Bilingual Education Minor
PEAKS | PSE
This minor is offered by the Education Department in conjunction with Modern Foreign Language Department under the Professional Studies PEAK. The completion of this 20 credit minor qualifies a candidate for an Idaho Bilingual endorsement that can be added to an existing elementary or secondary teaching certificate.
Minor Requirements (20 credits):
- Six credits of upper-division (300-, 400-level) Spanish coursework
- MFL-444/EDU-444.1 Second Language Acquisition Theory & Practice (3 cr)
- MFL-445/EDU-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL & Bilingual Methods (3 cr)
- MFL-446/EDU-446 Linguistics for Language Teachers (3 credits)
- MFL-447/EDU-447 Theoretical Foundations for Bilingual Education & ESL (3 cr)
- Two credit field experience in a culturally and linguistically diverse setting. (2 cr)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Critical Thinking
- Analytical Skills
- Problem Solving
- Oral and Written Communication
- Candidates will be able to demonstrate proficiency in Spanish
- Candidates will be able to describe the leading theories of language acquisition.
- Candidates will demonstrate dispositions that are appropriate for someone with will work in K-1 2 schools.
- Candidates will be able to describe the relationship among language, thought, and culture.
