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How Do I Become A Spanish Teacher?

by ShyTeacher

Feb 7, 2011

Hello. I live in GA, I have a B.S. in Psychology, but I want to become a Spanish teacher. I took Spanish in high school, I have 12 hours of college Spanish classes (1 3000 Level Class), and I received A's in every class. Currently, I am not fluent in Spanish (my speaking and listening is okay, but I am very good at reading Spanish), but I do believe that I can become fluent. I have a strong interest in languages, especially Spanish, and I am 100% sure that it is my calling to be a Foreign Language teacher (preferably Spanish).

My problem is that I'm not sure how I can achieve this goal. I don't know whether I should get a post-baccalaureate certificate or a M.A.T. (or whether I can even GET into a M.A.T. program).

Even if I can get into a M.A.T., I wonder whether it's better to get a post-bacc first, get "beginner's" experience in teaching and Spanish, get my foot in the door of some school, and THEN do a M.A.T. after I have a job. I also worry about whether some sc...See More

Jaron JM Hola, Señora !

As a French teacher, you first goal should be developing fluency in Spanish. You will not able to complete a post-bac or master's program without it. You will need to be able to take upper-level undergraduate and graduate level classes to complete any certification program. If you cannot give an academic presentation or wr...See MoreHola, Señora !

As a French teacher, you first goal should be developing fluency in Spanish. You will not able to complete a post-bac or master's program without it. You will need to be able to take upper-level undergraduate and graduate level classes to complete any certification program. If you cannot give an academic presentation or write a 5 page or more paper in Spanish, you will struggle through a problem on the content side.

Your choice of degree depends on your goals. If you are considering urban education or working in an independent school, having a master's degree would be neutral or could be an asset. Most private schools want teachers with at least a master's, along with teaching experience. In urban education, schools are looking for teachers willing to work in challenging environments. As a beginning teacher, you will not be that expensive with a masters.

A masters degree could be a liability in middle class suburban district. They may not see the benefit of hiring someone at a higher pay scale that has little to no teaching experience.

However, all bets are off given the economic climate. I am currently going a job search and am seeing more widespread interest. I am getting better responses from private schools but most public school districts do not know what their budgets will be for next year.

You might consider going an alternative certification. Most states take perspective Spanish teacher since it is generally a high needs area. It will give you both certification and teaching experience. However, you need to take more Spanish classes to meet the minimum requirements for the programs and certification.

On 2/07/11, ShyTeacher wrote: > Hello. I live in GA, I have a B.S. in Psychology, but I > want to become a Spanish teacher. I took Spanish in high > school, I have 12 hours of college Spanish classes (1 3000 > Level Class), and I received A's in every class. Currently, > I am not fluent in Spanish (my speaking and listening is > okay, but I am very good at reading Spanish), but I do > believe that I can become fluent. I have a strong interest > in languages, especially Spanish, and I am 100% sure that > it is my calling to be a Foreign Language teacher > (preferably Spanish). > > My problem is that I'm not sure how I can achieve this > goal. I don't know whether I should get a > post-baccalaureate certificate or a M.A.T. (or whether I > can even GET into a M.A.T. program). > > Even if I can get into a M.A.T., I wonder whether it's > better to get a post-bacc first, get "beginner's" > experience in teaching and Spanish, get my foot in the door > of some school, and THEN do a M.A.T. after I have a job. I > also worry about whether some schools would turn me away > because they don't want to pay me more for having a M.A.T.! > > As you can see, I'm very confused. :D However, I'm willing > to do anything and everything I can to become a Spanish > teacher. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in > advance.

Feb 8, 2011

ShyTeacher On 2/08/11, Jaron JM wrote: > Hola, Señora ! > > As a French teacher, you first goal should be developing > fluency in Spanish. You will not able to complete a post-bac > or master's program without it. You will need to be able to > take upper-level undergraduate and graduate level classes to > complete any certification prog...See MoreOn 2/08/11, Jaron JM wrote: > Hola, Señora ! > > As a French teacher, you first goal should be developing > fluency in Spanish. You will not able to complete a post-bac > or master's program without it. You will need to be able to > take upper-level undergraduate and graduate level classes to > complete any certification program. If you cannot give an > academic presentation or write a 5 page or more paper in > Spanish, you will struggle through a problem on the content > side. > > Your choice of degree depends on your goals. If you are > considering urban education or working in an independent > school, having a master's degree would be neutral or could be > an asset. Most private schools want teachers with at least a > master's, along with teaching experience. In urban education, > schools are looking for teachers willing to work in > challenging environments. As a beginning teacher, you will > not be that expensive with a masters. > > A masters degree could be a liability in middle class suburban > district. They may not see the benefit of hiring someone at a > higher pay scale that has little to no teaching experience. > > However, all bets are off given the economic climate. I am > currently going a job search and am seeing more widespread > interest. I am getting better responses from private schools > but most public school districts do not know what their > budgets will be for next year. > > You might consider going an alternative certification. Most > states take perspective Spanish teacher since it is generally > a high needs area. It will give you both certification and > teaching experience. However, you need to take more Spanish > classes to meet the minimum requirements for the programs and > certification. > > On 2/07/11, ShyTeacher wrote: >> Hello. I live in GA, I have a B.S. in Psychology, but I >> want to become a Spanish teacher. I took Spanish in high >> school, I have 12 hours of college Spanish classes (1 3000 >> Level Class), and I received A's in every class. Currently, >> I am not fluent in Spanish (my speaking and listening is >> okay, but I am very good at reading Spanish), but I do >> believe that I can become fluent. I have a strong interest >> in languages, especially Spanish, and I am 100% sure that >> it is my calling to be a Foreign Language teacher >> (preferably Spanish). >> >> My problem is that I'm not sure how I can achieve this >> goal. I don't know whether I should get a >> post-baccalaureate certificate or a M.A.T. (or whether I >> can even GET into a M.A.T. program). >> >> Even if I can get into a M.A.T., I wonder whether it's >> better to get a post-bacc first, get "beginner's" >> experience in teaching and Spanish, get my foot in the door >> of some school, and THEN do a M.A.T. after I have a job. I >> also worry about whether some schools would turn me away >> because they don't want to pay me more for having a M.A.T.! >> >> As you can see, I'm very confused. :D However, I'm willing >> to do anything and everything I can to become a Spanish >> teacher. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in >> advance.

Thank you so much for the advice. Really appreciate it. Have a good day.

Feb 14, 2011

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