Spanish Education (PreK-12)

The Spanish education major prepares you for the State of Illinois Professional Educator’s License in Spanish education, which qualifies you to teach world languages in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms.

Preparing You For Success

Bradley’s world languages education program provides you with opportunities to learn to speak Spanish at an advanced level. You’ll also learn about Spanish culture, literature, and linguistics, as well as gain the tools needed to teach a second language. With a thorough grounding in the liberal arts and sciences, you’ll combine classroom learning with real-world experiences. When you graduate, you’ll not only have an in-depth understanding of the subject, you’ll have developed critical thinking skills that allow you to create and analyze facts, attitudes, and values.

By the time you graduate, your experiences may include:

• Opportunities to study abroad for a semester or with Bradley faculty during the January and May Interim terms in places like Costa Rica, Peru and Spain
• Conversation tables
• Projects that engage Peoria’s Spanish-speaking community

Making Your Mark

Spanish is one of the most-spoken languages in the world, and language teachers are in demand. While this is a new program, education students in other Bradley majors boast a 100% pass rate on Illinois licensure tests. Almost all find jobs within six months of graduation, working throughout Illinois and many surrounding states.

Major Requirements

Required Mathematics BCC Course

• MTH 101: The Art of Mathematical Thinking or MTH 111: Elementary Statistics - 3 hrs.

Professional Education Requirements – 50 hrs.

• ETE 100: Technology Applications - 1 hr.
• ETE 115: The History of Education in the United States - 3 hrs.
• ETE 116: Field Experiences: Schools and Schooling in American Society - 1 hr.
• ETE 210: Human Development from Birth to Young Adulthood - 3 hrs.
• ETE 215: Strategies for Effective Teaching - 3 hrs. OR
• ETE 216: Effective Planning and Instruction for Teaching - 3 hrs.
• ETE 219: Human Development and Effective Field Experience - 1 hr.
• ETE 230: Adapting Curriculum to Support Inclusive Environments - 3 hrs. OR
• ETE 232: Meeting the Needs of All Students within the Disciplines - 2 hrs.
• ETE 235: Methods of Teaching ELLs - 3 hrs.
• ETE 270: Physical Development and Health - 1 hr.
• ETE 280: Exploring Diversity - 3 hrs.
• ETE 304: Novice Teaching Experience in World Languages - 3 hrs.
• ETE 310: Teacher Performance Assessment - 1 hr.
• ETE 313: Methods of Literacy I - 3 hrs. OR
• ETE 315: Methods of Literacy II - 3 hrs.
• ETE 345: Guiding Learners: Creating Safe, Inclusive Learning Environments – 3 hrs.
• ETE 368: Content Reading for All Students – 2 hrs.
• ETE 369: Assessing All Students – 2 hrs.
• ETE 387: Methods of Teaching PreK-12 World Language – 3 hrs.
• ETE 493: Student Teaching in World Languages – 12 hrs

Spanish Major Core Requirements – 27 hrs.

• WLS 303: Composition – 3 hrs.
• WLS 304: Conversation – 3 hrs.
• WLS 315: Introduction to Hispanic Literature – 3 hrs.
• One Linguistics Course: WLS 311, 320, 360, 370, or 402 – 3 hrs.
• One Peninsular Literature Course: WLS 340, 341, 346, or 347 – 3 hrs.
• One Latin American Literature Course: WLS 342, 343, 345, 347, 380, 385, or 425 - 3 hrs.
• One Civilization Course: WLS 305, 306, 307, 321, 322, 330, 401, or 410 - 3 hrs.
• Two elective courses – 6 hrs.