Graduate Studies Program Director: Professor Dietrich Tschanz
Please direct all inquires regarding the MAT in Chinese to Professor Tschanz
Office Hours: by appointment
The Master of Arts for Teachers (M.A.T.) in Chinese is primarily designed for practicing Chinese language teachers at American secondary schools who wish to further develop their professional knowledge and skills.
The program is also intended to serve the needs of those interested in pursuing a career related to Chinese language and culture teaching, especially at K-12 schools. It partially fulfills the NJDOE requirements to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) to teach Chinese at K-12 schools in NJ.
The program may also be of interest to Rutgers University undergraduates majoring in Chinese or related fields intending to te10/12/2009 of the NJDOE requirements for the CE.
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For the M.A.T. in Chinese, candidates are expected to complete a total of thirty credits. They should normally be distributed over the following areas: nine credits in language (e.g., linguistics, grammar, writing, translation, language across the curriculum), twelve credits in literature and/or culture, six credits in methodology (taken through the World Languages Institute), and three credits in an elective that may be taken outside the department (with the approval of the graduate director). A substitute for a comprehensive examination for the M.A.T. degree can be in the form of a substantial report on an assigned topic in curricular development or on an internship. It will be read and evaluated by a committee of three faculty members. Candidates for the M.A.T. generally cannot take more than 12 credits of advanced undergraduate course work towards the degree.
Other options include:
• An optional teaching portfolio can replace 3 of the 6 credits in methodology other course work is completed. The portfolio relates the student’s course of study to the professional work situation (teaching level, class focus, school system) through the creation of a compendium of syllabi, lesson plans, and other teaching materials. The student must identify a mentoring committee (which may include a member from another Rutgers department) and obtain prior approval by the graduate director. <10/12/2009uate director, participate in a summer graduate study abroad program and earn credits.
• Students may elect to take one course (three credits) in the Graduate School of Education, upon prior approval by the graduate director.
• The graduate director may accept up to 12 credits at the graduate level from another institution toward the fulfillment of degree requirements at Rutgers.
Candidates for the M.A.T. program are admitted on the basis of prior academic or professional performance and need not submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The course requirements of this program may be satisfied by coursework taken during the summer session as well as the regular academic year.
Graduate Courses
16:165:504 Advanced Topics in Chinese Language and Linguistics (3)
16:165:506 Chinese Across the Curriculum (3)
16:165:510 Teaching Chinese through Modern Fiction (3)
16:165:512 Chinese Contemporary Culture and Society (3)
16:165:524 Advanced Topics in Chinese Civilization (3)
Advanced Level Undergraduate Courses
01:165:401, 402 Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition (3,3)
01:165:410 The Chinese Novel (3)
01:165:412 Chinese Poetry (3)
01:165:419,420 Readings in Classical Chinese Literature (3,3)
01:165:424 The Origin and Development of Chinese Writing (3)
01:165:425 Chinese Dialects (3)
01:165:430 Advanced Chinese Grammar (3)
01:165:451,452 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3,3)
01:165:490 Seminar in Chinese Literature and Thought (3)