Foreign Language

 

I.          Knowing the Content

 

The professional education program provides evidence that Foreign Language certification candidates complete a program of studies the same as the academic content area courses and required electives of a major in a bachelor's degree in a foreign language. The program shall require candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of and competence in teaching the fundamental concepts of foreign language to elementary, middle, and secondary school students (K-12) including:

 

I.A.      Interpersonal communication (speaking and writing) in the target language at the advanced level including:

Certification in French: (French 4: Advanced French: La France: societe en voie de transformation, 4A: French Conversation and all courses numbered 12 and above)

 

Certification in German: (German 4: Writing and Speaking German, 5A: German Conversation and all courses numbered 13 and above)

 

Certification in Spanish: (Spanish 4B: Intensive Spanish, 6A: Spanish Conversation and all courses numbered 10 and above)

 

            •           engaging in formal and informal conversations,

            •           providing and obtaining information,

            •           expressing feelings and emotions,

            •           exchanging opinions.

 

I.B.      Interpretive communication (listening, reading, viewing) at the advanced level including:       

Certification in French: (French 4: Advanced French: La France: societe en voie de transformation, and all courses numbered 12 or higher)

 

Certification in German: (German 4: Writing and Speaking German, and all courses numbered 13 or higher)

 

Certification in Spanish: (Spanish 4B: Intensive Spanish; Spanish 10: La España Actual and all subsequent courses)

 

            •           written, spoken, and visual language on a variety of topics and in authentic texts,

            •           main ideas and important details,

            •           using comprehension and interpretation strategies,

            •           socio-cultural nuances.

 

I.C.      Presentational communication (speaking and writing) at the advanced level including presenting information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics, using the target language.

 

Certification in French: (French 4: Advanced French: La France: societe en voie de transformation, 4A: French Conversation, and all courses numbered 12 or higher)

 

Certification in German: (German German 4: Writing and Speaking German, 5A: German Conversation and all courses numbered 13 or higher)

 

Certification in Spanish (Spanish 4: Intensive Spanish; Spanish 6A: Spanish Conversation, 10: La España Actual and all subsequent courses)

 

I.D.      Structure of the language including demonstrating knowledge of advanced grammar and the linguistic aspects of the target language, including phonology, morphology, semantics and syntax. Candidates in classical languages will, in addition, demonstrate knowledge of dialectology/sociolinguistics and etymology.

 

Certification in French: (French 1B, 2B and 3B: Intensive French, Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language and Linguistics)

 

Certification in German: (German 1B, 2B, 3B: Intensive German, Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language and Linguistics)

 

Certification in Spanish: (Spanish 1B.2B. 3B, 4B: Intensive Spanish, Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language and Linguistics)

 

I.E.      Culture including the relationship between the perspectives (value systems, attitudes, and beliefs of people from a target culture), products (things, both tangible and intangible, that are produced by members of a culture — e.g., tools, foods, literature, laws, music, systems of education) and practices (patterns of social interaction — e.g., what to do, when, where, and how) of the target culture(s) studied.

 

Certification in French: (French 4: Advanced French: La France: societe en voie de transformation, and all French courses numbered 12 and above, Literature 28F Francophone Cinema: Configuration of Space in Postcolonia Cinema, 70F: Caribbean and French Civilizations and Cultures, 71F: French Critical Discourse: From Barthes to Baudrillard, 75F: Haiti, The French Antilles, and Guyane in Translation, 79F: Scandal in the Ink: Queer Traditions in French Literature, and Study Abroad requirement)

 

Certification in German: (German 4: Advanced Conversation and Composition; All German courses numbered 13 and above, Literature 37G: History and Memory: Perspectives on the Holocaust, 51G: Gender and Race in European Cinema, 54G: Post-War German Cinema, 55G: Film and Literature in Weimar Germany, 66G: Goethe’s Faust, 68: History of German Film, 77G: Literature of Decadence, and Study Abroad requirement)

 

Certification in Spanish: (Spanish 6A: Spanish Conversation; Spanish 10: La España Actual, and all subsequent courses, Literature 55SA: The Fiction of Contemporary Spanish-American Women Writers, 60SA: Spanish American society Through Its Novel, 61SA: Women’s Testimonial Literature of Latin America, 63SA: La Frontera: The Many Voices of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 65SA: Indigenous Peoples in Latin American Literature, 66SA: Latin American Literature of Resistance, 67S: The Twentieth Century Spanish Novel, and Study Abroad requirement)

 

I.F.      Immersion including the major developments and characteristics of a selected country(ies) where the target language in the official language including:

 

            •           geography, history and economics,

            •           religious and political systems,

            •           literature, fine arts and other cultural symbols

 

Certification in French: (French 4: Advanced French: Nouvelles Voix Francaises and all courses numbered 12 and above, Literature 28F: Francophone Cinema: Configurations of Space in Postcolonial Cinema, 70F: Caribbean and French Civilizations and Cultures, 71F: French Critical Discourse: From Barthes to Baudrillard, 75F: Haiti, The French Antilles, and Guyane in Translation, 79F: Scandal in the Ink: Queer Traditions in French Literature.

Study Abroad requirement)

 

Certification in German: (All German courses numbered 13 and above, Literature 37G: History and Memory: Perspectives on the Holocaust, 51G: Gender and Race in European Cinema, 54G: Post-War German Cinema, 55G: Film and Literature in Weimar Germany, 66G: Goethe’s Faust, 68: History of German Film, 77G: Literature of Decadence.

Study Abroad requirement)

 

Certification in Spanish: (Spanish 10: La España Actual and all subsequent courses, Literature 55SA: The Fiction of Contemporary Spanish-American Women Writers, 60SA: Spanish American society Through Its Novel, 61SA: Women’s Testimonial Literature of Latin America, 63SA: La Frontera: The Many Voices of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 65SA: Indigenous Peoples in Latin American Literature, 66SA: Latin American Literature of Resistance, 67S: The Twentieth Century Spanish Novel

Study Abroad requirement )

 

II.        Performances

 

The professional education program provides evidence of the candidates' participation in sequential and developmental field experiences and student teaching, under the supervision of college personnel and cooperating teachers who are well trained, have interpersonal skills and demonstrated competence in teaching. The program also provides evidence that the criteria and competencies for exit from the Foreign Language certification program are assessed in coursework, field experiences and student teaching and require candidates to demonstrate their knowledge and competence in fostering student learning through:

 

II.A.        Management of the instructional environment

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Ed. 21: Educational Psychology, Special Methods Workshops in Foreign Languages)

 

            •           communicating to the students the rules of the classroom,

            •           conducting lessons at an appropriate pace,

            •           engaging students in learning,

            •           managing large and small group learning activities,

            •           providing a positive learning environment,

            •           promoting appropriate student behavior.

 

II.B.        Planned instruction

( Education 14: Introduction to Education, Ed. 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum

and Methods seminar, Special Methods Workshop in Foreign Languages)

 

•           developing sequential lesson plans with clear objectives and appropriate instructional strategies that address various learning styles and disabilities,

 

            •           developing a plan, congruent with the PA Academic Standards and an existing

curriculum, appropriate to elementary, middle, and high school levels

 

            •           accessing and developing resources and materials, including multimedia, necessary

to achieve the instructional objectives,

 

            •           utilizing professional guidelines such as the Standards for Foreign Language

Learning, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and the ACTFL Performance

guidelines for K12.

 

II.C.     Implementation of instruction including:

            •           articulating objectives to students

(Education 14: Introduction to Education, Ed. 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar)

           

            •           using the target language to the maximum extent possible in the classroom

                        (Education 16: Practice Teaching),

 

            •           implementing teaching strategies that meet the needs of students at elementary,

middle, and high schools

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Special Methods Workshops in Foreign Languages)

 

•           implementing instructional techniques to engage students and guide their learning

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Special Methods Workshops in Foreign Languages)

           

•           integrating teaching strategies that assist learners to develop the three modes of

communication: interpersonal, interpretative, presentational,

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Special Methods workshops in Foreign Languages)

           

•           integrating language with culture

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Special Methods workshops in Foreign Languages ),

 

            •           integrating multimedia technology in instruction

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar),

 

            •           teaching structural components of the language for meaningful communication

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Special Methods workshops in Foreign Languages),

 

            •           providing avenues for students to use the target language outside of the classroom

setting

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Study Abroad requirement)

 

            •           integrating instructional techniques which help students to gain sociolinguistics

competence and communicate appropriately in various target culture contexts

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Special Methods workshops in Foreign Languages, Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language and Linguistics).

 

 

 

II.D.    Evaluation of instruction:

 

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Ed. 21: Educational Psychology, Special Methods Workshops in Foreign Languages),

 

            •           monitoring student progress in target language communication and cultural

understanding using a variety of appropriate assessment means,

 

            •           monitoring student progress in developing the three modes of communication:

interpersonal, interpretive, presentational,

 

•           using strategies to enable students to self-assess and monitor their own progress,

 

            •           interpreting the results of student performance and modify instructional strategies

accordingly,

 

            •           developing strategies to reflect upon instructional effectiveness,

 

            •           providing clear and useful feedback to students on their progress and areas for

improvement.

 

III.       Professionalism

 

The professional education program provides evidence that Foreign Language Education candidates demonstrate knowledge of and competence in fostering professionalism, in school and community setting including:

 

III.A.   Professional organizations, professional journals, conferences, and other resources for on-going professional development

 

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar, Special Methods workshops in Foreign Languages )

 

III.B.   Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania's Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations

 

(Education 14: Introduction to Education, 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar).

 

III.C.   Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with colleagues of the elementary, secondary and higher education levels to improve student learning.

           

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar)

 

 

III.D.   Communicating effectively with parents of guardians, other agencies and the community at large to support learning by all students

 

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17: Curriculum and Methods seminar)

 

III.E.    Recognizing the importance of life-long professional development

(Education 16: Practice Teaching, Ed. 17 Curriculum and Methods seminar, Special Methods Workshops in Foreign Languages)

 

            •           maintenance and enrichment of proficiency in the target language,

            •           awareness of important changes in Foreign Language pedagogy