Graduate Certificate in Japanese Language Teaching Eastern Michigan University

The Graduate Certificate in Japanese Language Teaching program is designed to assist applicants in attaining the equivalent of an advanced level of proficiency in the Japanese language, as well as to improve teaching effectiveness in different teaching/learning settings including Japanese as a foreign language (JFL) and Japanese as a heritage language (JHL).

Degree Requirements: 14 hours

Required Courses: 12 hours

FLAN 511 - K-12 Theory and Methods of World Languages Teaching 3 hrs
FLAN 613 - Using Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom 3 hrs
JPNE 544 - Graduate Japanese Conversation 3 hrs
JPNE 594 - Intensive Seminar in Japanese Studies 3 hrs

Restricted Elective Course: 2 hours

Choose one course from the following.

CURR 510 - Developing Creativity in the Classroom 2 hrs
CURR 650 - Improving Instruction through Inquiry and Assessment 3 hrs
FLAN 540 - Cultural Issues in Teaching Languages 2 hrs
RDNG 506 - Storytelling 3 hrs
SFCE 535 - Multicultural and International Education 2 hrs
TSLN 501 - Theoretical Foundations of Second-Language Pedagogy 3 hrs
TSLN 520 - Foreign Language Testing and Assessment 2 hrs