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DISCLAIMER: The information hereby provided is an attempt to guide students and provide an area where pertinent information regarding our programs can be found. However, it is important to note that the information herewith contained is subject to change at any time and may quickly become outdated or obsolete due to policy changes or slowness to update this page with new details. Please always contact the appropriate program advisors of each concerned department for the most recent announcements and policy changes. These include the Graduate School, the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching and the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures. |
Students
already
holding
teaching
certificates
in areas
other than
Russian
who wish to
teach
Russian
in K-12
schools in
New Jersey
may apply to
the
University
to take
additional
coursework
leading to
the Second
Teaching
Field
Certification
in Russian.
Note that
Students
seeking
additional
endorsements
or advanced
certificates
are not
eligible for
the
Master of
Arts in
Teaching
(M.A.T.)
program.
However,
other
education-related
master's
programs are
available
and are
described on
links under
the
Graduate
School.
Upon
successful
completion
of the
program,
students are
recommended
to the New
Jersey
Department
of Education
for a
Certificate
of
Eligibility
with
Advanced
Standing
which
enables them
to pursue a
full-time
teaching
position in
a public
school. New
teachers
must
successfully
complete a
one year
induction
program of
teaching
under a
provisional
certificate
to be
eligible for
a permanent
or standard
New Jersey
instructional
certificate.
Students
seeking
Second
Teaching
Field
Teacher
Certification
in Russian must be
admitted to
the Teacher
Education
Program and
follow the
sequence
below.
It is
expected
that
candidates
for Second
Teaching
Field Teacher
Certification
in Russian
demonstrate
proficiency
in written
and spoken
Russian.
Their
academic
backgrounds
should
include
courses in
language
(grammar,
phonetics,
etc) and
culture
(literature
and
civilization).
If they have
not already
taken the
equivalent
of 30
credits in
Russian, at
least twelve
of which are
at the
300-level or
higher,
these
courses
should be
taken at
Montclair
State
University
as part of
their
academic
program. The
specific
requirements
of the
Second
Teaching
Field Teacher
Certification
program in
Russian are
as follows:
PART I -
RUSSIAN
COMPONENT
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A.
PREREQUISITE |
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Show
evidence
of
a
"coherent"
undergraduate
major
in
Russian
(30-39
credits),
or
evidence of
at
least
30
credits
of
courses
taken
in
Russian.
Twelve
(12)
of
the
required credits
must have
been earned
in
courses
at
the
300
level
or
higher. |
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B.
REQUIRED
COURSES
(30
CREDITS
MINIMUM) |
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If the
above
pre-requisite
is not met,
students
seeking
Second
Teaching
Field
Teacher
Certification
must
satisfactorily
complete the
sequence
below (30
credits
minimum).
The Russian
courses
below (or
their
equivalent)
are
recommended
for teacher
education
candidates
in Russian.
These
courses are
primarily
undergraduate
courses.
Contact
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
for graduate
equivalents.
After
evaluation
of
transcripts
and language
skills, the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
will create
an
individual
work program
for each
candidate.
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1.
Required
Language
Courses
(18
Credits) |
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RUSS 101 |
Beginning
Russian I |
3
credits |
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RUSS 112 |
Beginning
Russian II |
3
credits |
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RUSS 121 |
Intermediate
Russian I |
3
credits |
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RUSS 132 |
Intermediate
Russian II |
3
credits |
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RUSS 141 |
Advanced
Russian I |
3
credits |
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RUSS 152 |
Advanced
Russian II |
3
credits |
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2.
Interdepartmental
Electives
(12
Credits) |
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ANTH 304 |
People of
the Soviet
Union |
3
credits |
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EUGS 419 |
Geography of
the Soviet
Union |
3
credits |
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LNGN 245 |
Language and
Culture |
3
credits |
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GRIN 293 |
Russian
Culture and
Civilization |
3
credits |
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GRIN 294 |
Russian
Prose and
Drama |
3
credits |
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GRIN 297 |
Women in
Russian
Literature |
3
credits |
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HIST 323 |
History of
Russia to
1917 |
3
credits |
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HIST 324 |
Russia since
1917 |
3
credits |
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LNGN 325 |
Principles
of Second
Language
Learning |
3
credits |
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POLS 407 |
Government
and Politics
in the
Post-Soviet
States |
3
credits |
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RUSS 478 |
Independent
Study in
Russian |
3
credits |
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Additionally,
students who
have not
taken it
will be
required to
take a
teaching
methods
class, such
as
LNGN 325 -
Principles
of Second
Language
Learning. |
PART II -
EDUCATION
COMPONENT
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EDUCATION
CLASSES
(47 credits
minimum) |
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In addition
to showing
evidence of
30 credits
of Russian
as explained
above,
certification
candidates
must take a
number of
education
classes,
including
student
teaching, as
part of the
education
component.
The
education
component
represents
around 47
credits
minimum.
However, for
students who
already have
certification
in one area
and are
seeking
additional
certification
in Russian,
both the
education
classes
requirement
and the
student
teaching
component
may be
waived
altogether.
Consult
with
the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching
or
the
Center
of
Pedagogy
for specific
additional
and/or
up-to-date
requirements.
The
information
above
is
intended
to
provide
preliminary
general
information
to
potential
candidates.
Certification
programs
and
course
requirements
can
vary
with
certification
area
and
are
subject
to
change
by
the
NJ
Department
of
Education
regulations
and
university
policy.
Students
must
follow
their
official
work
programs
of
study,
which
they
will
receive
upon
their
acceptance
to
the
program. |
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
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Note |
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If
you
would
like
to
learn
more
about
the
Russian
minor,
please
contact
the
Department
at
(973)
655-4283.
You
can
also
directly
contact
Dr.
Jefferson
J.
A.
Gatrall,
Assistant
Professor
and
Coordinator
of
the
Russian
Program,
at
(973)
655-3409. |
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