Oral proficiency needs to be verified prior to student teaching. Students must pass this exam no earlier than one year before the student teaching semester. Consult the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature, 1212 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, 608-262-2291, for information regarding this requirement.
Students must also participate in an approved immersion experience prior to student teaching. This requirement includes spending at least one academic year living in Japan. Participation in an intensive immersion experience is one of the most important and meaningful ways of developing competence in a foreign language.