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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Spanish Education (BA)
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Program Educational Goals
A. Teacher Preparation:
- Students will be able to plan and deliver effective lessons.
- Students will be able to assess their students’ mastery of identified learning outcomes.
- Students will successfully complete a required semester of student teaching earning teaching evaluations indicating that they meet or exceed program language teaching standards.
- Students will participate in language teacher-related professional development and be able to reflect on the value of such continued training.
B. Linguistic Proficiency: Students will function in Spanish (speaking, writing, listening, and reading).
- Students will be able to read and summarize a text in Spanish.
- Students will understand extended speech and discussions and follow more complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
- Students will be able to enter unprepared into conversations on topics that are familiar, of personal interest, or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, school, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
- Students will demonstrate a high level of competency in written and oral Spanish communication and reading and listening Spanish comprehension, approximating or exceeding ACTFL language proficiency standards at the level of Intermediate High (necessary to conduct their own classes entirely in Spanish).
C. Cultural Understanding / International Experience: Students will demonstrate understanding of cultural practices, products, and perspectives in Spanish-speaking culture(s).
- To the extent that it is practical, students will experience Spanish-speaking culture firsthand and reflect on their experience, thus gaining new perspectives on their own culture as well.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of cultural and social norms in Spanish-speaking culture/s.
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of the history and current events of countries where Spanish is spoken.
D. Appreciation of World Literatures: Students will analyze and interpret literature, film, or other sources in Spanish.
- Students will be able to briefly summarize a text/source and describe important themes.
- Students will be able to relate textual elements to relevant cultural and historical context.
- Students will be able to describe relevant ideological and aesthetic movements and relate them to specific works.
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College Requirements:
College Breadth Requirements:
The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.
*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.
Foreign Language:
- Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
- Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.
Mathematics:
The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.
Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):
Option Two:
One of the following:
Option Four:
- Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).
Second Writing Requirement:
A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.
Core:
Grade of C- or better required in all required SPAN, EDUC, LLCU, and LING courses. Literature Survey Electives:
Two of the following: Restricted Electives:
- Two SPAN 4xx electives (six credits)
World Language Education Interest:
Requirements:
Students who wish to be admitted into a World Languages Education major must first declare one of the following: Spanish Education Interest, French Education Interest, Italian Education Interest, German Education Interest, Latin Education Interest, or Latin Education Classics Interest. The following requirements must be met in order to be eligible to declare a World Language Education major:
- Completion of at least two 300-level courses in the target language
- A minimum GPA of 2.75 overall, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their language courses
For additional information see: World Language Education program.
World Language Education Student Teaching:
Student Teaching:
To qualify for admission to student teaching, World Language Education majors must obtain a minimum rating of IH (Intermediate High) on the Avant STAMP 4S or advisor-approved equivalent in the target language. World Language Education majors in Latin must obtain a minimum rating of IH (Intermediate High) on the ALIRA or advisor-approved equivalent. Both tests are available through the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. All World Language Education majors must also have a GPA of 2.75 overall, a GPA of 3.0 in their required language courses, and a GPA of 3.0 in their required pedagogy courses (LLCU417, LLCU 421, LLCU 422, and LLCU 424) in order to be eligible to student teach. See EDUC 400 for pre and co-requisite examination requirements. Students must consult with the World Languages Education program coordinator to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.
Electives:
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
Credits to Total a Minimum of 124
Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year
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