2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Spanish Education
Bachelor of Arts degree
with a major in Spanish—education
option leading to a single subject
teaching credential
Department Chair
Rosamel S. Benavides-Garb, Ph.D.
Department of World Languages
& Cultures
University Annex 129
(707) 826-3226, fax 826-3227
www.humboldt.edu/~wlc
The Program
Prepare primarily to teach Spanish in junior
high and high school. (For information on the
preliminary and professional clear teaching
credentials, see Education)
Learn to speak, read, write, and understand
Spanish with relative fluency. Also learn current
methods of teaching modern languages
and the importance of language in the development
of culture and civilization.
Courses are taught in Spanish, allowing rapid
progress. Taped interviews, videocassettes,
films, and computer software further assist
students.
Participants in this program gain a new
perspective on their native and second
languages and their relation to a multicultural
world.
Our faculty help students interested in
teaching, business, and medical fields. The
department also sponsors visits by literary
critics, artists, consular officials, and other
guests.
Students are encouraged to study abroad
through World Languages and Cultures
abroad programs.
Preparation
A solid background in English grammar and
syntax is recommended. Any previous study
of a language other than English is helpful but
is not required.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
Please note: Degree requirements listed
here do not include professional education
courses required for the credential.
Students earning this degree may waive
CSET assessments before entering the
credential program.
Before applying to the secondary education
credential program, meet the prerequisite
of 45 hours early field experience or enroll
in SED 210/410.
Upper Division
48 upper division units, at least 12 to be
completed at the Humboldt campus, including:
• Courses required from all majors:
SPAN 311 Spanish Level V, Advanced
Grammar & Composition
SPAN 340 Introduction to the Analysis
of Hispanic Literature
SPAN 401 Hispanic Civilization:
Spain
SPAN 402 Hispanic Civilization:
Latin America
SPAN 435 Spanish Applied
Linguistics
SPAN 492 Senior Project
• A minimum of 24 units from the
300/400 series.
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Teaching English as a Second Language
Minor in Teaching English
as a Second Language
Advisors:
Armeda Reitzel, Ph.D., Communication
Telonicher House 54
(707) 826-3779
Terry Santos, Ph.D., English
Founders Hall 214
(707) 826-5988
The Program
This course work develops and refines skills
necessary in teaching English as a second
language (in the US, foreign schools, and
language institutes).
The requirements for the TESL minor are
equivalent to the requirements for the
CLAD certificate (Crosscultural Language
and Academic Development) recognized
by the California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing. See Crosscultural Language
and Academic Development for a full description
of that program.
For a master’s level TESL program, see the
TESL minor in the English MA program.
Preparation
Take high school or community college
courses in English, languages other than
English, and ethnic studies.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Six semester units of a language other than
English taken at the university level or at an
intensive language program
ENGL 326 Language Studies for
Teachers or
ENGL 328 Structure of American
English
All of the following:
COMM 322 Intercultural Communication
ENGL/COMM 417 Second Language
Acquisition
ENGL 435 Issues in English as a
Second/Foreign Language
ENGL 436 Integrating Language &
Content in English Instruction
Note: ENGL 435 is a prerequisite for 436.
Also, ENGL 326 or 328 or the equivalent is
a prerequsite for ENGL/COMM 417.
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2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog