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
Students wishing to pursue this certification must be in the process of obtaining or already have an initial certification.
Language Content Area
Complete total credits in chosen language, plus any prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | ||
| EXCEDUC 301 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 302 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 303 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 304 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 305 | American Sign Language V | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 306 | American Sign Language VI | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 325 | Skills Development: ASL V | 1 |
| EXCEDUC 326 | Skills Development: ASL VI | 1 |
| EXCEDUC 327 | Skills Development: Classifiers | 1 |
| EXCEDUC 330 | Deaf History | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 346 | Skill Development: Semantics | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 352 | American Deaf Culture | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 358 | ASL/English Linguistics I | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 363 | ASL/English Linguistics II | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 500 | Fingerspelling & Numbers | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 510 | Classifiers | 3 |
| EXCEDUC 520 | ASL Literature | 3 |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
| 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 |
| Literature or Cultural Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Contemporary Chinese Societies through Film | ||
| Chinese Language and Culture | ||
| Seventh Semester Chinese | ||
| Eighth Semester Chinese | ||
| Business Chinese | ||
| Study Abroad: | ||
| Advanced Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 one): | 3 | |
| German Painting, 1800-1933 | ||
| Dada and Surrealist Art | ||
| Europe: East and West | ||
| German Life and Civilization: Part I | ||
| German Life and Civilization: Part II: | ||
| Views of Germany: | ||
| Introduction to German Studies | ||
| 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 | ||
| Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images | ||
| Song Literature I: Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain | ||
| Linguistics, Literature, or Culture 300+ Electives (choose two): | 6 | |
| German Painting, 1800-1933 | ||
| Dada and Surrealist Art | ||
| Europe: East and West | ||
| Introduction to German Studies | ||
| Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship | ||
| The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45 | ||
| Song Literature I: Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Italian | ||
| Linguistics, Reading, and Writing Development | ||
| ITALIAN 311 | Advanced Conversation and Composition: Contemporary Italian Usage | 3 |
| ITALIAN 312 | Contemporary Italian Language and Culture | 3 |
| Literature Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Italian Literature | ||
| Introduction to Italian Literature and Film | ||
| Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: | ||
| Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Views of Italy: | ||
| Introduction to Italian Food Studies: A Cultural History | ||
| Contemporary Italian Society and Culture | ||
| Linguistics, Literature, or Culture 300+ Elective (choose two): | 6 | |
| High Renaissance Art in Italy | ||
| The Life and Literature of the Roman Empire | ||
| The Graeco-Roman World: | ||
| Introduction to Italian Literature | ||
| Introduction to Italian Literature and Film | ||
| Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation | ||
| Italian Immigration: A Sociocultural History | ||
| Study Abroad: | ||
or ITALIAN 497 | Study Abroad: | |
| Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Introduction to Literary Analysis (preferred course) | ||
| Survey of Hispanic Literature and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Spanish-American Literature and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish-American Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature: | ||
| Seminar on Cervantes: | ||
| Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization: | ||
| Literature, Linguistics, or Culture Elective (choose one): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (preferred course) | ||
| Introduction to Literary Analysis (preferred course) | ||
| Introduction to Latino Literature in English | ||
| Topics in Latino Literature in English: | ||
| Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Spanish Syntax and Morphology | ||
| Hispanic Sociolinguistics | ||
| Survey of Hispanic Literature and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Spanish-American Literature and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish-American Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Literature: | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics: | ||
| Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature: | ||
| Seminar on Cervantes: | ||
| Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization: | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Requirements1
| 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 2 | 6 |
| CURRINS 445 | Seminar in Language Education 3 | 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 | |
- 1
A grade of C or better is required for all professional education requirements, including student teaching. Prerequisites may be required.
- 2
Concurrent enrollment in these courses is required.
Students must complete paperwork in order to be assigned a student teaching placement. To be approved for placement, additional criteria must be met. See Benchmarks for details.- 3
Not required for students who are currently completing a portfolio in their major certification.
Additional Requirements for Certification
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all professional education courses. This includes any transfer coursework that is counted towards certification at UWM, as well as grades earned in student teaching or field experiences.
- Undergraduate students must meet the graduation requirements for their primary certification.
- Program Portfolio - based on the 10 WI Teacher Standards.
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.