Spanish with Teacher Certification (B.A.)

Program: B.A. with Teacher Certification
Department of International Language and Culture Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts Building 267 ~ 260-481-6836 ~ www.ipfw.edu/ilcs/

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

• Acquire a broad foundation in language, literature, culture and a knowledge of current methodologies in foreign language pedagogy;
• Achieve the ACTFL intermediate-high level in speaking, demonstrate the ability to recognize and analyze grammatical and usage errors in own and others’ writing;
• Develop an increased understanding of what it means to belong to a culture and awareness of how culture affects other interconnected issues of identity;
• Demonstrate the ability to think critically about these issues and how they shape intercultural communication.

Students pursuing a B.A. with a major in Spanish with teacher certification must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8 ), the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4 ), and the School of Education (see Part 4 ) and satisfactorily complete the following requirements.

Prior to your junior year, you must successfully complete the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) before admission to the teacher education program. The Praxis II, Spanish: Content Knowledge test must be completed before or during the student-teaching semester, normally in your senior year.