Overview

Approved Courses for Elementary Foreign Language Cross-Endorsement

The requirements to obtain an elementary foreign language cross-endorsement include a bachelor's degree from an approved institution; holds or is eligible for a secondary foreign language certificate; three semester hours of credit in language acquisition in young children and three semester hours of credit in methods of teaching foreign language at the elementary level. Listed below are courses which have been approved for meeting the language acquisition and methods requirement.

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Language Acquisition in Young Children

Central Connecticut State University

ML 490 - Teaching World Languages II: Acquisition in Young Children (formerly Language Acquisition - Young Child.* Offered in the summer only, in two formats: four weekends or two week session. Call CCSU for more information) [formerly ML 400]

Eastern Connecticut State University

ENG 375/MCL375 - Language Acquisition in Young Children

Fairfield University

ED 437 - Developing Literacy in the Elementary School - Primary Grades
ED 531 - Extending Literacy in the Elementary School: Grades 3-6
SL 467 - Language Acquisition (school must verify focus was elementary)
SL 522 - Developing Literacy in Bilingual Early Childhood Education (PK-3)

Southern Connecticut State University

TSL/FLA 503 - Second Language Acquisition (focus must be on young children)
Courses presently under university approval: Contact Luisa Ramos-Piemontese at Southern Connecticut State University for information concerning course availability. Email:piemontese@scsu.ctstateu.edu

University of Connecticut

EDCI 5605 Second Language Acquisition in the Elementary School-Age Student
EDCI 5715 Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (school must verify focus was elementary) Formerly EDCI 312

University of Hartford

EDE 553 Second Language Acquisition in Children (No longer offered as of June 1, 2005)

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Methods of Teaching Foreign Language at the Elementary Level

Central Connecticut State University

ML 428 - Methods and Materials for Teaching World Language at the Elementary School Level* (offered in the summer onlly in two formats: four weekends or two week session). Call CCSU for mor information. [formerly ML 492]

Eastern Connecticut State University

MCL 430-01 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Foreign Language K-12 (offered summer and spring)

Fairfield University

SL 439 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Language for Elementary School 

Southern Connecticut State University

EDU 564 - Methods and Materials for World Language Instruciton in Elementary Education

University of Connecticut

EDCI 5600 Methods for Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary Schools

University of Hartford

EDE 552 Teaching Elementary Foreign Language (No longer offered as of June 1, 2005)