Prepare to teach Spanish to children ages pre-kindergarten through high school.
Students in Ashland’s Spanish education program receive training in the Spanish language from our foreign languages department and develop their skills as a teacher in our education program, which is regarded as one of the best in Ohio.
When you major in Spanish Education at Ashland, you get outstanding training from two strong departments: Foreign Languages and Education. Approximately 50 percent will be focused in foreign languages and 40 percent in education and you will begin your experience in the classroom as an observer during your freshman year. By the time you graduate you will be confident of your ability to teach and ready to take charge of a classroom of students ready to learn a second language.
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What You’ll Love About the Spanish Education Major:
- Professors give you individual attention and mentoring.
- As early as your freshman year you begin observing and assisting in the classroom, building your skills and enhancing your confidence for working with students.
- Our language lab and classrooms are state of the art, which makes learning easier.
- All Spanish classes are taught in Spanish to build your fluency and understanding of the language.
- You will have the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad in Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica or Mexico and earn credit toward graduation at Ashland.
- Because half of your education is in the Spanish language and half in Education, you will graduate with strong skills in both.
- Both professors from the Foreign Languages department and the Education department will mentor you through your classroom student teaching to maximize the value of the experience. Foreign Language methods courses are taught in the foreign language department.
- Ashland’s teacher education program is regarded as one of the best in Ohio.
- The education program has such a strong reputation that many Ohio school districts seek out our graduates for employment.
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Reach Your Career Goals
- As a graduate of this major, you will be ready to pass licensure tests to teach Spanish to children ages pre-kindergarten through high school.
- This year, our College of Education achieved a 96 percent pass rate on the state-mandated Praxis 2 exams and a 100 percent pass rate on state-mandated Praxis 3 exams. When you graduate from the program, you will be prepared to teach.
Enhance your career prospects and knowledge by also earning:
- Master of Education — Available during fall and spring evening classes and both day and evening classes throughout the summer at centers in Ashland, Columbus, Elyria, Massillon and Cleveland Center.
- Master of Educational Administration — Provides you with certification in an educational administration of your choice.
- Doctor of Education — a terminal degree in the field of education.
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Exceptional Professors of Language and Education
- Strong classroom teaching skills are a necessity for every professor at Ashland because they personally teach each class, not graduate students or teaching assistants.
- Spanish language professors are all involved in research projects with which students can become involved — an asset if you decide to pursue graduate studies.
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Gain Real World Experience
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Your classroom experience begins during your freshman year when you observe and assist teachers. Prior to beginning your student teaching experience, you will already have at least 200 clock hours experience in the classroom, which is a real confidence builder.
Your student teaching experience, which occurs during your senior year, includes a minimum of 300 clock hours leading a Spanish class. With all this experience under your belt, you will be completely ready to teach in your own classroom when you graduate.
Links for Educators:
- ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- MLA Modern – Language Association
- OFLA – Ohio Foreign Language Association
- FLTeach – Foreign Language Teaching Forum
- AATF – American Association of Teachers of French
- AATG – American Association of Teachers of German
- AATSP – American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
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Interesting Classes You May Take
- Early Childhood Education in Mexico — Get in-class cultural and linguistic instruction as well as field experiences in Mexican schools.
- Spanish Phonetics — Get a review of Spanish pronunciation and an introduction to phonetics and phonology, including the study of features of principal dialects and a contrastive analysis of Spanish and English sound systems.
- Foreign Language Education Curriculum and Instruction — Examine the theoretical and practical issues relating to the teaching of foreign language K-12.
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Organizations for Spanish Education Majors
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