GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING MAJORS:

Students should see their academic major adviser in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures to consult about the appropriate sequence of courses and fulfillment of the general requirements listed below. It is also important that prospective teachers see the College of Education adviser and study carefully the College of Education section of this bulletin regarding university and state requirements (in addition to department requirements for teacher certification).

In addition to completing the regular teacher education sequence and student teaching, Elementary, Middle School and Secondary Education Teaching Majors must also fulfill the following general requirements:

TEACHING MAJOR in SPANISH:

1. Completion of FOLA 162: Teaching World Languages and Cultures 4 sem.hrs.

2. Maintenance of a minimum 3.00 grade point average in the foreign language major.

3. Passing an official Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in the language with a minimum level of Intermediate-High on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Scale before being permitted to register for FOLA 162.

4. Presentation of a portfolio of written tasks demonstrating a minimum proficiency of Intermediate High on the ACTFL Written Proficiency Scale.  The contents must include evidence of the three modes of written communication: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational, in addition to a reflective journal on culture composed during the study abroad program and/or intensive immersion experience.

5. Residence in a country in which the target language is spoken or participation in a structured study abroad program and/or intensive immersion experience. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures must approve the program selected.

Thirty hours beyond the intermedial level, including courses SPAN 82, 83, 90, 100 or 102, 105, 106, 142, 185, 193 or 194, and three additional hours in upper division Spanish courses, excluding 101, 148 and 158.

Bilingual students are excluded from Spanish courses 1-90, and must complete thirty hours, including courses SPAN 100 or 102, 142, 183, 184, 185, 193 or 194.  The remaining 12 credit hours may be fulfilled by any upper division Spanish courses, excluding 101, 105, 106, 148, 152, 154, 158, and 182.