Education Department: Spanish K-12 Certification

Do you have an intense passion for Spanish? Have you ever thought about sharing this passion with others?

If so, Marywood's Spanish certification program sounds like a perfect fit for you! Marywood's reputation for producing outstanding Spanish teachers is recognized throughout the Northeast. Our graduates are leaders in foreign language pedagogy. Guided by the National Standards of the American Council of the Teachers of Foreign Language, our students are prepared in a variety of traditional and cutting-edge methodologies and technology.

Our curriculum is rich in the areas of civilization, literature, film, and fine arts and is reinforced with cultural events outside the classroom, including travel abroad. Our conversation and language courses challenge both native and non-native students to attain an ever deepening understanding of the Spanish worlds. 

Required Program Courses

SPAN 211 & 212	Intermediate Spanish*	3, 3
SPAN 213 & 214	Spanish for the Social and Public Service Profressional I,II**	3, 3
SPAN 217	Conversational Spanish for the Public Service Professional	3
SPAN 223	Spanish for Reading and Review**	3
SPAN 275	Conversation Spanish*	3
SPAN 280	Contemporary Cultural Trends in Spanish Speaking Films**	3
SPAN 300	Intensive Grammar Review*	3
SPAN 302 & 303	Introduction to Literature I,II*	3, 3
SPAN 325	Latin America Culture and Civilization*	3
SPAN 330	Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation*	3
SPAN 333	Spanish Civilization*	3
SPAN 421	Modern Spanish Novel**	3
ENGL 400	Structure of Linguistics*	3
LANG 411B	Curriculum Methods and Materials for Languages*	3

*Required Course

**Elective Course

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 000	Field Experience	ongoing
EDUC 005D	Practicum	1
EDUC 100/101	Introduction to Education	.5,.5
PSY 251	Developmental Psychology	3
EDUC 311	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 411A	Effective Instruction in Secondary and K-12 Education	3
EDUC 414	Social Foundations	3
S ED 100	Characteristics of Students with Disabilities	3
S ED 300	Curriculum Adaptations (taken with student teaching)	3
S ED 367	Behavior and Classroom Management	3
EDUC 561	Methods, Materials and Assessment of ELL	3
EDUC 442	Student Teaching	9