Dec 04, 2024

2014-2015 General Catalog (Spring, Summer 2015)

2014-2015 General Catalog (Spring, Summer 2015) ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.

Chinese Teaching Minor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Minimum Departmental Requirements

Total Credits:

Chinese Minor 13

Chinese Minor, Teaching Emphasis 20

Grade Point Average to Declare Minor 2.5 Career GPA

Grade Point Average to Graduate with Minor and 2.5 GPA within Minor Classes 2.0 Career GPA

A minimum of 50 percent of major credits must be earned at USU

Note:

Courses for Minors may not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis with the exception of LING 3300 , LING 5500 and LING 5630 .

Courses for Minors require a minimum grade of C- or better.

Requirements for Chinese Teaching Minor (20 credits)

Students must complete the following courses (14 credits):

CHIN 3010 - Chinese Third Year I 4
CHIN 3050 - Chinese Conversation 3
CHIN 4100 - Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language 3 (CHIN 4100 is also listed within the STEP program courses)
LING 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1
LING 4400 - Teaching Modern Languages 3 (LING 3300 and LING 4400 are also listed within the STEP program courses)

Students must complete 6 credit hours the following courses:

Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure

(27 credits)

Note: The requirements listed above only specify courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies. To be licensed to teach in the Utah public secondary school system, students with a teaching emphasis must also complete additional required courses (approximately 27 credits) offered in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP)-Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies (27 credits)

Most of the courses listed below count for both teaching emphasis and the teaching minor.

A. Level 1 (first semester in program)

CHIN 4100 - Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language 3 ³ (CHIN 4100 CHIN 4100 is also listed within the Minor program courses)
ITLS 4015 - Technology Tools and Integration for Teachers 1-3
SCED 3100 - Motivation and Classroom Management 3
SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI) 3
SPED 4000 - Education of Exceptional Individuals 2

B. Level 2

LING 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 ^1,2,3(LING 3300 and LING 4400 are also listed within the Minor program courses)
LING 4400 - Teaching Modern Languages 3 ^2,3
SCED 4200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3
SCED 4210 - Assessment and Curriculum Design 3

C. Level 3

Because student teaching requires a major commitment of time and energy, students should take only the course listed below during this semester. Students are also urged to forgo outside employment, if possible, during the student teaching experience.

Note:

¹Clinical Experience I course is taught under course number 3300 in various departments. Course title varies among departments.

² LING 3300 and LING 4400 must be taken during the same semester and should be the last courses taken for the minor. They are listed in both the STEP and minor requirements for those seeking the Chinese Teaching Minor/non-licensure.

³ CHIN 4100 should be completed if possible before LING 3300 and LING 4400 . CHIN 4100 is listed in both the STEP and minor requirements for those seeking the Chinese Teaching Minor/non-licensure.

For more information:

Please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Jones Education Building 330, or go online to http://teal.usu.edu and click on undergraduate programs, and then secondary programs.