French Major with Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education Major

The purpose of the French Major Program with Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education is to prepare students to think and perceive rationally and critically with the goal of becoming effective teachers. This education includes reading and thinking; learning about literary and cultural movements; and making connections between the primarily aesthetic literary artifacts of the culture and its political, social, and economic history.

Through the Emerson Foreign Language Laboratory, students are trained to use new learning and technology media at all language levels to allow them to communicate effectively in the world. Likewise, they are encouraged to prepare themselves philosophically and practically to make linkages between the major and other academic disciplines.

The student majoring in French learns about the world of ideas and letters, past and present. This training highly recomments at least one semester of study abroad; one year is recommended. The cohesive, integrated program of foreign language, culture, and literature courses ensures maximum proficiency in the target language.

All resident French majors are required to spend at least two years in the Maison Française. One of these must be the year following their academic year in France, to allow them to maintain fluency in the language skills acquired abroad.

Students seeking initial certification at the early childhood and childhood levels may double major in French and Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education. Students in this double major are required to have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7 before moving into INCH coursework which typically begins fall semester of the junior year.

Core Curriculum Requirements

All Nazareth students complete Core Curriculum coursework as part of their degree requirements. The Core provides a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while guiding students to pose and explore their own intellectual questions. See Academic Policies and Procedures for specific core curriculum requirements.

French Course Requirements

9 courses in French (3 credits each), starting at the 102 level or higher

plus

3 labs in French are required (1 credit each); other labs optional

plus
FRN 400 - French Senior Seminar Credits: 3
The Senior Experience for the French major culminates with a senior seminar that encourages students to develop further scholarly and critical thinking, including current theoretical discussions in the academy.

Note:
- Classes taught in English do not count toward NYSED certification in teaching the target language.

French Study Abroad Program

One semester of study abroad is highly recommended:

In affiliation with the Université de Haute-Bretagne, Nazareth University offers an academic year in Rennes, France. The core program for French majors includes the following basic courses, which vary in degrees of complexity and intensity: language-composition; conversational-structural analysis and explication de texte; phonetics; literature; contemporary French civilization; history of art. Students may select elective courses from a wide area including such fields as history, English, fine arts, foreign languages (Celtic, German, Spanish, Russian) and literature and economics.

Required Courses for Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education Majors

Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education Major Requirements

See Education: Initial Teacher Certification in Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education for course requirements.
Note - Students who are planning to study abroad and complete the Early Childhood/Childhood Education program complete their study abroad semester during the sophomore year.

Sample Program for the French Major with Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
ENGW 101 Exposition	3	ENGW 102 Argument and Research	3
ACS 101 Academic and College Success	1	FRN 202 Intermediate French II	3
FYS - PEQ (1)	3	FRN 202L Lab Intermediate French II	1
Science PEQ plus lab (2)	4	PEQ (3)	3
FRN 201 Intermediate French I	3	PEQ (4)	3
FRN 201L Lab Intermediate French I	1	PEQ (5)	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	16

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Study Abroad (includes some 300-level French coursework and electives)	3	SPF 204 History and Philosophy of Education	3
Experiential Learning (EL) Pathway	0	FRN 204 Francophone Cultures II	3
		DEIB/Integrative Studies (IS) - 1	3
		PEQ (6)	3
		PEQ (7)	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
INCH 310 Differentiated Planning and Assessment For Diverse Learners	3	INCH 380 Construction of Meaning in Mathematics And Science	3
INCH 320 Emergent Literacy and Language Development	3	INCH 390 Literacy, Language Arts, and Social Studies	3
FRN 301 Sex, Violence & Laughter in 17th Century French Literature	3	FRN 302 18th Century French Enlightenment	3
FRN 311 Love, Galanterie, and Friendship in France	3	PEQ (8)	3
Integrative Studies (IS) - 2	3	Integrative Studies (IS) - 3	3
EDU 475 Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop	0	EDU 485 Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training)	0
		CME 050 Core Milestone Experience	0
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15

SUMMER A BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR Note - summer tuition is required
INCH 410 Diversity and Inclusion for Inclusive Early Childhood and Childhood Classrooms	3	INCH 411 Field Work and Practicum in Inclusive Education Settings	3

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
INCH 425 Designing and Implementing Positive Learning Communities	3	INCH 490 Current Issues in Inclusive Education	3
INCH 435 Assessment for Learning	3	INCH 499 Inclusive Education Portfolio Presentation	0
INCH 470 Reflective Seminar on Teaching, Collaboration and Building Collaborative Partnerships	3	FRN 313 Race and Racism in the Francophone World	3
INCH 480 Student Teaching	6	Liberal Arts courses	6
		French course (300 level or higher)	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15
*Notes* Students in Bachelor of Arts degree programs must complete 90 credits of liberal arts coursework. Students in the Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education major must complete 10 credits of math and science coursework. Students may use a major course to fulfill one Integrative Studies (IS) course requirement. A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required before moving into INCH coursework (fall semester, junior year).