Program Benefits

• Core and advanced specialty courses provide students with a strong understanding of the fundamentals of French or Spanish through real-life assignments both in and out of class.  
• Education classes provide instruction in the craft of teaching and provide strong preparation for state Teacher Certification Exams.
• Choose from long- or multiple short-term study abroad programs to gain linguistic and cultural competency.
• Work with our language assistants, who are native and heritage speakers within the Daemen community, to build communicative fluency. 
• Field experiences are available through Daemen’s partnerships with local public, private, and charter schools as well as educational agencies and community centers. 
• Engage with educational technologies in your courses, including video analysis software during field placements to obtain feedback on your teaching from instructors and current teachers.
• Daemen’s Center for Interprofessional Learning and Simulation (CILS) provides students experiential learning opportunities to promote best practice and collaboration.