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M.A. in the Teaching of Chinese - Hunter College, CUNY

M.A. in the Teaching of Chinese - Hunter College, CUNY

M.A. in the Teaching of Chinese - Hunter College, CUNY

HunterCollege has established a Master of Arts degree program in the Teaching of Chinese (Grades 7-12) beginning September 2008. This program is sponsored by the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Education. The purpose of this program is to provide training and guidance for qualified students who are interested in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in the public school system in the greater New York area in order to satisfy the need for the ever increasing demand for certified teachers who are capable of offering quality language instruction in New York public schools. Curriculum design for the M.A. Program in the Teaching of Chinese is based on the New YorkState requirements of the Teacher Education Program in Languages Other than English for Mandarin Chinese. One unique feature about the design of the Chinese M.A. program is that the Methods courses, Teaching Practicum and Student Teaching courses will be taught and supervised by faculty who are specialists in Chinese pedagogy. At present, there is no school in the metropolitan area offering a program in the training of teachers of Chinese comparable to our design.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

You must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for admission.  Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.

  • A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from HunterCollege.
  • Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.8.
  • An undergraduate major or the equivalent in Chinese with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
  • Additional liberal arts and sciences core to include the following:
    • 6 credits in English;
    • 6 credits in social studies (to include at least one course in U.S. history or U.S. geography);
    • 3 credits in the arts; and
    • 12 credits in math/technology (a college course in calculus meets this requirement).
  • Two letters of recommendation from appropriate academic or professional sources.
  • A statement of purpose of approximately 500 words describing your objectives in undertaking graduate study. In reviewing applications, considerable importance is placed on the applicant’s interest in and commitment to advanced study and professional development.
  • An interview conducted in Chinese/English with the Chinese advisor. (The interview will include a standard Mandarin pronunciation test and a composition in Chinese or English.)
  • Applicants whose native language is not English and who have taken all or part of their undergraduate education in a country where English is not the native language are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The following minimum scores must be obtained:

o        Overall: Paper Based Test: 575/ Computer Administered Test: 233/ IBT: 68 (less speaking component)Writing: Paper Based Test: 4.5/ IBT

o        Writing Section: 22

o        Speaking: Paper Based Test: 45/ IBT Speaking Section: 23






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