Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Content Area Courses
Note: Language courses begin at the Advanced level for the major. A placement test in the language is required to determine skill level and appropriate level to begin the language. Beginning and Intermediate language courses are in addition to the content area requirements but can fulfill open elective requirements.
Advanced Language Core: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| FCH 201 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I | 4 |
| FCH 202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II | 4 |
| FCH 203 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III | 4 |
| or FCH 204 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION IV |
Literature & Culture Courses: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
- FCH 200-300 level course 1
- FCH 200-300 level course 2
- FCH 200-300 level course 3
- FCH 200-300 level course 4
- FCH 200-300 level course 5
Language Electives Core: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
- FCH 300 level course 1
- FCH 300 level course 2
- FCH 300 level course 3
Linguistics Core: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| FCH 350 | FRENCH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WLE 370 | LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES | 4 |
Education Courses: 40 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCU 207 | SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
| TCH 303 | CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
| EE 281 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE | 4 |
| or TCH 302 | INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
| BBE 307 | EQUITY ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS | 4 |
| SER 346 | STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION | 4 |
| WLE 326 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | 4 |
| WLE 349 | STANDARD AND CONTENT-BASED METHODS OF TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES K-12 | 4 |
| WLE 360 | SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| WLE 375 | MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| BBE 310 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE | 4 |
| or VCE 331 | HUMAN EDUCATION AND THE POETIC SPIRIT |
Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Test
Pursuing certification in the teaching of a world language (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish) requires the oral proficiency test – an Interview – before you begin student teaching. You must earn a rating of "intermediate high" or better on the test.
Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. The following cannot be used to fulfill an open elective: WRD 98, MAT 94, and MAT 95. EE 281 recommended as open elective course. Electives must be approved by the WLE Program director.
Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required
Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures indicated in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete. All students also take WLE 384 with student teaching (listed in the Liberal Studies section).
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WLE 385 | STUDENT TEACHING IN WORLD LANGUAGES | 12 |
| EDU 95 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
Licensure Tests
All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. World Language Education French majors must complete the following tests:
- French Content Area Test (test #252) – assesses knowledge of the French language and culture. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
- OPI Test (see above).
- EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
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