- A minimum of 12 graduate courses in French (60 credit hours) including the core requirement and two seminars
- A second language requirement
- Comprehensive exams
- Four literature courses (these can include seminars)
- French 540 Teaching French, Theory and Practice (taken the first quarter)
- French 541 Stylistics and Criticism (offered every other year)
- French 537 (Applied Phonetics) or French 539 (Modern Usage)
- French 559 or 560 (Culture and Civilization)
- 5. For candidates who are non-native speakers we require a cassette
tape with a sample of their target language ability.
International students have to pass the TOEFL and the Test of Spoken English before they can receive financial support from Ohio University. This test must be taken first in their country of origin and the results sent to OGSS. Even when the student passes the test, it must be taken again at Ohio University during orientation week prior to the beginning of classes. Failure to pass this test means that the student cannot receive financial support.
Duties and Stipends of Teaching and Graduate Associates
A student on graduate stipend may be assigned classroom teaching or language lab duties. It is expected that students on graduate stipends provide a minimum of 15 hours of service to the department per week.Duties: Teaching associates teach one beginning language course (4 credit hours) per quarter. In addition to the 4 hours spent in the classroom, the teaching associate must also devote time to class preparation and the writing of tests under the guidance of the first-year language coordinator. Each associate is expected to establish regular office hours for advising students. The total amount of time involved in teaching is estimated to be 15 hours a week. If, for any reason, the associate cannot meet his/her class, the first-year coordinator must be notified before the class is to meet. Teaching associates may not tutor any students of the first-year language courses for pay.
Stipend: Associates will receive a stipend $9,900 the first year and $10,200 the second year, plus a full scholarship for the academic year and for the summer quarters immediately preceding and following the year of the appointment. The stipend is for nine months. All students are responsible for paying a general fee each quarter, currently $ 486 per quarter, and for student health insurance, which currently starts at $649 per year. (If the student is already covered by a health insurance policy, proof must be provided to the cashier at O.U.). The university also charges a Technology fee of about $ 50 per quarter.
Minimum Requirements for the Master's Degree
General requirements for all M.A. candidates:A. Reading knowledge of a second modern language or Latin is required. This requirement may be met by: 1) having completed one year of language study as an undergraduate; 2) completing the second language through the 100 level sequence as a graduate student.
The second language requirement may also be fulfilled by completing two graduate courses in the Linguistics Department. This option may substitute for one of the two listed above. These courses do not count as part of the eleven courses required for the M.A. The grade B is the minimum level of proficiency for all of the above; B- is not sufficient.
B. All new Teaching Associates must take 699 (Problems in Teaching College French or Spanish) during the first three quarters.
C. Comprehensive written and oral examinations in the major language
are required. These examinations are based on course work and the M.A.
Reading List, which is available from the Graduate Advisors. The usual
time required to meet the course requirements for the M.A. is two academic
years. Advanced courses in the department are not always offered during
the summer.
Specific requirements in French and Spanish:
FRENCH
The M.A. in French is awarded after successful completion of the following:
(Note: Courses that do not count among the twelve courses
are French 696, 698 and 699; 511-512-513 in a second language; and graduate
courses in linguistics or in other departments. In all courses a
grade of B or higher is required. Graduate courses are 5 credits
each.)
A Minimum of 12 graduate courses in French
Eight-course core requirement: (40 credits)
Four elective courses in French (20 credits)
Second language requirement:
The second language requirement can be fulfilled in the following ways:
1. Having completed the beginning-level sequence or above as an undergraduate
(must be
indicated on an official transcript).
2. Completing the second language through the beginning-level sequence
or higher as a
graduate student.
3. Passing a departmental translation exam.
4. Passing one course in the second language at the 300 level or higher.
5. Completing two graduate courses in the Department of Linguistics.
The grade of B is the minimum accepted for all the above; B- is not sufficient.
Comprehensive Exams
Written and oral comprehensive exams are given when the student has
completed the two requirements described above.
An M.A. thesis is an option but not required.
SPANISH
The Spanish M.A. is awarded after successful completion of the requirements
for any one of the two tracks: literature and pedagogy. All have a minimum
of 11 courses. Every student must fulfill a seven-course "core" requirement
consisting of the following:
- 4 literature courses
3 linguistics courses
2 seminars (these can be among the courses listed above) or 1 seminar and a thesis
