World Language Education

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

• Launch Seminar (1)
• Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

• EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Pre-Major Requirements (7 Hours)

• EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (3)
• Choose one:
  • ESPHE 3206 School and Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnicity, & Gender Diversity) (3)
  • ESPHE 4280 History of Modern Education (3)
  • ESPHE 4403 Ethics and the Professional Context of Teaching (3)
• EDUTL 2189 Field Experience (1)

Content Requirements – Required Second Major

Complete one of the following second majors. Students should select and declare the major associated with the language they plan to teach. Most second majors range from 30-40 credit hours.

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Italian

Students will need to complete the requirements as outlined by the department offering the major, including any required prerequisite coursework. Second major coursework must be completed prior to student teaching. 2.75 GPA or higher required in second major coursework.

Major Requirements (40 Hours)

• Choose one:
  • EDUTL 5501 Inclusion: Philosophical, Social, and Practice Issues: General Student Body (3)
  • ESSPED 2251 Introduction to Special Education Profession (3)
• ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning and Development in School Contexts (3)
• ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
• EDUTL 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum (3)
• EDUTL 5612 Methods for K-12 World Language Education (3)
• EDUTL 5613 Core Practices in World Language Education (3)
• EDUTL 5645 Core Practices in Language Assessment (3)
• EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
• EDUTL 3189.06 Field Experience: World Language Education (1)
• EDUTL 4189.06 Advanced Field Experience: World Language Education (2)
• EDUTL 5195.06 Reflective Seminar: World Language Education (1+2)
• EDUTL 5191.06 Supervised Student Teaching Internship: World Language Education (10)
• ACTFL OPI or OPIc Requirement (Advanced-Low)
• ACTFL WPT or iWPT Requirement (Advanced-Low)

Successful completion of the Ohio Assessment for Educators examinations is required prior to student teaching. To be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure, must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.75 second major GPA, and earn a B- or higher grade in student teaching.

Total Hours: 76-87 + 2nd Major

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: variable

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on 2nd Major selection, requirement course choices, and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible