Adolescence Education: French and Spanish (7-12) [AFS]

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Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach both French and Spanish in grades 7-12 in New York state. For additional information, visit the Modern Languages Department .

Career Potential

French and Spanish in the elementary school
Note: French and Spanish adolescence education majors are eligible for French and Spanish K-6 extension by taking ICC 324 Foreign Language for the Elementary School
Middle school teacher
High school teacher

Spanish: 30 credit hours

A. Required Spanish Courses: 12 credit hours

SPA 306 - Advanced Spanish Conversation (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 307 - Advanced Spanish Grammar (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 308 - Advanced Spanish Composition (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 318 - Spanish Peninsular Civilization (3 cr. hr.) or
SPA 319 - Latin American Civilization (3 cr. hr.)

B. Four elective courses in Spanish at 300-level or above: 12 credit hours

SPA 301 - Spanish Language Study in Mexico (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 313 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 315 - Survey of Spanish Literature (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 317 - Literary Types in Spanish (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 320 - Spanish for the Professions (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 329 - Special Topics in Spanish (1-4 cr. hr.)
SPA 330 - Música de la España Contemporánea (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 355 - Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 411 - The Golden Age of Spanish Literature (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 417 - Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 419 - Literature of Twentieth Century Spain (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 421 - Spanish Literature of the Medieval Period (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 422 - Spanish-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 423 - Themes in Literature (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 429 - Special Topics in Spanish (1-4 cr. hr.)
SPA 503 - The Grammatical Structure of Spanish (3 cr. hr.)
SPA 517 - Independent Study (1-3 cr. hr.)
SPA 529 - Special Topics in Spanish (1-4 cr. hr.)

C. Two Spanish Courses at 400 level: 6 credit hours

French: 30 credit hours

Thirty credit hours of FRE courses at the 300 level or above. At least 15 credit hours must be from the following group of FRE courses, focusing on literature and culture:
Note: At least six credit hours must be at the 400 level or above.

FRE 307 - French Through the Media (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 310 - Pratique de la Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 311 - Francophone Literatures (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 315 - Introduction to French Literature I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 316 - Introduction to French Literature II (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 318 - French Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 319 - Francophone Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 413 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 415 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 417 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 419 - Literature of the Twentieth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 423 - Themes in Literature (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 515 - Seminar in Literature (3 cr. hr.)

Required Linguistics Course: 3 credit hours

Required for both French and Spanish majors; taken only once for dual certification.

ICC 353 - Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 cr. hr.)

Professional Education: 41-42 credit hours

CARR and SAVE workshops

AED 323 - Seminar for Field Experience (1 cr. hr.)
(40 field experience hours) Required prior to AED 437 and 438
AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (3 cr. hr.)
(25 field eperience hours) Required prior to AED 437 and 438
AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (3 cr. hr.)
Must be taken concurrently with SPE 275.
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
(35 field experience hours) Must be taken concurrently with SPE 275.
AED 439 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Second Languages (14 cr. hr.)
(14 cr. hr. – seven each for French and Spanish)
Eligibility for student teaching: 2.5 overall grade point average; 2.7 grade point average in course work in both majors, French and Spanish; 2.5 grade point average in professional education course work; completion of 24 credit hours in the major; passing score on LAST; score of Intermediate High or better on Oral Proficiency Interview. Grade point averages are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to student teaching.
EDU 471 - Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.) or
HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
LIT 449 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.) or
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
Required prior to AED 437 and 438
SPE 275 - Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)

Program Notes

This program leads to a B.A. degree. Ninety liberal arts and sciences (LASR) credit hours are required. These credit hours are earned in the content core courses (63 cr. hr.) and in the General Education courses most of which are LASR courses.

Additional possibility for K-6 Extension

An additional course, ICC 324: Foreign Languages for the Elementary School, is available to majors in this program. Successful completion of this course will enable graduates to apply separately to the State Education Department (SED) for the K-6 foreign language extension. Students would then be certified to teach French and Spanish (K-12). This course has been included in the sample four-year course of study, but the credit hours are not included in the range given for the dual major.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 137-141

Example of the B.A. in Adolescence Education: French and Spanish over four years

The following sample course of study includes two study abroad components, one in each major. While not mandatory, these experiences are strongly recommended in order for preservice teacher candidates to be able to meet the NCATE/ACTFL Advanced Low level for language proficiency.