University of the Pacific Graduate-Level Certificate Programs
Earn the credits you need and advance your teaching salary with a graduate course program designed for working teachers.
We partner with the University of the Pacific to offer seven different Graduate-Level Certificate Programs for practicing world language educators.
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Graduate-Level Certificate
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. One foundational course is required (3 credits):
Participants may then choose three elective courses totaling 9 credits (3 credits each):
PWLC 9141: Using Digital Tools to Transform Student Learning In the World Languages Classroom
PWLC 9133: Teaching World Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice
PWLC 9131: Spiral it up: Map Your World Language Program Based on Advanced Placement Themes
PWLC 9191: Social and Emotional Learning in the WL Classroom
PWLC 9206: Literacy for Language Teachers
PWLC 9123: Authentic Materials in the Elementary World Language Class
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses:
PWLC 9157: Novice-level Novels to Enhance Communication in the French Classroom
PWLC 9166: Teaching French Grammar as a Concept and in Context
PWLC 9140: Film in the French Classroom: Using Global Themes to Enhance Student Proficiency
PWLC 9125: Film-Based Activities to Engage & Motivate French Students
PWLC 9145: Impressionism and the Impressionists of France
PWLC 9185: Advanced French Conversation and Culture for Teachers
PWLC 9209: Teaching Social Justice with Novels in the French Classroom
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses with our suggestion to choose at least one course from each course category:
A. Literary Studies
PWLC 9129: Masterpieces of the Hispanic Short Story: Teaching Prose in the Spanish Classroom
PWLC 9142: Masterpieces of Hispanic Theater
PWLC 9182: Exploring the World of Don Quijote: Imagination and Creativity Come Alive!
PWLC 9156: Novice Level Novels to Enhance Communication in the Spanish Classroom
PWLC 9190: Teaching Social Justice with Novels in the Spanish Classroom
B. Language and Communication
PWLC 9158: Teaching Spanish Grammar as a Concept and in Context
PWLC 9184: Advanced Spanish Conversation and Culture for Teachers
C. Cultural Studies
PWLC 9115: Isabel Allende: Personal History & Creative Process
PWLC 117: Love in the Time of War: The Time in Between (Entre Costuras)
PWLC 9171: BORDERLANDS: Telling Stories of “Us” and “Them”
PWLC 9106: Spanish Speaking World Through Film
PWLC 9113: The Making of Cultural Myths: Using Animated Films to Teach Spanish
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses:
PWLC 9163: Fortune Favors the Bold: Teaching Vergil in the Latin Classroom
PWLC 9149: Come, See and Conquer: Teaching Caesar in the Latin Classroom
PWLC 9134: From Epigram to Epic: Teaching Poetry in the Latin Classroom
PWLC 9183: Latin Teaching Methods: Teaching Latin for Acquisition
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses:
PWLC 9123: From Classic Stories to the Big Screen: Using Animated Film in Italian
PWLC 9139: Advanced Italian Grammar for Educators
PWLC 9143: Understanding Italy Today through Manzoni and Tamaro
PWLC 9144: Italian Opera and Culture: Puccini, Rossini and Verdi
PWLC 9051: Intensive Italian 1
PWLC 9052: Intensive Italian 2
PWLC 9053: Intensive Italian 3
Coming soon! Survey of Italian Geography
Coming soon! Survey of Italian History
Coming soon! Survey of Italian Literature
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses:
PWLC 9195: GER501 Developing Strategies for Successful German Teachers
PWLC 9196: GER502 Learning German as a World Language
PWLC 9197: GER503 Teaching German as a World Language
PWLC 9198: GER504 Targeted Exercises and Interactions for the German Classroom
PWLC 9199: GER505 Using Technology and Media in the German Classroom
PWLC 9200: GER506 Curriculum and Lesson Planning for German Teachers
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Each program participant is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses for a total of 12 credits. Participants may select any 4 of the following courses:
PWLC 9159: Using Web Tools for Formative and Summative Assessment in the Mandarin Classroom
PWLC 9174: Developing Chinese Language Skills: Innovative Strategies for Guiding Student Proficiency
PWLC 9189: IPA Based Curriculum Design for Chinese Mandarin Language Assessment
PWLC 9208: Teaching Chinese Cultures through Idioms, Fairy tales and Folktales
Tuition
4 courses = 12 credits
Pay in Full
One payment of $3,850
Pay by Course
$925 per course plus $150 administrative fee
Program Guidelines
Students have two years to complete their graduate certificate program from the date of enrollment.
Students can choose to enroll in all 4 courses at once, or pay by course.
Enrollment
2. Purchase your Certificate Enrollment (your program registration and administrative fee).**
3. Enroll in your chosen course(s).
**If you choose to pay in full, your admission fee will be waived.
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