MASTERS PROGRAMS
Portuguese-Bilingual or ESL Education and Cross-Cultural Studies

This interdisciplinary program offers graduate level study in advanced language and bilingual education for bilingual teachers of Portuguese as well as ESL training for teachers of ESL This program does not provide candidates with elementary and secondary teaching certification. It does, however, offer specialization courses that will satisfy R.I. Bilingual and ESL state endorsement requirements. Candidates for this degree may be part-time or full-time. In the case of the former, candidates will be required to complete at least two courses per semester thereby enabling them to complete their requirements in two years.

Additional resources: Gávea-Brown Publications; editorial offices of Brasil/Brazil: A Journal of Brazilian Literature; Gávea-Brown: A Bilingual Journal of Portuguese-American Letters and Studies; and E-journal of Portuguese History; cooperation agreements with several Brazilian and Portuguese universities. Cooperation with The Education Alliance.

Completion requirements: Eight courses plus Master’s Research Project.

ADMISSION INFORMATION

Admission requirements: Teaching certificate required.

GRE General: Not required

GRE Subject: Not required

Application deadline: January 1

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Portuguese-Bilingual or ESL Education and Cross-Cultural Studies
Brown University, Box Box O
Providence, RI 02912

Phone: 401-863-3042

E-mail

Program Web site

Program handbook

Department Chair
Onesimo Almeida

Director of Graduate Study
Nelson H. Vieira

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