Teach Spanish with a Bachelor of Science
Combine your love of teaching and your interest in Spanish culture and language studies to educate and inspire young learners. Study Spanish Education to create a welcoming space and promote cultural awareness and inclusivity in education.
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Luis Betancur
Spanish Education Instructor
As a professor of Spanish Education, I am committed to providing my students with an understanding of the Spanish language and culture, while also providing them with the pedagogical knowledge and skills needed to become effective and culturally responsive educators. I am dedicated to preparing my students to create engaging and inclusive learning environments that meet the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.
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Beyond graduation
Explore the possibilities
In your career as a secondary Spanish teacher, you will need skills in many different areas. Some of those skill areas include:
- Teaching
- Instructional Design
- Scheduling
- Language Arts Integration
- Project Management
- Classroom Management
Join clubs and organizations to get involved on campus and in your major.
Where you'll study
Plan of Study
- 1st Year Spanish I
- College Composition I
- Introduction to Computer Information Systems
- Concepts of Fitness and Wellness
- Viking Voyage
- Lab Science Elective
- 1st Year Spanish II
- College Composition II
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- Introduction to Psychology Lab
- Lab Science Elective
- 2nd Year Spanish I
- Introduction to Education
- Literacies Elective
- Social Sciences Elective
- Math Elective
- Art or Music Elective
- 2nd Year Spanish II
- Spanish Conversation
- Literary Publications
- Educating Exceptional Students
- Understanding Cultural Diversity in Education
- Introduction to Hispanic Literature Culture
- Spanish Grammar and Composition
- Global Seminar
- Developmental Psychology
- Culturally Diverse Practicum
- Literacies/Social Sciences Additional Elective
- Travel to a Spanish Speaking Country
- Advanced Spanish Conversation
- Education Technology
- Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
- Elective
- Elective
- Readings in Hispanic Literature
- Methods of Teaching Spanish
- Educational Psychology
- Trends in Assessment and Educational Issues
- Secondary Practicum and Classroom Management
- Elective
- Elective
- Student Teaching (Secondary)
Meet the advisor
Language and Literature
- McFarland Hall 312A
Accreditation
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