3.0 Foreign Language Proficiency

Candidates who matriculate Fall 2023 or later must pass CIED 4133 Introduction to K12 ELL Education with a “C” or better. This will be required across all initial certification programs. At this point, the below options will no longer be accepted.

Prior to Fall 2023, according to OSHRE 3.21.4 (2021), teacher preparation programs at the preservice level shall require students to meet one of two criteria addressing foreign language or Emergent Bilingual / English Learning in P-12 schools:

Teacher candidates demonstrate listening and speaking skills at the novice-high level, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, for a language other than English, including American Sign Language. The assessment for such competency may occur at any point in the teacher candidate’s program and does not require specified coursework or credit hours except as may be required by the institution.
Teacher candidates demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of Emergent Bilingual (English Learner) students in the P-12 classroom and are proficient in the strategies required for the successful delivery of P-12 instruction in that area. The assessment for such competency may occur at any point in the teacher candidate’s program through specified coursework approved by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) and as may be required by the institution.