Foreign Language Education / Bachelor of Arts

This program is designed for the candidate who intends to teach foreign language in public and private sector schools in the State of Illinois.

Degree Requirements

I. Requirements

53-200Field Experience I

1

53-227Special Methods of Teaching Foreign Language to Elementary Grades

3

53-300Field Experience II

1

53-307Educational Media Design for Effective Learning

1

53-308Emerging Technologies for Education

1

53-312Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Adolescents

3

53-322Characteristics and Development of the Adolescent Learner

3

53-328Special Methods of Teaching Foreign Language to Adolescents

3

53-331Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas to Adolescents

3

53-394Pedagogy and Assessment for Effective Instruction

3

53-483Clinical Practice and Seminar: Foreign Language

9

51-310Foundations of Teaching English Language Learners

3

54-357Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities

3

II. Professional Educator License

Foreign Language majors will register for six hours of Special Methods Instruction. See Education Advisor for more information.

III. Recommended Electives

53-225Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School

3

53-315Communication for Teachers

3

IV. Advanced Writing: Clinical Practice and Seminar: Foreign Language (53-483) fulfills the advanced writing requirement for majors.