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GRADUATE STUDIES
MASTER'S IN Foreign Languages and Cultures
Master's
Program 2007 Handbook (Pdf)
Master's
Program 2006 Handbook (Pdf)
• Program Description
• Application Requirements
• Graduate Teaching Assistantships
• Summary of Requirements for an M.A. in DFLC
• Spanish Faculty
• Academic Calendar
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures offers a Master’s
program in Foreign Languages, with an emphasis in Spanish. Within this
program, we offer Spanish and Spanish American literature courses, starting
in the Middle Ages and up to contemporary production, as well as seminars on
foreign language pedagogy, teaching with technology, and applied
linguistics. Most of our students receive financial assistance for their
first year of study in the form of a Teaching Assistantship that provides
for full tuition waiver and a bi-monthly stipend. This TA can be extended
for a second year based on the student’s satisfactory academic and teaching
performance. The program is designed to allow the students to complete their
M.A. in two years.
We strongly encourage the professional and academic advancement of our
graduate students and, for that purpose, we offer scholarship support that
allows them to attend professional conferences, and/or study abroad during the
summer. Several reimbursed internship opportunities in adult-teaching are
offered through the Extension programs in Wenatchee and Walla Walla, and there
are other opportunities for assisting individual professors during the academic
year.
To encourage and facilitate quality performance in all their activities, we
provide students with semi-private offices, including computer stations and easy
access to our Language Learning Resource Center, in one of the most beautiful
buildings in the University, Thompson Hall, which is included in the National
Register for Historical Buildings and was remodeled recently to become a
state-of-the art teaching and working facility.
Overall, our students complete their program prepared to pursue a career in
education in the K-12 systems, or in community colleges, or to pursue doctoral
studies at any university of their choice. We have been very successful in
placing our students in some of the top programs in the nation, including Yale,
Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Univ. of California-Berkeley, and many others.
We invite you to come and see what WSU and the M.A. in Foreign Languages and
Cultures can do for you!
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Ana M. Rodríguez-Vivaldi
Graduate Studies Advisor
Foreign Languages and Cultures Department
P. O. Box 642610
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2610
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
To apply for our Master's, you will need to submit the following materials:
- a completed copy of the "Application for Admission to the Graduate School." You may apply online at the
Graduates School Website: “How to apply” http://www.wsu.edu/~gradsch/
. If you apply online, we will receive a copy of your application from the Graduate School.
- a completed "Application for Fellowship and/or Assistantship." This form should be sent directly to this
department. We can provide you with copies of the form.
- official transcripts from all the institutions you have attended. Transcripts sent to the Graduate School must
be originals that are sent from the institution in a sealed envelope.
- a TOEFL score (required if English is not your native language.) The score should be sent to the Graduate
School. This requirement is waived if you hold an undergraduate degree from an American college/university.
- three current letters of recommendation sent to this department
- brief (3-5 min.) tape recordings of two informal dialogues between yourself and a native speaker, one in
Spanish and one in English;
- samples of something you have written in English and in Spanish. It may be a copy of a term paper or a
narrative on any topic, and should be at least two pages in length.
You must be admitted to the Graduate School before we can accept you into our program, but you may submit your
application materials to us in the meantime. Once you have gained admission to the Graduate School, and should there
be a vacant Teaching Assistant position available in the program, then we can consider your application for a
Teaching Assistantship. Admittance into the program does not necessarily mean you have or will be awarded a TA.
Please send all the requested materials to:
Dr. Ana M. Rodríguez-Vivaldi
Graduate Studies Advisor
Foreign Languages and Cultures Department
P. O. Box 642610
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2610
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GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
A graduate Teaching Assistantship is a half-time position (20 hours per week including preparation). You would be
required to teach three classes per academic year (one class one semester and two the other semester) and enroll in
12-18 hours of course work per se4mester. Teaching Assistants receive an annual stipend (figure changes slightly
from year to year), plus a waiver of resident tuition. (Non-residents and foreign students who will reside in the
State of Washington may be eligible for a tuition waiver of non-resident tuition.) The student will be required to
pay approximately $300 in fees each semester. The stipend is more than sufficient to pay for room board, books and
other costs, but students are encouraged to bring at least $1,000 for initial expenses (including fees), since they
will not receive their first paycheck until September 10th.
For more information on Teaching Assistant duties, contact:
Susanne Polle
Teaching Assistants Coordinator
Foreign Languages and Cultures Department
P. O. Box 642610
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2610
To download an "Application for Fellowship and/or Assistantship," go to:
http://www.gradsch.wsu.edu/howtoapplyprintapp.htm
If you are admitted to our program and offered a TA, you will need to provide proof of your eligibility to work
before we can actually appoint you to the position. This applies to both permanent and temporary appointments. To
verify your identity and work eligibility, you need to do the following:
- Complete Form I-9- The University is required, under the Immigration Reform control Act of 1986, to complete
Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for all employees. We will provide you with this form when you arrive
on campus. Since TAs need to take a special course the week before the semester starts (see Schedule of
Activities), this will provide sufficient time for the Form to be processed.
- Identity Verification- at the time you complete Form I-9, you must present the following documentation to the
department’s representative: one document from List A or one document from List B and List C:
List A: U.S. Passport; Certification of Naturalization; unexpired Foreign Passport with attached Employment
Authorization; or Alien Registration Card with photograph.
or
List B: State-issued driver’s license or a State-issued I.D. card with photograph, or information, including
name, sex, date of birth, height, weight, and color of eyes; U.S. Military Card; other documentation that
establish identity.
and
List C: Original Social Security Card; a birth certificate issued by the State, county or municipal authority
bearing a seal or other certification; or unexpired INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) Employment
Authorization form.
After Form I-9 is completed, it takes 10 days to 2 weeks for the form to be processed. Your name cannot be placed
on the payroll until this form is processed so we encourage you to fill it out as soon as possible.
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SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AN M.A. IN Foreign Languages and Cultures
| 1. Course work |
42 hours min.; 30-39 graded other than S/F or P/F. [1] Students
entering in the Fall, with a two-year TA appointment, must take 39 graded credits. Students entering in the
Spring with a 1 ½ year appointment, must take 30 graded credits. Students participating in the UDLA graduate
student exchanged may transfer 6 graded credits hours on that semester, instead of the 9 required by the
program. This will lower their required graded credit hours to 36.
Students must take all graduate courses offered by the department in a given semester, unless permission has
been granted by the graduate and/or M.A. committee advisors to take an outside course.
Students must carry a load of 12 graded (other than P/F) credits their first semester, and 9 graded
(other than P/F) credits the next three. These credits will be increased to 18 credits per semester with the
addition of non-graded credits: Span 542, Span 600, and/or Span 702.
Coursework load for thesis, non-thesis, or Second Foreign Language tracks’ students, is the same. |
| 2. Maximum hours permitted in supporting courses
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10 hours |
| 3. Bibliography, methodology of research |
ForL 597 |
| 4. M.A. Research Paper (non-thesis option) |
25 pages minimum, plus notes and bibliography. May be a paper already submitted for a course. The committee
must agree that this paper demonstrates familiarity with methods of scholarly research. |
| 5. Thesis track (optional) |
50 pages minimum, plus notes and bibliography |
| 6. Second Language track (optional) |
Four courses (101-204) of a language taught in the department, other than Spanish, or a 400-level
literature course in the second foreign language. |
| 7. Written exams |
Four two-hour written exams* chosen from the following options:
A. One of these two:
i. Literary analysis of a given text
ii. Civilization
B. History of Literature
C. Essay on an assigned topic
D. Pedagogy
* If you chose the thesis option, or if you choose to study a second foreign language, you need only take
exams B, C, and D. For students doing both things (theses and second foreign language, the written
examinations requirement remains the same. |
8. Oral examination
All requirements listed above must be completed before the oral is taken, with the exception of ongoing
courses. All incompletes must be removed, as well. |
1 to 1 ½ hours. (Thesis option: half of the oral exam will be about thesis.) The oral will
cover the reading list, coursework, or general area of interest indicated by written exams or research
paper. |
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SPANISH FACULTY
Dr. Eloy González, Chair DFLL
Thomp 110
(509) 335-4135
eloygonz@mail.wsu.edu
http://www.forlang.wsu.edu/egonzalez/
Dr. Francisco Manzo Robledo
Thomp 224C
(509) 335-4612
franman@wsu.edu
http://www.forlang.wsu.edu/frobledo/
Dr. Ana María Rodríguez-Vivaldi, Graduate Studies Advisor
Thomp 101-F
(509) 335-6173
amrodriguez@wsu.edu
http://www.forlang.wsu.edu/avivaldi/
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Graduate Students - Helpful Contact List
Mary Furnari
WSU Int’l Programs
Bryan Hall Room 108
Pullman, WA 99164-5110
Ph: 509-335-4508
Fx: 509-335-2373
Email: hutnaku@wsu.edu
Mike Long
WSU Graduate School
French Admin Room 324
Pullman, WA 99164-1030
Ph: 509-335-6424
Fx: 509-335-1949
Email: molong@wsu.edu
Ann Monroe
WSU Benefits Office
French Admin Room 232
Pullman, WA 99164-1024
Ph: 509-335-4589
Fx: 509-335-1472
Email: monroea@wsu.edu
Sandy Tweit
WSU Housing/Financial Srvc
Streit-Perham Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-1722
Ph: 509-335-8625
Fx: 509-335-3415
Email: tweit@wsu.edu
Laurie Heustis
DFLL Academic Program
Thompson 110
Ph: 509-335-4136
Email: heustis@wsu.edu
Doug Winther
DFLL Lab Director
Thompson 224-E
Ph: 509-335-3034
Email: wintherd@wsu.edu
Help Desk (for Students)
WSU Info Technology
Bldg Room 2110
Pullman, WA 99164-1222
Ph: 509-335-4357
Fx: 509-335-0540
Email: helpdesk@wsu.edu
Karl Ibsen
WSU RONet/Registrars Office
French Admin Room 346
Pullman, WA 99164-1035
Ph: 509-335-8332
Fx: 509-335-7823
Email: karl_ibsen@wsu.edu
Jody Carter
WSU Student Accounts
French Admin Room 342
Pullman, WA 99164-1039
Ph: 509-335-1891
Fx: 509-335-1928
Email: jody@wsu.edu
Vivian Ruiz
WSU Int’l Programs
Bryan Hall Room 108
Pullman, WA 99164-5110
Ph: 509-335-4508
Fx: 509-335-2373
Email: ruizvn@wsu.edu
Lisa McMullen
DFLL Personnel/Finance
Thompson 110-C
Ph: 509-335-4132
Email: lmcmullen@wsu.edu
Cecil Williams
DFLL Lab Services
Thompson 224-F
Ph: 509-335-3874
Email: cecilw@wsu.edu
Alice Smethurst
WSU Payroll Office
WSU Tax Comp/Controllers Office
French Admin Room 236
Pullman, WA 99164-1024
Ph: 509-335-1277
Fx: 509-335-1472
Email: alice@wsu.edu
Sandy Zackariason
Student Book Corp (Bookie)
NE 700 Thatuna Street
Pullman, WA 99163-5400
Ph: 509-332-2537 ext 321
Fx: 509-332-8239
Email: sandy@bookie.sbc.wsu.edu
Cynthia Davis
DFLL Office Services
Thompson 110
Ph: 509-335-4135
Email: daviscm@wsu.edu
Ana Maria Rodriguez-Vivaldi
DFLL Graduate Coordinator
Thompson 101-F
Ph: 509-335-6173
Email: rodviv@mail.wsu.edu
IP = International Programs Office
DFLL = Department of Foreign Languages & Cultures
IT = Information Technology Department
CUB = Compton Union Building
[1] The Graduate School
requires a minimum of nine graded hours per semester for graduate students on half-time appointment as TAs. The
minimum for all 500-level hours per semester is 12. According to the Graduate School, in the final semester of the
degree program the minimum of graded credits hours may be reduced to 6, but our program still requires 9.
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