The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/World Language Education. The World Language Education program provides coursework and field experiences to prepare future teachers to meet the needs of students in today's schools. The program is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach children in preschool through twelfth grade.

In an increasingly interconnected world, skills as a foreign language teacher are critically needed.

Coursework will combine extensive foreign language study with a strong grounding in education theory, instructional methodologies, and professional development.

Students develop a deeper understanding of how people acquire and process language as they learn to teach elementary and secondary language students. And students will understand the broader social, cultural, and geopolitical contexts of multilingualism.

Common Grounds - General Education

GenEd requirements, course listings and information can be found in the General Education bulletin.

Content Requirements (36-37 credits)

A 2.5 GPA is required in the Content Area

A grade of C- or higher is required in each course. (Check with the department regarding when courses will be offered.)

No course below the 200 level will count toward completion of the major.

All students must arrange for and complete the departmental language proficiency exam prior to completing Block II: EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. The examination may be taken more than once, but it must be passed before student teaching.

200-Level Requirement

Choose one of the following options:

• Complete:
  • FRIT-F 200 Second-Year French I: Lang & Culture (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Lang & Culture (3 cr.)
• Complete:
  • FRIT-F 265 Accelerated Second-Year French (3 cr.)
  • Upper Level French Elective (3 cr.)

• Placement into FRIT-F 250, allows student to apply for 3 credit hours of additional special credit in FRIT-F 200 only if the student completes FRIT-F 250 with a C or better.

• Placement into any 300-level French course, student may apply for 6 credit hours of additional special credit in FRIT-F 200 and FRIT-F 250 only if the student completes a 300-level course with a C or higher.

Language

• Required
  • FRIT-F 313 Advanced Gramma (3 cr.)
• Language Structure (Select one)
  • FRIT-F 401 Structure & Development of French (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics (3 cr.)
• Grammar and Composition
  • FRIT-F 314 Creative & Critical Writing in French (3 cr.)
• Oral Practice and Conversation (Select one)
  • FRIT-F 315 The Sounds & Rhythms of French (4 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 316 Conversational Practice (3 cr.)

Literature

• Required
  • FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies (3 cr.)
• Select one course from the following
  • FRIT-F 305 Théâtre et essai (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 306 Roman et poésie (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 375 Themes et perspectives litteraires et culturels
• Select two courses from the following: FRIT-F 400 - FRIT-F 459 (6 cr.)

Culture and Civilization

• Select one of the following
  • FRIT-F 361 La France Medievale (jusqu’a 1500) (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 362 La France 1500-1800 (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 363 La France 1800-aujourd’hui (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 467 French Beyond the Hexagon (3 cr.)
• Select one of the following
  • FRIT-F 460 La Francophonie nord-américaine (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 461 La France contemporaine: cinema et culture (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 463 Civilisation francaise (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-F 450 Culture & Society in French Studies (3 cr.)

Professional Education (48 credits)

A 2.5 overall GPA is required in the Professional Education.

A grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. The following courses must be completed before student teaching.

General Professional Education 

• EDUC-A 308 Legal & Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Lab/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs: Secondary Classrooms (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
• EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)

Block I

• EDUC-M 432 Teaching Foreign Language (5-12) (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 303 Field Experience I (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 469 Content Area Literacy (3 cr.)
• EDUC-S 303 Classroom Management (1 cr.)

Block II

• EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 403 Field Experience II (2 cr.)

Student Teaching

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching: All Grades (11 cr.)

Electives 

Complete enough coursework to total 120 credits.