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Bilingual Bicultural Education Spanish Minor
B.S. in Ed. degree, all emphases

This minor is a multidisciplinary selection of courses to prepare the student to teach children of Spanish-speaking background who have limited English language skills.

By the end of the program of study, a student must demonstrate by examination Spanish language oral and written competencies at the minimal level of a college minor.

The Bilingual Bicultural Education-Spanish Minor is offered by the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development and is authorized by the bilingual education advisor in that department. A minimum 2.7 GPA (B-) must be earned in all teaching minors.

Required Courses (18 hours):
EDU 506 (3) Individualizing Instruction
EDU 513 (3) Foundations of Bilingual Bicultural Education
EDU 514 (3) Methods and Materials for Bilingual Bicultural Education
ENG 375 (3) Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 571 (3) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ANT 368 (3) Hispanic Cultures in the U.S.

Electives (6 hours): Six hours selected from the following in consultation with the advisor:
ANT 200 (3) Education and Culture
ANT 321 (3) Cultures of Latin America
SOC 323 (3) Racism and Inequality
SPE 550 (3) Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
SPN 383 (3) Spanish-American Civilization I
SPN 384 (3) Spanish-American Civilization II
SPN 310 (1-12) Study Abroad 1-12 (Spec)

Total: 24 semester hours

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