New: Online MA Courses for High School Language Teachers – Spring ’23

This spring, 2023, the Department of Modern Languages is offering three MA-level graduate courses online so that High School language teachers may earn graduate credit hours without having to travel to campus. These courses are ideal for High School teachers who are working towards dual-certification, who are (or will be) teaching AP language or literature courses, who are seeking a unique Professional Development (PD) opportunity, or who simply want to practice and advance their own L2 language skills in contexts that go beyond the high school language classroom.

You can apply FREE as a non-degree-seeking student here (no transcripts needed; receive an acceptance decision within a few days), and learn more about our MA program here. Read the description for each Spring 2023 online MA course below. And reach out to the professors themselves for more information – we’d love to hear from you!

Art of Spain & Mexico in the L2 Classroom (Dr. Bender) – Mondays (Jan. 23-May 1) from 5:30-7:30pm central time (via zoom); plus one-hour of asynchronous work each week. Explore the Art of Spain & Mexico while acquiring new lenses of analysis through which to examine and discuss art, especially in relation to history, cultural hybridity, gender, identity, and politics. Think critically about what constitutes “art”, identify various forms of interpretation, and think creatively about the implementation of non-traditional projects rooted in visual and interactive media. Taught in Spanish.

Read Professor Bender’s detailed description of the course over at the K-State Spanish blog.

Digital Media Cultures in the L2 Classroom (Dr. Hillard) – Tuesdays (Jan. 17-May 2) from 5:30-7:30pm central time (via zoom); plus one-hour of asynchronous work each week. Explore theories and creative practices of digital media in L2 learning environments and the culture at large. Think critically about the impact of digital media on modern cultures and the L2 curriculum, consider what constitutes a medium, investigate theories of digital media, and develop effective and meaningful strategies for employing digital media into the L2 classroom to increase inclusiveness and accessibility in language acquisition. Taught in English.

18th-century French Literature: Imagination & Enterprise (Dr. Cro) – Mondays (Jan. 23-May 1) from 5:30-7:30pm central time (via zoom); plus one-hour of asynchronous work each week. Given that 18th-century France was a moment of incredible change, creation, and invention – even flight, with the Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon – this course explores the creative impulse, or how literary and cultural texts describe and capture invention. Discussion topics and projects will relate to how these creative materials and themes may be incorporated into L2 courses at various proficiency levels. Taught in French.