Endorsement Coursework in Bilingual Education (BilEd)
Bilingual Education Endorsement Coursework
The Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) is the academic and conceptual home of the endorsement coursework in Bilingual Education at UNM. Our commitment is to provide high-quality academic preparation for teachers in the areas of language and culture in order to meet the educational needs of the state, the nation, and the world. Our endorsement coursework is structured to contribute to the quality of life in New Mexico through contributions to public policy, support for emergent bilinguals, second language learners, language preservation programs, and advocacy for social justice.
The Bilingual Education endorsement coursework enable teacher candidates at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to strengthen their understandings, teaching practices, and professional identities regarding the education of bilingual students and students who are learning English as a second language.
Endorsements are issued by the New Mexico Public Education Department to K-12 teachers licensed in general and special education. The following information pertains to the endorsement coursework in Bilingual Education in the Department of LLSS. For licensure programs, see other departments in the College of Education & Human Sciences.
Process to Register into the Endorsement Coursework
This endorsement coursework does not require admission into the College of Education and Human Sciences or enrollment in a degree-seeking program in LLSS. UNM students can register into any of the courses listed for the endorsement coursework. Some courses may have restrictions, please contact Cecilia Estrada at llssws@unm.edu to lift the restrictions.
Non-UNM students need to apply for a non-degree student (graduate or undergraduate) status to be able to register into the courses in the endorsement coursework. To apply for the non-degree status, please visit this website: https://www.unm.edu/apply/ . Follow steps to apply as a non-degree student on the Albuquerque Campus. If you have questions please call us at (505) 277-8900.
Advisement is available from Faculty in the Bilingual Education Program. Please, visit Hokona Hall-Zuni Rm. 142 for more information.
Endorsement Coursework in Bilingual Education
The following courses have been approved by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) for the Bilingual Education teaching endorsement. Please note that the endorsement is issued by the New Mexico Public Education Department (not UNM). Substitutions for any of these courses must be approved by NMPED. School districts have set a priority on hiring teachers who have successfully completed endorsement coursework versus alternative routes to endorsements. There is a great shortage of bilingually-endorsed teachers, therefore teachers with a bilingual endorsement are in especially high demand.
Bilingual Education Endorsement Coursework (21 hours) (K-12, Spanish – English)
Co-Requisites (9 Semester hours)
Linguistics (3):
- LING 2110 – Introduction to the Study of Language OR Any other introductory Linguistics course.
Language Requirements (6 hours):
- SPAN 301 – Topics in Hispanic Culture and Language
- SPAN 302 – Developing Spanish Writing Skills
Course Requirements (21)
- Bilingual Education Research, Theory, and Practice (18 hours, 9 of which must be in courses taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 453 – Theoretical and Cultural Foundations of Bilingual Education
- LLSS 456 – First and Second Language Development within Cultural Contexts
- LLSS 300Bilingual Teaching Methods, Materials and Techniques (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 482 – Teaching English as a Second Language
- LLSS 455* - Teaching Spanish for Bilingual Classroom (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 479 – The Teaching of Reading in the Bilingual Classroom (La Enseñanza de la Lectoescritura) (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- Sociocultural/History/Arts (3) – Choose one course from:
- LLSS 449 – Teaching the Native Language to the Native Speaker
- LLSS460 – Language and Education in Southwest Native American Communities
- LLSS 457 – Language, Culture, and Mathematics (Taught in Spanish, only available during Summer)
- –CCS or CCST Any Chicana & Chicano Studies Course in consultation with an advisor
- SPAN 307 – Introduction to Hispanic Literature (taught in Spanish)
- SPAN 371 – Spanish of the Southwest (taught in Spanish)
- SPAN 375 – Southwestern Hispanic Folklore (taught in Spanish)
- NATV 1150 – Introduction to Native American Studies
In addition to the coursework, students will be required to successfully complete LA PRUEBA, the New Mexico approved Spanish Language Proficiency Exam. For more information on “La Prueba”, please visit: https://www.enmu.edu/academics/academic-resources-services/testing-center/prueba-de-espanol-nm-spanish-language-proficiency-exam
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*Also offered for graduate credit
Bilingual Education Endorsement Coursework 21 hours (K-12, Spanish – English)
Co-Requisites (9 Semester hours)
- Linguistics (3):
- LLSS 555 - Language Study for EducatorsLanguage Requirements (6 hours):
- SPAN 301 – Topics in Hispanic Culture and Language
- SPAN 302 – Developing Spanish Writing Skills
Course Requirements (21)
- Bilingual Education Research, Theory, and Practice (18 hours, 9 of which must be in courses taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 580 – Theoretical and Cultural Foundations of Bilingual Education
- LLSS 580 Seminar in the Education of the Bilingual Student
- LLSS 556 – First and Second Language Development within Cultural Contexts (Recommended: Intro to Linguistics course of LLSS 555 for graduate students)
- LLSS 593 – T: Bilingual Teaching Methods, Materials and Techniques (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 581 – Teaching English as a Second Language
- LLSS 455* - Teaching Spanish for Bilingual Classroom (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- LLSS 579 – The Teaching of Reading in the Bilingual Classroom (La Enseñanza de la Lectoescritura) (Permission of instructor) (Taught in Spanish)
- Sociocultural/History/Arts (3) – Choose one course from:
- LLSS 554 – Teaching the Native American Child
- LLSS 560 – Language and Education in Southwest Native American Communities
- LLSS 557 – Language, Culture, and Mathematics (Taught in Spanish, only available during Summer)
- –CCS Any Chicana & Chicano Studies Course in consult with an advisor
- SPAN 307 – Introduction to Hispanic Literature (taught in Spanish)
- SPAN 371 – Spanish of the Southwest (taught in Spanish)
- SPAN 375 – Southwestern Hispanic Folklore (taught in Spanish)
In addition to the coursework, students will be required to successfully complete LA PRUEBA, the New Mexico approved Spanish Language Proficiency Exam. For more information on “La Prueba”, please visit: https://www.enmu.edu/academics/academic-resources-services/testing-center/prueba-de-espanol-nm-spanish-language-proficiency-exam
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*Also offered for graduate credit
Summer Endorsement Courses
In addition to courses offered during regular school semesters. The Bilingual/TESOL Education department program offers a Summer Institutefor bilingual teacher candidates or licensed teachers, looking for an endorsement in Bilingual Education. Through the Institute, teachers can complete the required credits in a shorter period and reducing the coursework load during school year. The Summer Institute offers only 3 of the courses approved the NMPED for an endorsement in Bilingual Education. Other courses required for the endorsement are taught during the regular semesters. The Institute offers related endorsement coursework and integrated teaching field experiences. The Summer Spanish Immersion Institute for Bilingual Teachers coursework includes:
- The following courses: LLSS 479/579, LLSS 455, & LLSS 457/557 (all taught in Spanish)
