Spanish Education Teaching Field, B.A.

Curriculum for a Teaching Field in Spanish Education

Total hours required for a major in Spanish education, 31 Hours:

Required courses, 22 Hours:

SPAN 301 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I (3 cr)
SPAN 302 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3 cr)
SPAN 306 - Peninsular Culture and Civilization (3 cr)
SPAN 307 - Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 cr)
SPAN 404 - Spanish Linguistics (3 cr)
SPAN 411 - Study Abroad (3 cr)
EDUC 425 - Special Methods of Teaching Foreign Language (3 cr)
SPAN 486 - Spanish Education Capstone (1 cr)

Electives, 9 Hours:

SPAN 305 - Spanish for Business (3 cr)
SPAN 310 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 cr) (recommended)
SPAN 311 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr) (recommended)
SPAN 312 - Survey of Latin American Literature I (3 cr) (recommended)
SPAN 313 - Survey of Latin American Literature II (3 cr) (recommended)
SPAN 367 - Spanish and Latin American Film Studies (3 cr)
SPAN 400 - Survey in Spanish I: Hispanic Short Story (3 cr)
SPAN 401 - Survey in Spanish II: Hispanic Drama (3 cr)
SPAN 402 - Survey in Spanish III: Hispanic Novel (3 cr)
SPAN 403 - Survey in Spanish IV: Hispanic Poetry (3 cr)
SPAN 405 - Seminar in Literature I (3 cr)
SPAN 406 - Seminar in Literature II (3 cr)
SPAN 407 - Seminar in Literature III (3 cr)
SPAN 410 - Practicum in Spanish (3 cr)
SPAN 419 - Independent Study in Spanish (1-6 cr) Must earn a total of 3 credits.

Note(s):

Students in the Spanish education program must also satisfy a general education language requirement in Spanish, either by taking the appropriate courses or through a departmental challenge exam. See professional education course listings under Education: Professional Studies Core for Secondary Education (37 hours required).

Contact Person: Dr. Denis Berenschot, Knutti Hall 217, 304-876-5346, dberensc@shepherd.edu.

Four-Year Course Progression

Spanish Education
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 150	1	Seminar in Education (FYEX)	1	EDUC 200	2	Foundations of American Education (SO-MD)	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102 or 103	3
Core Curriculum	1	History	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM-GL or MD with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-GL or MD with advisor	3
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	16

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
COMM 202	2	Fundamentals of Speech (HM-GL or MD) (Req.)	3	EDUC 320		The Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning	4
Core Curriculum	1	Science (LS)	4	Core Curriculum	1	Science (LS)	4
Elective		Choose with advisor	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	3
Elective		Choose with advisor	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	3
Elective		Choose with advisor	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	1
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	15

				SPAN 411 Study Abroad can be take any summer or as part of semester abroad.			3

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 360	2	Survey of Exceptional Children (SO-MD)	3	EDUC 370		Creating Learning Environments	3
SPAN 3xx-4xx		300- or 400-level Spanish	3	SPAN 3xx-4xx		300- or 400-level Spanish	3
SPAN 301		Advanced Conversation and Composition I	3	SPAN 302		Advanced Conversation and Composition II	3
SPAN 306		Peninsular Culture and Civilization	3	SPAN 307		Latin American Culture and Civilization	3
Elective		Choose with advisor	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 443		Reading in the Content Areas	3	EDUC 400	3	Inclusion in the Regular Classroom (WM-CP)	3
EDUC 380		Technology in 21st-Century Teaching and Learning	3	EDUC 456		Student Teaching, Grades 5-Adult	9
EDUC 425		Special Methods of Teaching Foreign Language*	3	SPAN 486		Spanish Education Capstone	1
SPAN 404		Spanish Linguistics	3			TOTAL	13
SPAN 3xx-4xx		300- or 400-level Spanish	3
		TOTAL	15			DEGREE TOTAL	120

*EDUC 425 must be taken with EDUC 370 or 443.
The OPI Exam must be passed prior to admission to student teacing.

7/27/11


SPAN 411 Study Abroad can be taken any summer or as part of semester abroad.
Students in the Spanish education program must satisfy a general education language requirement in Spanish, either by taking the appropriate courses or through a departmental challenge exam.

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