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Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12)

Learn how to teach the Spanish language to students of various ages. In addition to taking classes in Spanish language, literature and culture, you’ll study foreign language teaching methods and educational psychology. You’ll develop multilingual communicative skills for a wide range of purposes, develop language skills, cultural awareness and the pedagogical background necessary to teach Spanish in grades 7-12 in New York state.

Career Potential for Spanish Education majors

  • Spanish in the elementary school when you take the K-6 extension class
  • Middle school teacher
  • High school teacher

What Will I Learn to prepare me to become a middle or high school Spanish teacher?

Most of your credit hours will be focused on Spanish, but you will also take courses in

  • Adolescence education
  • Health
  • Psychology
  • Students with disabilities
  • Literacy

Special Features of the foreign languages department

  • Study abroad
  • Internship opportunities
  • Language clubs
  • Foreign language learning center
  • Foreign Language Early Start (FLES) methods course for K-6 certification extension

The employment opportunities in this feed are a sample from Career Services’ Handshake portal. Some positions may require additional certifications. Handshake is available to current SUNY Cortland students and alumni.

Get Involved in the multilingual and foreign language community on campus

Professor speaking to an ESL English Second Language major

College is more than a classroom. Enhance your experience with extracurricular opportunities. Tutoring students in levels lower than yours solidifies your own understanding.

Student Clubs

Honor Societies

Sigma Delta Pi, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

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