Survey of French Literature II
____ FREN 411 Advanced Syntax and Composition
____ FREN 440 French Civilization

Required for Single Subject Credential (3 upper division units)

____ FREN 414 French Phonetics

Elective Courses (Must take 6 upper-div. units)

____ FREN 456 French Cinema
____ FREN 470 French Literature of the Middle Ages
____ FREN 471 French Literature of the Renaissance
____ FREN 472 French Literature of the Seventeenth Century
____ FREN 474 The Age of Enlightenment
____ FREN 477 French Literature of the Nineteenth Century
____ FREN 479 French Literature of the Twentieth Century
____ FREN 490 Special Topics in French

 ADDITIONAL  REQUIREMENT

Two years of a second foreign language at the college level or equivalent.
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For further information, you may consult the CSULB catalog online.

For Students Entering the Program
IN SPRING 2008 OR AFTER.

NOTE: For the Single Subject Credential, the State of California requires 33 units in the target language (i.e. French), while the CSULB Subject Matter Preparation (i.e. BA in French) requires 36 units total. For the French BA, or a combined French BA and Single Subject Credential degree, please contact one of the French advisors.

SUBJECT  MATTER  PREPARATION (30 units).

Basic Core Requirements (27 upper-division units, in the target language)

____ FREN 312A Advanced French I (3)
____ FREN 312B Advanced French II (3)
____ FREN 314 Advanced Conversation (3)
____ FREN 335 Survey of French Literature I (3)
____ FREN 336 Survey of French Literature II (3)
____ FREN 337 Twentieth Century and Francophone Literature (3)
____ FREN 411 Advanced Syntax and Composition (3)
____ FREN 414 French Phonetics (3)*
____ FREN 440 French Civilization (3)

* Special requirement from the State of California

Electives: Select 6 units from the courses below in linguistics, literature or culture (also in the target language)

___ FREN 423 Introduction to French Linguistics (3)
___ FREN 462 French Women Writers (3)
___ FREN 470 French Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
___ FREN 471 French Literature of the Renaissance (3)
___ FREN 472 French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3)
___ FREN 474 The Age of Enlightenment (3)
___ FREN 475 Seminar in Francophone Literature (3)
___ FREN 476 French Comic Traditions (3)
___ FREN 477 French Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3)
___ FREN 479 French Literature of the Twentieth Century (3)
___ FREN 480 Self and Society (3)
___ FREN 490 Special Topics in French (1-3)
___ RGR 346I European Cinema: Communism, Fascism & Resistance* (3)
___ RGR 424/524 2nd Language Acquisition* (3)
___ RGR 425/525 Romance Linguistics* (3)
____ RGR 450I Consequences of the Encounter* (3)
____ RGR 470 New Tech. in LOTE Learning* (3)

Special Requirements by the CSULB Education Program for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, in addition to the 33 units in the target language. These courses are taught in English (choose two out of three):

___ RGR 470/570 Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching* (3)
___ EDSS 300F Introduction to Teaching* (3)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT (16 units): Two years of a second foreign language at the college level: ________________________________________________________________

*Course taught in English

For further information, you may consult the CSULB catalog online

Last update: 2/13/08