14 Del. Admin. Code § 1565-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1565-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 For an applicant who does not hold a content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfied the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 The applicant shall have obtained a World Languages certificate in the Target Language from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or

4.1.1.2 The applicant shall have earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in the Target Language from an educator preparation program approved or recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) or a state where the state approval body employed the appropriate standards; or

4.1.1.3 The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed an alternative routes for licensure or certification program to teach world language as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.1.4 The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in world language education; or

4.1.1.5 I If the applicant has been issued an Initial License and a World Language Teacher Emergency Certificate after the applicant has completed a minimum of 91 days of successful long-term substitute teaching in a Delaware public school, as provided in subsection 4.1.3.1 of 14 DE Admin. Code 1510, in order to be issued the World Language Teacher Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfactorily completed 15 college credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in generic or content-specific education courses that are applicable to the World Language Teacher Standard Certificate of which at least 6 credits focus on pedagogy and as approved by the Department. A course is applicable to the World Language Teacher Standard Certificate if the course is equivalent to a course that is included in the curriculum of an equivalent education degree from a program approved by the Department.

4.1.2 The applicant shall have demonstrated oral and written proficiency in the Target Language by achieving the minimum score on 1 of the following examinations:

4.1.2.1 For the Praxis Subject Assessment:

4.1.2.1.1 A minimum score of 164 on the Chinese (Mandarin): World Language (ETS Test # 5665); or

4.1.2.1.2 A minimum score of 162 on the French: World Language (ETS Test # 5174); or

4.1.2.1.3 A minimum score of 163 on the German: World Language (ETS Test # 5183); or

4.1.2.1.4 A minimum score of 152 on the Latin (ETS Test # 5601); or

4.1.2.1.5 A minimum score of 168 on the Spanish: World Language (ETS Test # 5195); or

4.1.2.1.6 A minimum score of 156 on the Japanese: World Language (ETS Test #5661); or

4.1.2.2 Based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines:

4.1.2.2.1 Achieving a minimum level of Intermediate High on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) or the Oral Proficiency Interview - Computer (OPIc) in the Target Language, and

4.1.2.2.2 Achieving a minimum level of Intermediate High on the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) in the Target Language.

4.1.2.3 An applicant who is applying for a World Language - American Sign Language Standard Certificate shall have achieved a minimum score of 3 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview. 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge does not apply to applicants who do not achieve the minimum score on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview.

4.1.3 Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection 4.1.2, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score on 1 of the Praxis Subject Assessments in subsection 4.1.2.1, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge. 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge does not apply to applicants who do not achieve the minimum levels on the ACTFL as provided in subsection 4.1.2.2.

4.2 For an applicant who holds at least 1 content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have demonstrated oral and written proficiency in the Target Language as provided in subsection 4.1.2 of this regulation. Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection 4.1.2, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score on 1 of the Praxis Subject Assessments in subsection 4.1.2.1, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge. 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge does not apply to applicants who do not achieve the minimum levels on the ACTFL as provided in subsection 4.1.2.2.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1565-4.0

20 DE Reg. 448 (12/1/2016)
22 DE Reg. 64 (7/1/2018)
26 DE Reg. 56 (7/1/2022)
26 DE Reg. 589 (1/1/2023)
28 DE Reg. 539 (1/1/2025) (Final)