Graduate Program
Equipped with a foreign master’s degree in Chinese Language and Culture and Brandeis’ master of Arts Program in Chinese Language and Culture, students will be better able to position themselves for success in the American academic job market.
Brandeis University’s one-year Master of Arts Program in Chinese Language and Culture(MCLC) prepares students to be instructors of Chinese language and culture at colleges or other institutions that offer Chinese-medium content courses.
Prerequisites
Ideally, students in our program have:
- Obtained a foreign master’s degree in either teaching Chinese as a foreign language or in overseas Chinese language teaching (while at Brandeis, students will be pursuing their second master’s degree)
- Skills in some of the following: second language acquisition, testing, language teaching, course design and pedagogy, applied (Chinese) linguistics, and/or Chinese literature
- Experience teaching American students (through programs such as Harvard Beijing Academy, Princeton in Beijing program, Columbia in Beijing program, Columbia in Shanghai program, Duke in Beijing program, ACC program, CET program, or Alliance program)
- Competitive scores on the TOEFL or IELTS
Why Brandeis?
The one-year MA Master of Arts Program in Chinese Language and Culture (MCLC) provides:
- Instruction in class design, theory, and practice for effective teaching of Chinese language and culture for American learners
- Training in pedagogy, allowing students to successfully teach Chinese language, society, and culture courses of various levels, including computerized and internet-based instruction
- Chinese language teaching experience under the tutelage of renowned faculty within and outside campus
For More Information
- For more information about the program, please visit the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website or email Professor Xiwen Lu or Professor Pu Wang.
- For information about visas/I-20s, please visit Brandeis' International Students and Scholars Office.
- For a comparison of the MCLC vs. the MAT in Secondary Education (Chinese), please use this chart.
“As a student, you learn a lot about current teaching methodologies in America, quickly apply what you learn to practice and receive professional guidance and advice from instructors to help you improve continuously.”
Wen Z., MA’24
Seven alumni reflect on their experiences in the Chinese Language and Culture program and how it set them up for success.