World Languages

The languages taught in Oregon schools include: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

Students who plan to teach a World Language at any level should complete a bachelor's degree in that language, or hold an appropriate degree from a country of the target language that is equivalent to a BA in the US.

Alternatively, students could a degree in other disciplines, and include a minimum of 40 quarter credits that apply towards major requirements in one world language.

Highly Recommended for World Languages

• A 3.00 GPA or better in the last 40 of the language related credits earned.

• An oral proficiency rating of advanced low or higher on the ACTFL scale in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, or Russian

Recommended for Foreign Languages

• Upper division (300-400 level) credits in the chosen language

• Time spent in a relevant program abroad

• As many of the following as possible: phonetics, general linguistics, applied linguistics, culture and civilization, practicum, and methods of teaching foreign languages

• For Japanese language, training in Japanese teaching methods

When ready to apply to GTEP, students should request a recommendation form from the faculty advisor: 

• Chinese - Stephen Wadley; wadleys@pdx.edu

• French - Stephen Walton; swalton@pdx.edu

• German - Carrie Collenberg-Gonzalez; carrie23@pdx.edu

• Japanese - Suwako Watanabe; suwako@pdx.edu

• Russian -  William Comer; wcomer@pdx.edu

• Spanish - Eva Nunez; enunez@pdx.edu

For Dual Language Residency Program (GTEP-R) information and requirements contact: Bernd Ferner, FernerB@pdx.edu or make an appointment: https://calendly.com/fernerb