Liberal Arts and Sciences: CURRICULUM PREPARATORY TO THE TEACHING OF SPANISH

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of Spanish

A minimum of 123 hours of credit is required for graduation. Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996, and foriegn languages in grades nine through twelve after June 30, 1997. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information. See Curricula Preparatory to Teaching Foreign Languages for requirements to be fulfilled by those planning to teach Latin in both elementary and secondary schools.

Departmental Distinction. To be eligible for departmental distinction, a student must have a minimum grade-point average of 4.0, display exceptional teaching ability, and complete an approved project or series of projects. Consult the Spanish teacher training adviser for details.

Foreign Study. It is strongly recommended that future teachers of Spanish engage in one or more semesters of study in a Spanish-speaking country. A number of the curricular requirements listed above may be met through the Year Abroad Program or other approved programs; see the Study Abroad Programs.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

See the description of the general education requirements. The humanities requirement and the college foreign language requirement are fulfilled by the requirements of the major.

HOURS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
24 Professional education courses. (See the entry for curricula prepartory to teaching foreign languages.)
HOURS TEACHING AREA OF CONCENTRATION: SPANISH
8 SPAN 101 and SPAN 102--Elementary Spanish, or equivalent
8 SPAN 103 and SPAN 104--Intermediate Spanish, I and II; or equivalent
3 SPAN 210--Practical Review of Spanish, or equivalent
5-6 SPAN 220--Oral Spanish, or equivalent; and SPAN 216--Introduction to Spanish Phonetics, or SPAN 222--Intensive Spoken Spanish
3 SPAN 214--Spanish Composition, or equivalent
3 SPAN 200--Readings in Hispanic Literature and Culture, or equivalent
6 SPAN 240--Culture of Spain, and one course in Spanish American culture from departmental approved list
3 SPAN 225--Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature, I
3 SPAN 227--Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature, II
3 SPAN 274--Spanish Grammar for Communicative Language Teaching
4 SPAN 276--Teacher's course, or equivalent see footnote 1
3-6 Spanish electives: one or two 200- or 300-level courses (for example, SPAN 260 and/or one advanced literature class)
52-56 Total see footnote 2

HOURS	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
24	Professional education courses. (See the entry for curricula prepartory to teaching foreign languages.)
HOURS	TEACHING AREA OF CONCENTRATION: SPANISH
8	SPAN 101 and SPAN 102--Elementary Spanish, or equivalent
8	SPAN 103 and SPAN 104--Intermediate Spanish, I and II; or equivalent
3	SPAN 210--Practical Review of Spanish, or equivalent
5-6	SPAN 220--Oral Spanish, or equivalent; and SPAN 216--Introduction to Spanish Phonetics, or SPAN 222--Intensive Spoken Spanish
3	SPAN 214--Spanish Composition, or equivalent
3	SPAN 200--Readings in Hispanic Literature and Culture, or equivalent
6	SPAN 240--Culture of Spain, and one course in Spanish American culture from departmental approved list
3	SPAN 225--Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature, I
3	SPAN 227--Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature, II
3	SPAN 274--Spanish Grammar for Communicative Language Teaching
4	SPAN 276--Teacher's course, or equivalent see footnote 1
3-6	Spanish electives: one or two 200- or 300-level courses (for example, SPAN 260 and/or one advanced literature class)
52-56	Total see footnote 2

Footnotes: 1. This course is normally taken during the student teaching semester.

footnote 2. The total of 52-56 hours may be reduced by as much as 16 hours through prerequisite credit for work equivalent to SPAN 101 through SPAN 104 taken in secondary school.

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