+ Foreign Language Education

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The foreign language education major is a competitive four-year program that offers licensure in French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. Students who enroll in the major are eligible for a multi-age (3-21) teaching certificate/license, providing they have a 2.8 cumulative grade point average, a 2.8 grade point average in the specialization, and have successfully completed Praxis II Content Examinations. Students in this major select one of five specializations: French, German, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in the foreign language education major are expected to:

• Apply theories of human development and language learning to their teaching through the design of lessons and units of instruction;
• Plan, Implement, and assess instructional strategies;
• Exhibit professional and ethical behavior when working with students, their parents, other educators, and community members.

Requirements for the major

• Professional education (47 hours)
  • EDAS 409 (3)
  • EDTL 367, 370, 418, 420, 429, 497 (30)
  • EDHD 201 (2)
  • EDFI 302, 402, 408 (9)
  • EDIS 431 (3)
• Complete the requirements for one of the five specializations

Specialization in French (33 hours beyond FREN 202)

• FREN 353, 356, 357, 363, 366, 373, 376, 451 (24)
• FREN electives at 400 level (9) (minimum 3 hours Francophone content)

Specialization in German (32 hours beyond GERM 202)

• GERM 311 or 313, 317, 318, 417 (12)
• Select two: GERM 315, 316, 416 (6)
• GERM 491 (senior project) (3)
• GERM electives beyond 202 (GERM 260 and 360 may not be counted) (11)

Specialization in Latin (30 hours beyond LAT 202)

• Courses beyond LAT 202 may include CLCV 381, 486, LAT 351, 352, 361, 362, 451, 470, and a maximum of 6 hours of Greek. (30)

Specialization in Russian (29 hours beyond RUSN 202)

• RUSN 313, 317, 318, 320, 401, 417, 419 (19)
• RUSN electives beyond 202 (10)

Specialization in Spanish (33 hours beyond 202)

• SPAN 351, 352, 367, 368, 371, 377, 378 (21)
• SPAN electives at 400 level (12)

Students apply for admission into the Professional Year (methods and student teaching) one semester before the methods experience is to begin. Criteria for admission into methods include: "C" or better in EDHD 201, ENG 112, IPC 102, EDFI 302, EDIS 431, EDTL 367, and EDTL 370. Students must also have a 2.8 overall GPA and a 2.8 GPA in the specialization. Finally, students must successfully complete the Praxis II content exam(s) prior to being admitted into the Methods Block. Methods block (semester one) includes: EDTL 418, 420, 429, and EDFI 402. Students must complete all four courses with a "C" or better AND maintain a 2.8 GPA in the specialization area and a 2.8 overall GPA to be admitted into student teaching. Prior to student teaching, students must successfully complete two exams: ACT Foreign Language Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and ACT Foreign Language Writing Proficiency Test (WPT).

Other language programs are offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.