Program Overview

World Language Education, Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in world language education requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including the general education requirements for the degree, a minimum of 48 s.h. in world language professional education courses, and 30–36 s.h. in world language education content courses. General education requirements to earn a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Education are the GE CLAS Core of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). The major requires admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) and students must maintain TEP academic and professional standards.

Requirements

• A minimum of 120 s.h.
• General education requirements for the degree
• A minimum of 48 s.h. in world language professional education courses
• 30–36 s.h. in world language education content courses
• Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP)
• Maintenance of TEP academic and professional standards

GE CLAS Core

The GE CLAS Core has 11 required areas, grouped into three categories. Students must fulfill the requirements in each GE CLAS Core area.

Communication and Literacy

• Understanding Cultural Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Interpretation of Literature: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Rhetoric: a minimum of 4 s.h.
• World Languages Pathways: required credit varies

Sustainability

Students complete this requirement by choosing an approved GE CLAS Core course that integrates Sustainability (with no additional semester hours) with a course from the Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences category or the Culture, Society, and the Arts category.

Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences

• Natural Sciences: a minimum of 7 s.h.; must include one lab
• Quantitative or Formal Reasoning: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Social Sciences: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Culture, Society, and the Arts

• Historical Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• International and Global Issues: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Values and Society: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Professional Education Course Requirements

Students complete at least 48 s.h. from the following.

Foundation Courses

• EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education
• EPLS:3000 Foundations of Education
• PSQF:1075 Educational Psychology and Measurement

Additional Licensure Courses

• EDTL:3002 Teaching and Learning Technologies
• EDTL:3091 Secondary Education Program Orientation and Classroom Management
• EDTL:3095 Teaching Reading in Secondary Content Areas
• EDTL:4406 World Language Practicum I
• EDTL:4407 World Language Practicum II
• EDTL:4410 Language, Power, and Multilingual Education
• EDTL:4416 Learning to Teach Second Languages I
• EDTL:4417 Learning to Teach Second Languages II
• EPLS:4180 Human Relations for the Classroom Teacher

Student Teaching

• EDTL:4087 Seminar: Curriculum and Student Teaching
• EDTL:4091 Observation and Laboratory Practice in the Secondary School
• EDTL:4092 Observation and Laboratory Practice in the Secondary School
• Optional course: EDTL:4089 Special Subject Area Student Teaching

Mathematics Course

State standards for teacher preparation require a college-level math course as part of the liberal arts core. Students can meet this requirement by selecting a course in mathematics, statistics, or computer science for the Quantitative or Formal Reasoning requirement of the GE CLAS Core.

World Language Education Content Courses

Students complete 30–36 s.h. in an approved College of Liberal Arts and Sciences world language major.

Endorsements

The world language education TEP is approved by the state of Iowa as preparation for teaching licensure with endorsement to teach a world language (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish) in grades 5–12.

Teacher Education Program Academic and Professional Standards

State of Iowa teacher preparation standards require that teacher candidates demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Because of this, the College of Education and the Teacher Education Program have established academic and professional standards that students must maintain.

Sample Plan of Study

Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor.

• First Year:
  • Fall: ENGL:1200 or RHET:1030, GE CLAS Core: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts, GE CLAS Core: Social Sciences, GE CLAS Core: World Languages First Level Proficiency, CSI:1600
  • Spring: PSQF:1075, ENGL:1200 or RHET:1030, GE CLAS Core: Historical Perspectives, GE CLAS Core: World Languages Second Level Proficiency
• Second Year:
  • Any Semester: 10-hour pre-admission school field experience
  • Fall: EPLS:3000, GE CLAS Core: Quantitative or Formal Reasoning, GE CLAS Core: World Languages Third Level Proficiency, Course(s) required for second degree
  • Spring: EDTL:4900, GE CLAS Core: International and Global Issues, GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences with Lab, GE CLAS Core: World Languages Fourth Level Proficiency, Course(s) required for second degree
• Third Year:
  • Fall: EDTL:3002, EDTL:3091, EDTL:3095, EDTL:4410, GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences without Lab, Course(s) required for second degree
  • Spring: EDTL:4407, EDTL:4417, EPLS:4180, Course(s) required for second degree
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: EDTL:4406, EDTL:4416, Course(s) required for second degree
  • Spring: EDTL:4087, EDTL:4091, EDTL:4092, Degree Application

Total Hours: 129-135