Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Foreign Language with Concentration in Spanish Education for Teacher Licensure^2,4,5

^{See the College of Education page for additional requirements.}

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Social Sciences1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Mathematics1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	Science with Lab1	4
  SPAN 2013 Intermediate Spanish I2,3	3	SPAN 2023 Intermediate Spanish II or SPAN 2033 Intermediate Spanish II for Heritage Speakers2,3	3
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  U.S. History/Government1	3	SPAN 3013 Conversation and Composition II	3
  COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3	SPAN 3123 Spanish Civilization and Culture	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	SPAN 3213 Advanced Grammar and Usage	3
  Science with Lab1	4	SPAN 3233 Introduction to Literature	3
  SPAN 3003 Conversation and Composition I	3	SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	14

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  SPAN 3133 Spanish-American Civilization and Culture	3	SPAN 4023 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics	3
  SPAN 4003 Oral Communication	3	SPAN 4223 Spanish-American Literature	3
  SPAN 4213 Spanish Literature	3	SPAN Elective (3000-4000 level)	3
  Elective	6	Electives	8
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	17

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  SPAN 4703 Foreign Language Teaching Methods	3	SPAN 4701 Foreign Language Pedagogy	1
  SEED 3702 Introduction to Educational Technology or EDMD 3013 Integrating Instructional Technology	2-3	SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 4054 Educating Developing, Diverse, and Exceptional Learners	4	SEED 4809 Teaching in the Elementary and  Secondary School	9
  SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology	6
  Electives	0-1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Students with previous study in a foreign language should refer to Foreign Language Advanced Placement and Credit under Credit by Examination.
³Lab attendance is required for beginning and intermediate foreign language courses.
⁴For teacher licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements see Admission and Retention to Teacher Education and also the Criteria for Internships located on the College of Education home page.
⁵An oral proficiency level of Advanced Low, as demonstrated by a score on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, will be required of all foreign language education majors for admission to the internship.