World Languages Program for Teachers

Known for its active learning pedagogy, Merrimack College provides the opportunity for teachers to engage in seminars and courses that range from practical application to powerful inquiry.

Merrimack offers a wide array of innovative, active and content-rich programs for teachers in public, private and religious schools, K-12. The College awards Massachusetts PDPs, New Hampshire CEUs, non-degree graduate credits.

Tuition and Registration

Language Courses earn (3) three non-degree Graduate credits from Merrimack College through affiliation with the Division of Graduate Education. Each graduate course also earns 67.5 PDPs. (Tuition $825)

Participants may opt to take a language course for 67.5 Professional Development Points only. (Tuition $490)

One-day Technology or Curriculum Workshops offer 10 PDPs. (Tuition $130)

Registration: Please register online using the Register Now button on the right.  It will direct you to a secure online registration form.  If you have any questions about registration, please contact Maureen Jozwick at 978-837-5323 or jozwickm@merrimack.edu. 

Payment Information:  The Bursar’s Office is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Instructors are not able to accept payment from students the day of the course. The Bursar’s Office is not open on Saturdays.  Be sure to make alternate arrangements if you plan to pay in person.

Payment by check may be mailed to: 

Merrimack College
PO Box 762
Reading, MA 01867 

*Note: payment should be made before the start of the first class to ensure enrollment and receipt of PDPs.

If you are paying in person with a check or cash: Payments by cash will be accepted at the Bursar’s Office, Austin Hall, Room 12, 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA 01845.

*Note: please make checks payable to Merrimack College.

When registering for the course, you will have the option of paying via credit card.  Please note a 3% fee.

Program Offerings

Borderlands: Telling Stories about “Us” and “Them”
French Culture
Using Technology in the Modern Language Classroom (Part I)
Using Technology in the Modern Language Classroom (Part II)

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GIE535C Borderlands: Telling Stories of “Us” and “Them”

According to Carlos Fuentes, “Cultures only flourish in contact with others; they perish in isolation.”  This course will explore the Hispanic culture, what it means to be a Latino/a in the United States, what these cultures bring to the U.S.A., and what differences persist between Anglo and Ibero-America, as they oppose, influence, and clash with each other?  This non-degree graduate level course is conducted predominantly in Spanish with guest speakers and visit to the Art of the Americas exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Limit 20 students.

Instructors: Lynn McGovern, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Chair, World Languages and Cultures Department
Email: mcgovernl@merrimack.edu

Mellissia Walles, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Email: wallesm@merrimack.edu

Credits/ PDP’s: 3 Graduate Credits/ 67.5 PDP’s

Tuition: $825.00 – 3 non degree Graduate Credits & PDP’s
$490.00 – PDP’s only 

This is a five day course. 

Date	Time
Thursday, July 26	8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, July 27	8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday, July 30	8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, July 31	8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, August 1	8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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GIE510C Using Technology in the Modern Language Classroom (Part I)

This one-day workshop helps participants learn to create and integrate media and technology into the foreign language classroom. Topics include interactive online language assessment tools using technology and Web 2.0 applications, and the use of video and audio media to enhance the learning experience. Course formats include demonstrations and hands-on sessions with a variety of media and technologies. Limit 15 students.

Instructor: Mellissia Walles, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Email: wallesm@merrimack.edu

Professional Development Points: 10 PDPs

Tuition: $130

Date	Time
Thursday, August 2, 2012	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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GIE514G French Culture

This French immersion seminar explores the culture of France and other French-speaking countries.  The aspects of the culture that will be covered will include Culture and Arts, Social Values, Food and other customs, Economics, Geography, History, Politics, Demographics and other social issues such as immigration and emigration.  Participants will sharpen their language skills and expand their vocabulary.  Activities and drills will allow participants to reinforce their grammar skills and oral communication.  Participants will also be proivded with Internet resources useful to the teaching of French.  Limit 15 students.  

Instructor: Sylvie Pressman, Ph.D
Professor of French
World Languages and Cultures Department
Email: pressmans@merrimack.edu

Credits/ PDP’s: 3 Graduate Credits/ 67.5 PDP’s

Tuition: $825.00 – 3 non degree Graduate Credits & PDP’s
$490.00 – PDP’s only

This is a five day course.

Date	Time
Saturday, June 23	8:30 am - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 25	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 26	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 27	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 28	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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GIE610C Using Technology in the Modern Language Classroom (Part II)

In this one-day workshop, language teachers will collaborate in small groups or with colleagues to create engaging activities and lessons using Web 2.0 applications.  This workshop is held in a computer lab, however, participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops, textbooks, and other resources that they may want to use as they develop their course materials.  Participants must have completed the GIE510C workshop (see above) or have a working knowledge of a variety of Web 2.0 applications including Wikispaces, Voki and Glogster.  Limit 15 students.

Instructor: Mellissia Walles, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Email: wallesm@merrimack.edu

Professional Development Points: 10 PDPs

Tuition: $130

 

Date	Time
Friday, August 3, 2012	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.