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World Language Education German (BA)

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 Title Quarter Hours
GER 201ADVANCED GERMAN I: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST4
GER 202ADVANCED GERMAN II: READING THE FOREIGN/FOREIGN READING4
GER 203ADVANCED GERMAN III: THE UNCANNY AND THE SELF4
Language Electives Core: 36 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
  • GER 200-300 level course 1
  • GER 200-300 level course 2
  • GER 200-300 level course 3
  • GER 200-300 level course 4
  • GER 200-300 level course 5
  • GER 200-300 level course 6
  • GER 200-300 level course 7
  • GER 200-300 level course 8
  • GER 200-300 level course 9 
Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
WLE 370LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES4

Education Courses: 40 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

Course Title Quarter Hours
SCU 207SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION4
TCH 303CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE4
EE 281INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE4
or TCH 302 INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
BBE 307EQUITY ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS4
SER 346STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION4
WLE 326THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE4
WLE 349STANDARD AND CONTENT-BASED METHODS OF TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES K-124
WLE 360SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION4
WLE 375MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES 4
BBE 310SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE4
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 Title Quarter Hours
WLE 385STUDENT TEACHING IN WORLD LANGUAGES12
EDU 95CLINICAL 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 German majors must complete the following tests:

  • German Content Area Test (test #253) – assesses knowledge of the German 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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