Studies & Degrees in Teacher Training for Foreign Languages

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Are you a teacher or an aspiring teacher considering teaching a foreign language in an educational setting?  Are you aware of what it takes to qualify for such a position and the various career opportunities for which this process will prepare you?  The teaching of modern languages, especially in today’s society, where countries and states have become more globally interconnected, is a challenge that can reap many rewards over time.  Teachers who choose this career path are quick to realize this position involves much more than just the teaching of vocabulary, pronunciation and inflection, but one that requires a lifelong commitment to the development of cultural awareness and sensitivity.  To excel in these careers, teachers will need to go above and beyond the basic teaching certification, and seek special training on how to effectively impart language skills to non-native speakers.  Fortunately, this is exactly what they’ll (and you’ll) receive when you enroll in an accredited Teacher Training program for Foreign Languages—an adjunct course of study to the preliminary teaching credential now offered by most major colleges and universities.
 
Teacher Training for Foreign Languages
 
Instructors who wish to undergo teaching training for foreign languages have many options available to them in terms of the language on which to focus, but to give you an idea of what this training will include, below we will focus on just one of these option:  Teaching training for the Spanish language.
 
Spanish is one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, with an estimated 350 million speakers globally.  It is the first language for the country of Spain, as well as the majority of countries in Central and South America, which makes learning how to teach it a smart choice for students in any number of countries, particularly the United States, in which Spanish speakers represent the largest linguistic minority.  Due to the high demand, studies show that qualified Spanish teachers (and other foreign language instructors) earn significantly more than teachers of other subjects, so it only stands to reason that additional training is needed.  This ensures that teachers are able to accomplish far more than merely imparting language skills, but become ambassadors at their places of employment for the non-native speaking students and their parents.
 
As a language teacher you’ll learn a variety of methods and techniques through which to present new and challenging learning experiences to your students.  From lectures and guest speakers to individual and group projects, the expertise you’ll gain from the Teacher Training program in foreign languages will show you how to use an assortment of teaching and learning modalities in which to achieve your primary goal of language mastery.
 
Teacher Training for Foreign Languages:  Career Outlook
 
For many years, the main languages in which students could receive instruction in school were English and Spanish—the two most prominent languages in the world—as well as German and French.  However, depending on the country or state in which you reside, there are now any number of languages taught in schools, including Italian and Russian, Japanese and Mandarin, and even more remote languages such as Bengali and Urdu.  Because of this wide variety, there is a shortage of qualified teachers available in these priority subjects and the demand for high-caliber language teachers is at an all-time high.
 
According to UNESCO statistics, the number of children who will be taking a foreign language in 2013 is almost a third higher than it was in 2011—a number that is only forecasted to grow—which means there is a tremendous global need for talented language instructors. This report also recommended that all children should be exposed to a foreign language by age 9, meaning that language instructors will be needed in primary and junior secondary schools, as well as high schools.