maflt @ MSU
Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching at Michigan State University
About the maflt Program
The Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching program at Michigan State University is an online master's program for students from all over the world. It focuses on research-based practices in foreign language teaching and learning. The program is for individuals training to be language teachers and also to enhance the skills of already practicing educators.
You can find out more by visiting the MSU MAFLT website.
Reflective Essay on the MAFLT Program
stanko_FLT898_MAFLT_reflective_essay.docxIn my reflective essay, I examine the effects the MAFLT program has had on my teaching life. Primarily, it has given me the confidence to defend my particular method of teaching, which tends to lean more toward the sociocultural theory of second language acquisition. With many "experts" turned "celebrity" on social media, advocating for one particular approach for language teaching and acquisition, the MAFLT program has taught me to access and read the research on language pedagogy and learning. It has reinforced my belief that, as language teachers, we must read widely in second language acquisition research. One specific method will not result in language acquisition; there are many theories and methods that we can implement to respond to our students' needs in the classroom.