{"id":14720,"date":"2023-08-30T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=14720"},"modified":"2024-01-31T09:10:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:10:18","slug":"world-language-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/world-language-education\/","title":{"rendered":"World Language Education B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>World Language Education (B.A.)<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/world-languages.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"world-language-b-a\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-world-language-b-a\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-14737\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14737\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/world-language-education\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14736\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/world-language-education\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14734\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14734\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/world-language-education\/experiential-learning\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14735\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14735\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/world-language-education\/advisors\/\">Advisors<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15316\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15316\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/student-resources\/teacher-certification-and-testing\/licensure-testing\/\">Licensure\/Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">URI\u2019s World Language Education program allows you to further develop your language skills and broaden your awareness of other cultures. Offering tracks in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish, the program presents you with unique opportunities to impact your community and work toward making the U.S. a more multicultural nation.<\/p>\n<p>Today there is a shortage of language teachers\u2014in Rhode Island and nationally\u2014and the employability of our graduates has never been higher (almost 100% of our graduates find a teaching position after graduation).<\/p>\n<p>Upon successful completion of this program and passing the R.I. Department of Education required certification exams, graduates will be eligible for full certification to teach world languages in all grades (pre-K-12) in Rhode Island public schools (and in many more states, through the reciprocity agreements).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview URI\u2019s World Language Education program allows you to further develop your language skills and broaden your awareness of other cultures. Offering tracks in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish, the program presents you with unique opportunities to impact your community and work toward making the U.S. a more multicultural nation. 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