2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Teaching Major in Modern Language- Japanese (BA/BS)

The Teaching Major in Modern Language- Japanese will help you develop your ability to communicate in oral and written Japanese, develop your intercultural skills, and prepare students for a career in teaching Japanese on the secondary school level.

84-85 credits

Required Language Sequence, 24 credits

JAPA 101Beginning Japanese 1

4

JAPA 102Beginning Japanese 2

4

JAPA 201Intermediate Japanese 1

4

JAPA 202Intermediate Japanese 2

4

JAPA 301Advanced Japanese 1

4

JAPA 302Advanced Japanese 2

4

Total Credit Hours:24

ML Required courses, 6 credits

ML 101 intended to be taken in conjunction with on of the following parallels:

  • Language Courses in the Beginning Sequence (101 and 102)
  • Language Courses in the Intermediate Sequence (201 and 202)
  • Language Courses in the Advanced Sequence (301 and 302)

ML 401 intended to be taken in the final year of the program

ML 101Going Global: Tools for Exploring Languages and Cultures

3

ML 401Capstone in Modern Languages

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Core Categories, 9 credits

Select one course in each category (Literature, Linguistics, and Culture)

HIST 496 (Modern Japan, 1600 to Present) may substitute for either JAPA 334 or JAPA 401.

Literature, 3 credits

JAPA 401Contemporary Masterpieces

3

Linguistics, 3 credits

JAPA 337Japanese Linguistics

3

Culture, 3 credits

JAPA 334Japanese Culture and Civilization

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Electives, 6-7 credits

JAPA Elective, 3 credits

  • Select one 300 or 400-level JAPA course not used to satisfy the three core categories (Literature, Linguistics, and Culture)
3 credits from 300-400 level JAPA course

3

Non-JAPA Elective, 3-4 credits

Student may choose to take a course from one of the following categories:

  • A 300-level AR, CH, FR, GER, SP or ML course taught in English
  • A language sequence (101-302) AR, CH, FR, GER or SP course
Non-JAPA Elective 3-4 credits

3-4

Total Credit Hours:6-7

 

Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program

Professional Education Sequence, 39 credits

Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDJH 385Principles of Teaching in the Middle School

3

EDPS 390Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education

3

EDSE 380Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School

3

FL 395Teaching Methods, Reading Strategies, and Materials for World Language

3

FL 396Technology and Assessment for World Language Education

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses

EDMU 205Introduction to Multicultural Education

3

EDPS 251Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education

3

FL 150Introduction to Teaching World Languages in Secondary Schools

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Decision Point 3 Courses

EDSE 460Student Teaching: Secondary School

6-7

EDSE 465Elective Student Teaching: Secondary, Junior High/Middle, or All-Grade

3 OR 5

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 84-85

See Professional Education Assessment/Decision Points for additional information.

During either term of the senior year, students are required to complete a summative assessment. Guidelines will be provided by the department. In order to achieve the proficiency necessary to teach a foreign language, students are required to earn at least 6 hours toward this major in study abroad courses.