Vanderbilt University's Departments of French and Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and German, Russian and East European Studies jointly oversee a Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies. The courses and co-curricular programming offered through this certificate engage graduate students in critical reflection about current research in second language acquisition and foreign language teaching, thereby enhancing their ability to develop as teachers and succeed in a competitive job market. Any student enrolled in a graduate program at Vanderbilt is eligible to apply for the Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies. Acceptance to the program requires the approval of the student's primary adviser and the director of the program in SLS. Designated graduate courses successfully completed at Vanderbilt prior to admission to the program may be counted toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the director of the program.