Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12) [ASP]

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Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach Spanish in grades 7-12 in New York state. There is an admission to the program prerequisite of an overall grade point average of 2.5.

For additional information, visit the Modern Languages Department .

Career Potential

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

A. Required Spanish Core 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. Required Linguistics Course: 3 credit hours

Course is taught in English.

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

C. Four Elective Spanish Courses: 12 credit hours

Choose courses in Spanish at the 300 level or above.

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.)

D. Two Spanish Courses at the 400 level: 6 credit hours

E. Core Professional Education Courses: 41-42 cr. hr.

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 experience 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 AED 438
AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (3 cr. hr.)
(35 field experience hours)
AED 439 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Second Languages (14 cr. hr.)
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
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.)
Must be taken concurrently with AED 438

F. Eligibility for Student Teaching

A 2.5 grade point average overall
A 2.5 grade point average in required professional education course work
A 2.7 grade point average in major course work
24 credit hours of SPA courses
A score of Intermediate High or better on the Oral Proficiency Interview
A grade of B or better in AED 437 and 438 Methods block
CARR and SAVE workshops

Grade point averages are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to student teaching.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

Example of the B.A. over four years

Courses do not necessarily need to be taken in the sequence that appears below. Students are strongly encouraged to complete some of their requirements through study abroad.