Mentoring Capstone Experiences

The two capstone experiences in the MAFLT Program are the Experiential Module Project and the Final Portfolio, which involves collecting previously created materials and presenting them effectively on a website. These requirements are described on the MAFLT website and in the Program Handbook. See page links below.

Course Description from Syllabus

The external purpose is to ensure that you graduate with a coherent, well-presented, detailed collection of evidence that can convey your foreign language teaching experience to stakeholders outside the program, including current and future administrators, prospective employers, academic programs, state boards, and so on. To that end, we ask you to present your materials in two forms:

1. Submit Materials for Review:
The MAFLT Community in D2L has Assignments folders corresponding to all the components of the final portfolio. They are there so that you can begin uploading material to them before the semester you enroll in FLT 898, the comprehensive exam/portfolio course. However, for the purposes of reviewing your final portfolio, you should use Google Drive to store and share materials that are “under construction,” and use your Assignments folder in the FLT 898 course page to submit all of your final drafts for review.

2. Create an Internet-Based Portfolio to Display your Materials Publicly:
All the materials that can and should be shared widely, with colleagues, potential employers, etc., will be compiled in an online format that is easy to share internally and externally. Include all elements of the portfolio as listed below. A “Model” site has been provided via Google Sites, but you may use another platform such as WordPress, Weebly, or D2L’s ePortfolio function. Your faculty mentor can and will provide some guidance on all of these methods, but ultimately you are responsible for your own web design skills and efforts. Designing an online portfolio is another form of evidence of your learning in the MAFLT.