Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A - State Board of Education
Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION
Section 6A-4.0243 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in World Languages (Grades K-12) - Academic Class
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 6A-4.0243
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Specialization requirements for the following world languages: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
(a) Plan One. A
bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in one of
the world languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule; or
(b) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree
with thirty (30) semester hours in one of the world languages listed in
subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak
the language as their native language;
2. Literature in the language; and,
3. Applied linguistics or second
language acquisition; or
(c) Plan Three. A bachelor's or higher degree
with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the world languages as
specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21) semester
hours in another one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this
rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak
the language as their native language; and,
2. Literature in the language;
or
(d) Plan Four. A
bachelor's or higher degree and official documentation of successful completion
of the Basic Program of the Defense Language Institute of the United States,
Department of Defense in one of the world languages listed in subsection (1) of
this rule.
(e) Plan Five. A
bachelor's or higher degree and official documentation of an American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency interview score
earned above the intermediate level and a written proficiency test score earned
above the intermediate level in one of the world languages for which there is
no Florida developed certification subject area
examination.
(2) Specialization requirements for Latin.
(a)
Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major
in Latin; or
(b) Plan Two. A
bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in Latin to include
credit in the areas specified below:
1. Latin
vocabulary, grammar, and composition;
2. Latin literature; and,
3. Roman culture; or
(c) Plan Three. A bachelor's or higher degree
with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the modern languages
as specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21)
semester hours in Latin to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. Latin vocabulary, grammar, and
composition;
2. Latin literature;
and,
3. Roman
culture.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.
New 7-1-90, Amended 7-17-00, 4-17-02, 6-20-07, 3-24-08, 6-21-11.
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