Chinese Teaching - Minor

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• course is a required transition course for students without extensive experience in a Mandarin-speaking environment. It must be taken after course and before course.

• Students with at least one year of immersive Mandarin experience (e.g., returned missionaries) may waive course or course. Please work with your academic advisor.

• Cantonese speakers are still required to take course.

Important Notes for Bridge Language Students:

• Bridge students with an AP score of 3 or 4 must complete course before enrolling in course or any other upper-division Chinese courses.

• Not following this sequence may delay progress in the major.

NOTES:

1. course is required for both the licensure and non-licensure route.

2. Only 1 credit in course may count towards the Chinese Minor-Teaching Emphasis.

3. course is only required for STEP and Licensure and a student must be admitted to the STEP program to enroll.

NOTES:

1. Only one credit of course may count toward the Chinese Minor or Chinese Minor - Teaching Emphasis.

2. course, and course - Students desiring to apply study abroad credits toward these degrees must obtain approval from the World Languages and Cultures office prior to participating. Both courses are repeatable for credit.

3. course is repeatable for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits.

4. While course may be repeated for additional credit, only 1 credit may count toward requirements for the Chinese major or minor.

The following requirements only specify courses offered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures. To be licensed to teach in the Utah public secondary school system, students with a teaching emphasis must also complete additional courses (approximately 29 credits) required by the Secondary Education Program. Courses may be subject to change, and students should contact the Secondary Education Advising Office for a current course list of STEP requirements.

• Students should note that only one credit of course may count towards the Chinese Minor - Teaching Emphasis. In addition, courses taken for the Chinese minor programs may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

• Praxis requirement: Passing the ETS Praxis II 5665 Chinese - scoring 145 or higher.

• Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) requirement: A score of Advanced-Low or higher is required for the Oral Proficiency Interview for Chinese as a World Language.

• For a teaching major or minor there is a minimum “C” grade requirement in all STEP and minor content required courses.

NOTES:

1. course and course must be taken during the same semester, and should be the last courses taken for the minor.  These courses should be taken the fall semester before student teaching. course is listed in both the STEP and minor requirements for seeking the Chinese Teaching Minor/non-licensure so the non-licensure minors understand the complete of minor requirements. See additional non-licensure information at bottom of page.

(20 credits)

It is possible to have a teaching emphasis within a minor in Chinese without receiving secondary school teaching licensure. However, unless the student is an elementary education major, he or she would not be able to teach in Utah public schools (nor at many private ones). Graduating without licensure may allow employment at community colleges and universities.

In order to complete a Chinese Minor - Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under Section I (Chinese and Linguistics Courses) of the Chinese Minor - Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure (21 credits), except for course, for a total of 20 credits (course) for the teaching minor is no longer required if doing non-licensure Chinese Teaching minor program).