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Foreign Language Education - Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
The University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, offers two post-baccalaureate programs for Foreign Language teacher certification (grades K-12). The two programs are a Professional Year (PY) Program and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program. Certification Studies are available in French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, or Latin. Native speakers of the language of certification are not exempt from prerequisite course work in the culture, civilization literature, and structure of their language. Applicants who are non-native speakers of the language of certification are also required to achieve at least an Avanced-Low rating on an oral proficiency interview by an individual certified by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Details of the MAT program are outlined below.
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requires Interns to pass the Content Knowledge test in French, German, or Spanish or the Foreign Language Pedagogy test in any other language area during the first summer of their program in order to attain their Intern Certificate
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satisfies the requirements for a Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate in Foreign Language Education (pending passing scores on the national PRAXIS I and II Exams, Knowledge and Practice (PDE 430), and satisfactory performance in courses and internship)
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is completed in 12 months (or two terms and two summer sessions) beginning in June of the admission year
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consists of graduate course work combined with a maximum of 4.5 day per week internship in a local school district from September through June
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