Modern Languages - BA | Texas A & M University-College Station

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningWritingReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesInstructingActive LearningCritical Thinking

Knowledge

Foreign LanguageEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingHistory and ArcheologyPhilosophy and Theology

Abilities

Speech ClarityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem Sensitivity

Tasks

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging softwareDesktop publishing softwareDictionary softwareMusic or sound editing softwareComputer based training software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium25-1124.00	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Course materials across the full undergraduate and graduate curriculum — design autonomously, mapping syllabi and assessment instruments to program-level learning outcomes in a research university context.
Complex student performance patterns across multiple course sections — monitor using institutional data systems, identifying at-risk learners and adjusting pedagogical approaches without supervisory direction.
Graduate seminar papers and capstone projects — evaluate with expert critical feedback that situates student work within current theoretical and disciplinary debates in foreign language study.
Advanced graduate discussions on literary theory, linguistics, and cultural studies — facilitate with intellectual authority, drawing out original student contributions and managing competing scholarly perspectives.
Specialized lectures on literary movements, historical contexts, and philosophical dimensions of target-language cultures — deliver to graduate audiences, synthesizing interdisciplinary scholarship fluently.
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, or scholarly monographs — produce and publish independently, establishing a recognized research agenda in the foreign language or literature field.
Non-routine curricular challenges such as low-enrollment language programs or interdisciplinary course proposals — solve through critical analysis, stakeholder consultation, and evidence-based decision making.
Comprehensive examinations for graduate students — design, administer, and assess, evaluating mastery of language proficiency alongside depth of literary and cultural knowledge.
Computer-based training and information retrieval software — deploy strategically to differentiate instruction and support independent research skill development in graduate seminars.
Field developments in foreign language pedagogy, literary theory, and area studies — synthesize through ongoing reading, conference presentations, and peer collaboration to keep courses at the scholarly frontier.

Course Pathway

3 courses in this program

13 courses

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

ENGL 104Composition and Rhetoric

3 cr

FREN 300Written Communication in the French-Speaking World

3 cr

FREN 101Beginning French I

4 cr

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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