Bok Certificate in Teaching Language and Culture

Teach a minimum of two semesters of foreign language/culture/literature courses at Harvard.

At least one of these courses must be a language course.

Take two (2) departmental courses from the list below and two (2) Bok Seminars.

1. One foundational language pedagogy course:
   • ROM-LANG 210: Language Pedagogy: Theories, Practices, and Approaches
   • CELTIC 350: Teaching Colloquium
   • CLASSICS 360: Teaching Colloquium
   • CHINESE 280: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language (J. Liu)
   • GERMPHIL 280: Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching (Parkes)
   • LINGUISTICS 173: Structure of Japanese (W. Jacobsen)
   • SLAVIC 126: Structure of Modern Russian (S. Clancy)
2. ROM-LANG 230: Teaching Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
   • Equivalents may be approved from Linguistics or the Graduate School of Education.
     • EDU T549: Technology-enhanced Language Learning and Teaching (N. Mills)

Bok Seminars: Take two Bok Seminars on topics of your choosing. 

Bok Seminars are organized into categories based on target audience and topic: Foundations, Methods & Classroom Practice, Equity & Inclusion, Communication & Language, and Professional Development (for experienced TFs). Candidates should be intentional in assembling meaningful electives that will allow them to tell a coherent story about their progress through the Certificate.

Submit a teaching portfolio. You should design a portfolio that will be useful for your individual goals. For the purposes of the Certificate, your portfolio should include at minimum:

1. teaching statement,
2. prospective syllabus, and
3. sample assignment prompt, lesson plan, or class activity.

For more detail on these items, see the Teaching Portfolio page in our Online Resources. Several of our Bok Seminars also provide a workshop environment in which you may create and refine these materials.