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 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 courses 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. See your Methods of Foreign Language instructor for additional information.

200-Level Requirement

Complete one of the following options

• Complete 
  • HISP-S 250/251 Second-Year Spanish I (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 280/281 Spanish Grammar in Context (3 cr.)

• Placement by exam into HISP-S 280/281 and complete it with a C or better, students can claim special credit for HISP-S 200 and HISP-S 250/251.

• Placement by exam into an HISP-S 300-level and complete it with a C or better, student can claim special credit for HISP-S 200 and HISP-S 250. Students who place into an HISP-S 300-level course must replace HISP-S 280/281 credit with an additional HISP-S 300/400-level course. Special credit is not granted for HISP-S 280/281.

Langauage and Linguistics

• Language
  • HISP-S 308/309 Composition & Conversation in Spanish (3 cr.)
• Lingusitics
  • HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 429 Spanish Sociolinguistics & Pragmatics (3 cr.) OR HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish (3 cr.) OR HISP-S 431 Bilingualism in the United States (3 cr.)

Literature 

• HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3 cr.)
• Select one Spanish literature course at the 400 level (3 cr.)

Culture and Civilization

• HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures (3 cr.)

• Cultural Content (Select one)
  • HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States (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.