Spanish with K-12 Teaching Certification (B.A.)

Program Overview

The Spanish Major encompasses a wide variety of courses to study the language itself, as well as the history, literature, culture, and civilization of the Spanish-speaking peoples. Introductory level courses focus on grammar, phonetics, conversation, composition and culture and are taught with an emphasis on oral proficiency. Intermediate and advanced courses are taught in Spanish.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Spanish program can:

  1.  Describe the significance of historical and cultural trends for the geographical areas in which the target language is spoken.
  2. Recognize important literary periods and genres.
  3. Write thesis driven essays that engage in cultural and literary analysis and critical interpretation in the target language.
  4. Communicate in spoken form in the target language at an advanced level according to ACTFL standards.
  5.  Communicate in written form in the target language at an intermediate advanced level according to ACTFL standards.
  6. Identify and locate career and continuing education opportunities in the field of Modern Languages.
  7. Articulate the integration of their Christian Faith with the academic and professional field of Foreign Languages.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

SPAN 101Fundamentals of Spanish I

3

SPAN 102Fundamentals of Spanish II

3

SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish

3

SPAN 206Spanish Conversation and Composition

3

LANG 493Modern Languages Seminar

3

CIS/MATH/STAT
meeting Quest mathematical science

6

EDSP 207Introduction to Special Education

3

EDSP 307Inclusion Practices

3

EDUC 201Education and American Society

3

EDUC 203Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3

EDUC 331Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades

3

ENGL 1xx
(ENGL 122-ENGL 176, meeting QuEST literature)

3

HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3

LANG 320Foreign Language Teaching Methods

3

TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0

TEP 310Junior Field Experience

0

TEP 410Secondary Pre-Student Teaching Experience

0

Six credits from the following:

SPAN 301Topics in Latin American Literature

3

SPAN 302Culture and Identity in Latin America

3

SPAN 305Latin American Plays of Protest

3

SPAN 306Contemporary Mexico

3

Six credits from the following:

SPAN 311Topics in Spanish Pennsular Literature

3

SPAN 312Topics in Spanish Peninsular Culture

3

SPAN 331Trans-Atlantic Literature

3

Three credits from the following:

SPAN 314The Counter Reformation and the Spanish Baroque

3

SPAN 316Business Spanish

3

Fifteen credits of the following:

Approved Spanish courses at the Universidad de Granada, the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso or Universidad de Adolfo Ibanez, Vina del Mar, Chile. Students must complete at least one Latin American or Spanish peninsular literature class (3 hours). Additional courses should be selected among a variety of humanities courses that may include grammar, literature, history, art history, or political science to attain a total of 15 credits of Spanish classes. Students should confirm with the Department of Modern Languages that the courses that they select are approved for the Spanish major.

Note: Students must complete a minimum of 33 credits in Spanish (SPAN).

Professional Semester:

EDUC 420Professional Issues in Education

2

TEP 407Student Teaching Seminar

1

TEP 435Student Teaching:Secondary

9

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar3
Oral Communication3
Created and Called for Community (W)3
Mathematical Sciencesmet/major
Laboratory Science3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World3
Social Science (EDUC 203)met/major
European History or United States History (3)3
Literature (ENGL 122 to ENGL 176)met/major
Philosophy and Religion3
Arts3
First Semester of Language (SPAN 101)met/major
Second Semester of Language (SPAN 102)met/major
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural (SPAN 201) met/major
Non-Western Studies (SPAN 305 or SPAN 302)met/major
Bible3
Christian Beliefs3
Wellness course1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism3
Major requirements90
QuEST requirements34-35
Total credits 124-125