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: 24 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
JPN 201 | ADVANCED JAPANESE I | 4 |
JPN 202 | ADVANCED JAPANESE II | 4 |
JPN 203 | ADVANCED JAPANESE III | 4 |
JPN 311 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING I | 4 |
JPN 312 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING II | 4 |
JPN 313 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING III | 4 |
Language Electives Core: 24 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required. Courses must be from at least 3 different departments.
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 24 |
HAA 115 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | |
HAA 216 | JAPANESE ART | |
HAA 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (as appropriate) | |
GEO 215 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY | |
HST 263 | JAPAN TO C. 1200 | |
HST 264 | JAPAN c.1200 - 1800 | |
HST 265 | JAPAN, c. 1800-PRESENT | |
HST 162 | EAST ASIA c. 1200 TO 1800 | |
HST 322 | TOPICS IN ASIAN HISTORY | |
HST 340 | CULTURE AND GENDER IN JAPAN | |
INT 330 | TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES | |
JPN 240E | MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | |
PSC 253 | ASIAN POLITICS | |
PSC 349 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
REL 202 | ATOM BOMB DISCOURSE | |
REL 205 | COMPARATIVE ETHICS | |
REL 245 | RELIGION IN JAPANESE HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE | |
REL 247 | LITERATURE AND RELIGION IN JAPAN | |
REL 342 | ZEN MIND | |
VCE 310 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNITIES STUDIES | |
VCE 311 | VALUE-CREATING APPROACHES TO SOCIETY, KNOWLEDGE, AND POWER | |
VCE 320 | HUMAN REVOLUTION IN SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY | |
VCE 331 | HUMAN EDUCATION AND THE POETIC SPIRIT | |
VCE 332 | DAISAKU IKEDA'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE (2) DIALOGUES | |
VCE 333 | PEACEBUILDING AND EDUCATION | |
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 Japanese majors must complete the following tests:
- Japanese Content Area Test (test #256) – assesses knowledge of the Japanese 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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