Foreign Language Teacher Education Program
The Foreign Language Teacher Education Program at Stony Brook University is an integral
part of the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies and serves students in that department, in the Department of Asian and Asian American
Studies, and in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature.
The program coordinates the preparation of undergraduate and graduate students to
become teachers of French, German, Italian and Spanish at the middle and secondary school levels. It also coordinates the preparation of
undergraduate students to become teachers of Chinese, Japanese and Korean at the same levels. Students in this program take content courses in the language,
literatures, and cultures of their field as well as pedagogy courses tailored to the
preparation of future Foreign Language teachers. Practical experience is gained through
observations in schools around the region and through a semester of mentored student
teaching at the middle and high school levels.
The program prides itself on providing students with the opportunity to gain a thorough knowledge of the language(s), literatures, and cultures which they are preparing to teach. Possibilities for study abroad are plentiful at Stony Brook, as are opportunities to take language courses taught by experts in their fields. Students are also afforded the chance to interact with native speakers of the languages they are studying at Stony Brook because of the University's diverse student body, thus enhancing their linguistic skills and cultural knowledge. In addition, the program maintains close ties with the Language Learning and Research Center, a state-of-the-art multimedia learning center, which helps students meet the challenge of integrating technology with the teaching of Foreign languages. Students may choose to take a course in media for Foreign Language teaching offered in the LLRC as well.
A further mission of the Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program is to provide on-going training for practitioners in the field. By offering workshops, seminars and courses for Foreign Language teachers, this program aims to strengthen our ties to the professional community and to meet the needs of all of our students: past, present, and future.
For a comprehensive look at the guiding philosophies and logistics of Stony Brook's teacher education programs, read our Guide to Teacher Education.
Contact Information
Sarah Jourdain, PhD
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program
Humanities 1055
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5359
Phone: (631) 632-7440
Fax: (631) 632-9612
Email: sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu
Chinese, Japanese and Korean (Undergraduate)
Jiwon Hwang, PhD
Email: jiwon.hwang@stonybrook.edu
French (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Franck Dalmas, PhD
Email: franck.dalmas@stonybrook.edu
Italian (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Kathleen de Riessthal
Email: kathleen.deriesthal@stonybrook.edu
Spanish
Undergraduate
Victoriano Roncero-Lopez, PhD
Email: victoriano.roncero-lopez@stonybrook.edu
Graduate
Javier Uriatre, PhD
Email: javier.uriarte@stonybrook.edu
