Teacher Certification in Chinese

Requirements for New Jersey Licensed Teachers Seeking Additional Subject Teaching Field Endorsements

Requirements for Teachers Seeking Initial New Jersey Teaching Licenses

Curriculum in Chinese to Qualify for Teacher Certification

Additional Avenues at Rutgers for Those Interested in Careers
or Certification in Chinese Language Teaching

Requirements for Standard Instructional Licenses

Requirements for New Jersey Licensed Teachers Seeking Additional Subject Teaching Field Endorsements

Holders of a standard N.J. instructional license will be issued additional standard instructional licenses when the following is completed:

• Thirty (30) semester hour credits in the subject teaching field on the official transcript of an accredited four (4) year college or university. The courses must be in a coherent sequence covering introductory through advanced level study.
• Passing score on the required licensure test. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/educators/license/1112.htm

Procedure and Advice for Certification at Rutgers University

• Please speak to an advisor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures before registering for courses.
• Apply to the Non-Degree Program at University College: (732) 932-7276.
• If necessary, take our placement exam. Don't repeat courses you have taken elsewhere.
• If you have additional questions call (732) 932-9412 x24.

Requirements for Teachers Seeking Initial New Jersey Teaching Licenses

Contact the Graduate School of Education for more information: (732) 932-7496

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Passing score in Praxis II/NTE Programs Specialty Area Test(s) for subject teaching fields and in the General Knowledge test of the Core Battery for elementary school teachers.
• Completion of at least thirty (30) credits in a coherent major in the instructional subject teaching field. The elementary education endorsement requires a major in liberal arts or pure science.
  Successful completion of one of the following:
   
• The alternate route Provisional Teacher Program.
  (For more information http://www.state.nj.us/njded/educators/license/provprogram.htm)
  
      or
  
  
• A state approved college teacher preparation program and one year of full time mentored teaching under a New Jersey provisional license.
  
      or
  
  
• A state approved college teacher preparation program and one year full time mentored teaching under a valid out of state license.

According to the Division of Educational Programs and Assessment of the DOE, a prospective candidate for teacher certification in Chinese has to complete 30 credits in the subject area, which in this case would be Chinese. See:

http://www.state.nj.us/njded/aps/cccs/wl/guide.htm

and

http://www.state.nj.us/njded/aps/cccs/wl/

These 30 credits in the subject area can be earned by taking upper level 3-credit courses in the original language given in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers University. The following is a list of courses at the 300 to 400 levels that are regularly taught in Chinese in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers University. All the courses below earn 3 credits each. Any combination of 10 of the 16 courses when offered would add up to 30 credits.

1. Chinese 321 Introduction to Literary Chinese
2. Chinese 322 Introduction to Literary Chinese (II)
3. Chinese 361 Business Chinese
4. Chinese 362 Business Chinese (II)
5. Chinese 410 The Chinese Novel
6. Chinese 412 Chinese Poetry
7. Chinese 419 Readings in Classical Chinese Literature
8. Chinese 420 Readings in Classical Chinese Literature (II)
9. Chinese 424 The Origin and Development of Chinese Writing
10. Chinese 425 Chinese Dialects
11. Chinese 430 Advanced Chinese Grammar
12. Chinese 451 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
13. Chinese 452 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (II)
14. Chinese 490 Seminar in Chinese Literature and Thought
15. Chinese 493 Independent Study in Chinese
16. Chinese 494 Independent Study in Chinese (II)

For course descriptions please see the Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway Undergraduate Catalog 2005-2007, page 39 to 40, or the department website at:

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~easian/.

These courses can be taken by enrolling in Rutgers through the University College as a non-matriculated student. For admissions information, see:

http://ucnb.rutgers.edu/

For information regarding matriculated and non-matriculated status, see:

http://ucnb.rutgers.edu/admision.html

Note it might be possible that up to 12 credits can be earned from Thomas Edison State College for scores on the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies' "Mandarin 12-Point (or 16-Point) Proficiency Exam" or similar tests, such as the HSK (Hanyu shuiping kaoshi) or the ACTFL OPI (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Interview). The remaining 18 credits, in the subject area can be earned by taking six upper level 3-cedit courses in the original language given in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers University.

For more information curriculum options for Teacher Certification in Chinese please contact the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Rutgers University, Scott Hall 330, 43 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901; phone 732-932-7605; email: easian@rci.rutgers.edu.

For further information on the NYU tests, please contact the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies:

http://www.scps.nyu.edu/

For information on the HSK, see:

http://chinesehighway.com/

For information on the ACTFL OPI, see:

http://www.actfl.org/

and

http://www.languagetesting.com/

For further information on the options offered by Thomas Edison State College, see:

http://www.tesc.edu/

and

http://www.tesc.edu/prospective/undergraduate/credit/

Additional Avenues at Rutgers for Those Interested in Careers
or Certification in Chinese Language Teaching

Undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in teaching Chinese can consider the Five-Year Teacher Education Program: Foreign Language Education (K-12) offered by the Rutgers Graduate school of Education (GSE). The Rutgers Graduate School of Education also offers advanced degrees in language teaching, as an Ed.D. in Langauge Education, an Ed.M. in Language Education, and Certification in Foreign Language Education. For information on all RU GSE programs, see:

http://www.gse.rutgers.edu/academics/genDegreesList.asp

Courses that satisfy the NJ DOE 3 credit requirement in language acquisition and methodology are also offered by the Rutgers World Langauges Institute. See:

http://wli.rutgers.edu/

and

http://languageinstitute.rutgers.edu/insidewli.htm