2/6/2016
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Human Sciences
School of Education - Elementary Education
Spanish Endorsement
(K-8)
28 TOTAL CREDITS
Required courses
EL ED
Student Teaching:
C I 416 A and B (16 credits)*
*included in EL ED general curriculum, not counted towards endorsement credit total
A total of 28 credit hours total, with a minimum of 24 of those credits in Spanish language, is
required for this endorsement and must include the following courses:
Courses in
Spanish:
SPAN 301 – Spanish Grammar and Composition (3 credits)
SPAN 303 – Spanish Grammar and Conversation (3 credits)
SPAN 314 – Introduction to Reading Hispanic Texts (3 credits)
SPAN 321 – Spanish Civilization (3 credits)
- OR SPAN 323 – Spain Today (3 credits)
SPAN 322 – Latin American Civilization (3 credits)
- OR SPAN 324 – Latin America Today (3 credits)
SPAN 352 – Introduction to Spanish Phonology (3 credits)
Additional 6 credits in Spanish chosen from Spanish course list below.
Methods:
C I 468E – Supervised Practicum in Teaching – World Language (1 credit)#
WLC 486 – Methods in EL ED World Language Instruction (3 credits)#
# indicates class offered fall semester only
An additional 6 credits in Spanish to complete total of 24 credits in Spanish for the
endorsement may be chosen from any of the courses listed below (all are for 3 credits):
SPAN 304 – Spanish for Business and Professions
SPAN 321 – Spanish Civilization
SPAN 322 – Latin American Civilization
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SPAN 323 – Spain Today
SPAN 324 – Latin America Today (3 credits)
SPAN 330 – Studies in Spanish Literature to 1700
SPAN 331 – Spanish Literature from 1700 – Present
SPAN 332 – Latin American Lit. from Pre-Columbian Times – 19th Century
SPAN 333 – Latin American Literature from the 20th Century - Present
SPAN 351 – Introduction to Spanish-English Translation
SPAN 354 – Introduction to Spanish-English Interpretation
SPAN 401 – Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar
SPAN 440 – Seminar on Literatures and Cultures of Spain
SPAN 441 – Seminar on Cervantes and the Golden Age
SPAN 445 – Seminar on Literatures and Cultures of Latin America
SPAN 462 – Contrastive Analysis of Spanish/English for Translators
SPAN 463 – Hispanic Dialectology
SPAN 201 and SPAN 202, or “T” (test out) credits for these courses can
count towards the endorsement, but SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 may not be
used.
Students seeking this endorsement are strongly encouraged to participate in a
study abroad program!