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:
  • GER-G 200 Intermediate German I (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 250 Intermediate German II (3 cr.)

• Placing by examination in GER-G 250 and with successful completion of the course will earn special credit in GER-G 200

• Placing by examination in GER-G 300 and with successful completion of the course will earn special credit in GER-G 200 and GER-G 250.

• Placing by examination above GER-G 300 will earn special credit in GER-G 200 and GER-G 250.

• Students who test out of GER-G 300, GER-G 330, or both, must replace those credits with an additional GER-G elective at the 300/400 level. Students who place by examination in GER-G 400 are eligible to receive any 300-level credit except for GER-G 300 and GER-G 330.

Language

• GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German (3 cr.)
• GER-G 330 Sixth-Semester College German (3 cr.)
• Complete two of the following
  • GER-G 375 Intermediate German Conversation (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 400 Advanced College German (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 448 Intro to German Phonetics & Phonology (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 451 Intro to German Syntax (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 458 Intro to German Morphology (3 cr.)

Gateway Courses

• Complete two of the following
  • GER-E 336 Intro to the Structure of Germanic Languages (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 332 Intro to German Literature and Media (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 334 Intro to German Thought and Culture (3 cr.)

Electives

• Complete 12 credits of courses at the 400-level

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.