Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Teaching Licensure in French, German and Spanish

Teaching Licensure in a foreign language requires:

  1. the equivalent of a major in that language (Spanish, French, German)
  2. FL4500 Introduction to Teaching a Foreign Language
  3. a minor in Education

The Education courses are outlined on the Education website.

For information about a Master’s Degree in Foreign language teaching: Master’s of Arts in Teaching (French, German, Spanish)

For information about preparing for the Praxis World Language Exam, contact your language teacher, or click on the link below for your language:

  1. General information about Praxis
  2. French and Francophone Studies
  3. Spanish
  4. German

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Middle Tennessee State University, Box 79
1301 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 

Main Office: 
BDA 301
Telephone:  (615) 898-2981
Fax:            (615) 898-5735

Department Chair: 
Dr. Olaf Berwald   
Olaf.Berwald@mtsu.edu 
(615) 898-2982 

Executive Assistant:
Charlie Vick  
Charlie.Vick@mtsu.edu
(615) 898-5728

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MTSU News

From left, Matt Taylor, director of choral activities at Middle Tennessee State University, and Jennifer Snodgrass, director of the MTSU School of Music, speak with WKRN-TV host Stephanie Langston inside the station’s studios for the Friday, Oct. 23, “MTSU on 2” segment about a recent joint private performance between the MTSU Schola Cantorum and the Bahamian student choir on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Screen capture from WKRN-TV YouTube).

MTSU on 2: School of Music partners with Bahamian choir for special campus collaboration [+VIDEO]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s School of Music recently partnered with The University of the Bahamas for an international collaboration that showcased a special student choral performance at the Murfreesboro university, highlighting the universal power of music to bring different cultures together in song. Jennifer Snodgrass, director of the MTSU School of Music, and Matt Taylor, director of [ Read More ]

MTSU drug, vape take-back diverts 55 pounds of waste from landfill

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s biannual drug and vape pen disposal event took in 55 pounds of vaping devices, over-the-counter drugs and prescription pharmaceuticals this week, according to Tabby Ragland, pharmacy director at MTSU Health Services. “We’ve had a lot of people, especially faculty and staff, who have a parent that either passes [ Read More ]