Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-3 - EDUCATOR PREPARATION RULES
Rule 505-3-.48 - World Languages Education Program
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 505-3-.48
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Purpose. This rule states field-specific content standards for approving programs that prepare individuals to teach World Languages and American Sign Language in grades P-12 and supplements requirements in GaPSC Rule 505-3-.01 REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR APPROVING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS and GaPSC Rule 505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING, LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE.
(2) Requirements.
(a) To receive
approval, a GaPSC-approved educator preparation provider shall offer a
preparation program described in program planning forms, catalogs, and syllabi
addressing the following standards adapted from the standards published by the
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (2013, 2015).
1.
Language Proficiency:
Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational.
(i) The program shall prepare candidates who
demonstrate proficiency speaking the language of the field of certification
sought.
(ii) The program shall
prepare candidates who interpret oral, printed, and video texts by
demonstrating both literal and figurative or symbolic comprehension;
and
(iii) The program shall prepare
candidates who demonstrate proficiency presenting oral and written information
to audiences of listeners or readers.
2.
Cultures, Linguistics,
Literatures, and Concepts from Other Disciplines.
(i) The program shall prepare candidates who
demonstrate target cultural understandings and are able to compare perspectives
toward cultural products and practices in target cultures to their
own;
(ii) The program shall prepare
candidates who demonstrate understanding of linguistics and the changing nature
of language (honoring language varieties), and are able to compare language
systems with their own; and
(iii)
The program shall prepare candidates who demonstrate understanding of authentic
historical and authentic resources representing literary and cultural themes as
well as interdisciplinary topics.
3.
Language Acquisition Theories
and Knowledge of Students and Their Needs.
(i) The program shall prepare candidates who
demonstrate an understanding of key principles of language acquisition and
create linguistically and culturally rich learning environments; and
(ii) The program shall prepare candidates who
demonstrate an understanding of child and adolescent development to create a
supportive learning environment for each student that includes a variety of
instructional practices.
4.
Integration of Standards in
Planning and Instruction.
(i) The
program shall prepare candidates who demonstrate an understanding of the ACTFL
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (2015) and Georgia state
standards, and use the ACTFL Core Practices for Language Learning as the basis
for instructional planning;
(ii)
The program shall prepare candidates who integrate the goal areas of the ACTFL
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (2015) and Georgia state
standards, and use the ACTFL Core Practices for Language Learning in their
classroom practice; and
(iii) The
program shall prepare candidates who use the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards
for Learning Languages (2015) and Georgia state standards to select and
integrate authentic resources, use technology, and adapt and create
instructional materials for use in communication.
5.
Assessment of Language and
Cultures-Impact on Student Learning.
(i) The program shall prepare candidates who
design and implement ongoing authentic performance assessments using a variety
of assessment models for all learners;
(ii) The program shall prepare candidates who
reflect on and analyze the results of student assessments, adjust instruction
accordingly and use data to inform and strengthen subsequent instruction;
and
(iii) The program shall prepare
candidates who interpret and report the results of student performances to all
stakeholders in the community, with particular emphasis on building student
responsibility for their own learning.
6.
Professional Development,
Advocacy, and Ethics.
(i) The
program shall prepare candidates who engage in ongoing professional development
opportunities that strengthen their own linguistic, cultural and pedagogical
competence, and promote reflection on practice;
(ii) The program shall prepare candidates who
articulate the role and value of languages and intercultural competence in
preparing all students to interact in the global community through
collaboration and advocacy; and
(iii) The program shall prepare candidates
who use inquiry and reflection to understand and explain the opportunities and
responsibilities inherent in being a professional language educator, and
demonstrate a commitment to fair and ethical interactions with all students,
colleagues and other stakeholders.
(b) The program shall prepare candidates who
meet the P-12 standards for the teaching of reading as specified in GaPSC Rule
505-3-.03, FOUNDATIONS OF READING,
LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE.
(c) For the
World Languages fields in which a GACE content assessment is available,
candidates must attempt the GACE. A GACE assessment is not available for
certain foreign language fields. For these fields, the GaPSC requires The
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency
Interview (OPI) and Written Proficiency Test (WPT). See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.26 CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
ASSESSMENTS for details.
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.
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