The World Languages minor is designed for individuals who wish to earn a Wisconsin teaching certification to teach a foreign language. Students wishing to pursue this certification must be in the process of obtaining or already have an initial certification.
Requirements
Criminal Background Check
Criminal Background Check (CBC). For all students, a background check shall be completed no more than 6 months prior to the date of admission (advance to professional sequence) into the educator preparation program. The background check shall include a review of criminal conduct at the state and federal levels.
Language Content Area
Complete total credits in chosen language, plus any prerequisites.
American Sign Language
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | ||
| ASL 301 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 302 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL 303 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| ASL 304 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| ASL 305 | American Sign Language V | 3 |
| ASL 306 | American Sign Language VI | 3 |
| ASL 325 | Skills Development: ASL V | 1 |
| ASL 326 | Skills Development: ASL VI | 1 |
| ASL 327 | Skills Development: Classifiers | 1 |
| ASL 328 | Skills Development: ASL Depiction | 1 |
| ASL 330 | Deaf History | 3 |
| ASL 352 | American Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASL 358 | ASL/English Linguistics I | 3 |
| ASL 363 | ASL/English Linguistics II | 3 |
| ASL 500 | Fingerspelling & Numbers | 3 |
| ASL 510 | Classifiers | 3 |
| ASL 520 | ASL Literature | 3 |
| Total Credits | 43 | |
Chinese
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | ||
| Reading, Writing, and Linguistic Development | ||
| CHINESE 201 | Third Semester Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 202 | Fourth Semester Chinese | 5 |
| CHINESE 301 | Fifth Semester Chinese | 4 |
| CHINESE 302 | Sixth Semester Chinese | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Chinese Societies through Film | ||
| Chinese Language and Culture | ||
| Chinese Martial Arts Fiction | ||
| Popular Culture, Entertainment, and China's Modernization | ||
| Seventh Semester Chinese | ||
| Eighth Semester Chinese | ||
| Business Chinese | ||
| Study Abroad: | ||
| Advanced Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
French
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| French | ||
| Reading and Writing Development | ||
| FRENCH 204 | Fourth-Semester French | 3 |
| FRENCH 303 | Conversation and Composition: Intermediate Level | 3 |
| Linguistics | ||
| FRENCH 392 | Phonetics | 3 |
| Literature | ||
| FRENCH 332 | Reading French Texts | 3 |
| Literature Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: | ||
| Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: | ||
| Seminar in French Literature: | ||
| Seminar on Masterpieces of Literature Written in French: | ||
| Seminar in Contemporary French Literature: | ||
| Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| French Immersion: Advanced | ||
| Growing Up French | ||
| Castles, Cathedrals, and Common People: The Foundations of French Culture | ||
| Royalty, Reason, and Revolution: The Golden Age of French Culture | ||
| Reaction and Innovation: French Culture of the 19th and 20th Centuries | ||
| Seminar in French and Francophone Cultures: | ||
| Institutions and Culture of Contemporary France | ||
| Cinema of the French-Speaking World: | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
German
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| German | ||
| Reading and Writing Development | ||
| GERMAN 204 | Fourth-Semester German | 3 |
| GERMAN 332 | Presentation and Composition | 3 |
| Linguistics | ||
| GERMAN 331 | German Grammar in Practice | 3 |
| Literature | ||
| GERMAN 333 | Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| Culture Elective (choose three): | ||
| History of Film I: Development of an Art | ||
| History of Film II: Development of an Art | ||
| Rococo to Revolution: European Art, 1750-1850 | ||
| Modernism and the Avant-Garde, 1900-1960 | ||
| German Painting, 1800-1933 | ||
| Dada and Surrealist Art | ||
| History of Film I: Development of an Art | ||
| History of Film II: Development of an Art | ||
| Europe: East and West | ||
| German Life and Civilization: Part I | ||
| German Life and Civilization: Part II: | ||
| Views of Germany: | ||
| The History of Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages | ||
| The History of Medieval Europe: The High Middle Ages | ||
| Women and Gender in Europe: 1350 to 1750 | ||
| The First World War | ||
| The Second World War in Europe | ||
| Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship | ||
| The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45 | ||
| Topics in European History: | ||
| Introduction to Jewish History | ||
| Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images | ||
| General History of Western Music I | ||
| General History of Western Music II | ||
| German and French Lyric Diction | ||
| Music of the Baroque Era | ||
| Music of the Classic Era | ||
| Music of the Romantic Era | ||
| Music since 1900 | ||
| Song Literature I: Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Phenomenology | ||
| Modern Political Thought | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Latin
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Latin | ||
| Reading and Writing Development | ||
| LATIN 103 | First Semester Latin | 4 |
| LATIN 104 | Second Semester Latin | 4 |
| LATIN 205 | Third Semester Latin | 4 |
| Literature Electives (choose two): | 6 | |
| Readings in Latin Literature: | ||
| Readings in Latin Prose: | ||
| Readings in Latin Poetry: | ||
| Directed Reading | ||
| Literature or Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| The Celtic World | ||
| Greek Art and Archaeology | ||
| Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East | ||
| Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | ||
| Roman Art and Archaeology | ||
| Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece | ||
| Greek Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Greek Life and Literature | ||
| The Life and Literature of Classical Athens: Herodotus and Dramatists | ||
| The Life and Literature of the Roman Empire | ||
| Readings in Ancient Greek Literature: | ||
| Readings in Classical Greek Prose: | ||
| Readings in Ancient Greek Poetry: | ||
| A History of Greek Civilization: The Greek City-State | ||
| A History of Greek Civilization: The Age of Alexander the Great | ||
| A History of Rome: The Republic | ||
| A History of Rome: The Empire | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Spanish
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | ||
| Reading and Writing Development | ||
| SPANISH 308 | Advanced Writing and Reading | 3 |
| Reading and Writing Development Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Advanced Speaking and Listening | ||
| Advanced Speaking and Listening for Heritage Speakers | ||
| Linguistics (choose one): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Spanish Syntax and Morphology | ||
| Hispanic Sociolinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics: | ||
| Literature Electives (choose two): | 6 | |
| Understanding Literature and Culture (preferred course) | ||
| From the Middle Ages to Modernity: The Rise of the Hispanic World | ||
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Latin America | ||
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Latin-American Literature and Culture: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Literature and Culture: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature: | ||
| Seminar on Cervantes: | ||
| Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Culture: | ||
| Literature, Linguistics, or Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (preferred course) | ||
| Understanding Literature and Culture (preferred course) | ||
| Introduction to Latino Literature in English | ||
| Topics in Latino Literature in English: | ||
| Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Spanish Syntax and Morphology | ||
| Hispanic Sociolinguistics | ||
| From the Middle Ages to Modernity: The Rise of the Hispanic World | ||
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Latin America | ||
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Latin-American Literature and Culture: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Literature and Culture: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature: | ||
| Seminar on Cervantes: | ||
| Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Culture: | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Japanese
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ||
| Linguistic, Reading, and Writing Development | ||
| JAPAN 201 | Third-Semester Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 202 | Fourth-Semester Japanese | 5 |
| JAPAN 301 | Fifth Semester Japanese | 4 |
| JAPAN 302 | Sixth Semester Japanese | 4 |
| Linguistics, Literature, or Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Reading Japanese Short Stories | ||
| Extensive Reading in Japanese | ||
| Japanese News Media | ||
| Japanese Performance Traditions: Readings | ||
| Seminar in Japanese Literature and Culture: | ||
| Translating Japanese Media | ||
| Fun Kanji | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Arabic
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ||
| Reading, Writing, and Linguistic Development | ||
| ARABIC 201 | Third Semester Arabic | 5 |
| ARABIC 202 | Fourth Semester Arabic | 5 |
| ARABIC 301 | Fifth Semester Arabic | 3 |
| ARABIC 302 | Sixth Semester Arabic | 3 |
| Literature or Cultural Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Internship in Arabic, Upper Division | ||
| Study Abroad: | ||
| Ad Hoc: | ||
| Advanced Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 19 | |
Professional Education Requirements
Students wishing to pursue this certification must be in the process of obtaining or already have an initial certification.
Students must earn a C or better and a minimum GPA of 2.75 in all professional courses, including student teaching. Prerequisites may be required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CURRINS 350 | Field Seminar in Language Education | 1 |
| CURRINS 437 & CURRINS 637 | Pre-Student Teaching in World Language Education and World Language Methods and Materials | 6 |
| CURRINS 445 | Seminar in Language Education | 3 |
| CURRINS 438 | Student Teaching in World Language Education ‡ | 3 |
| CURRINS 542 | History and Politics of Second Language Education | 3 |
| CURRINS 543 | Developing Biliteracy | 3 |
| CURRINS 546 | Language, Content, and Comprehensible Input | 3 |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
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Students must complete an application to request/be assigned a student teaching placement. To be approved for placement, additional criteria must by met. See Benchmarks for details.
Additional Requirements for Certification
- Undergraduate students must meet the graduation and certification requirements for their primary certification.
- Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in all UWM and transfer courses.
- Demonstrate successful completion of the Pedagogical Knowledge Assessment (PKA).
- Meet all applicable Wisconsin statutory and testing requirements.
- Complete approved coursework in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin, met through one of the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 213 | American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin (GER-CD, GER-SS) | 3 |
| ENGLISH 276 | Introduction to American Indian Literature: (topic: History, Literature & Sovereignty of Wisconsin Tribes (GER-CD, GER-HU) | 3 |
| ACT 31: History, Culture and Sovereignty Rights of Wisconsin Indians Workshop | ||
| Or an approved equivalent | ||
Benchmarks
Student Teaching
Prior to requesting/being assigned a student teaching placement, students must:
- Demonstrate Foreign Language Proficiency - A minimum score of Intermediate-High on the ACTFL OPI or equivalent is required prior to student teaching placement. Submit scores from your language proficiency test to your academic advisor.
- Complete an Immersion Experience - Required for all prospective language teachers, this requirement must be met by spending a semester or a year in a country where the chosen major language is spoken. Submit documentation of immersion experience to your academic advisor prior to student teaching placement.
- Complete and submit an application. Deadlines for submission are posted by the Office of Clinical Experiences.
To be approved, students must ALSO meet the following criteria:
- Be admitted to the School of Education
- Complete all required coursework. An exception to allow a student to take a course concurrently with student teaching requires approval by the student's faculty advisor.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all undergraduate coursework, including transfer courses.
- Have a minimum 2.75 GPA in all content area and professional education courses.
- Passing scores reflected on your transcript for the Praxis II exam: English to Speakers of Other Languages: Content Knowledge #5361.
- Removal of all F and/or I (incomplete) grades.
- TB test results submitted to the Office of Clinical Experiences (may take up to 6 weeks).
- Criminal Background Check submitted to the Office of Clinical Experience
Undergraduate Advising
Our purpose is to provide collaborative, mentoring relationships which promote educational, career, and professional development. We value a student-centered, holistic, and ethical approach to advising based on strong partnerships with students, faculty and staff, and the larger campus community. We are committed to creating a respectful and supportive environment. We encourage students to be self-reliant through informed decisions and choices based upon dissemination of accurate information. We value our own continuous professional development to enhance the quality of the advising experience.
How to Prepare for an Advising Meeting
- Review your Advisement Report in PAWS.
- Come prepared with questions or topics for discussion.
- Make a list of courses you think you should take.
- Investigate opportunities to prepare for the job you want.
- Keep a record of your academic progress.
- Understand you are ultimately responsible for creating your educational, life, and career plans.
- Maintain honest and open communication with your advisor.
- Take responsibility for choices you make as a student and member of the UW-Milwaukee community.
Scheduling an Appointment
Office of Student Services
Enderis Hall, Room 209
(414) 229-4721
soeinfo@uwm.edu
Graduate Advising
If you are a School of Education graduate student, you may schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor by contacting your faculty advisor directly. Faculty contact information can be found in the Directory. Your faculty advisor will be listed in your PAWS account.