Practicum II Field Experience in Secondary English Education
LLED 4215/6215
3 hours
Practicum II Field Experience in Secondary English Education
Course Description
Accompanying the corresponding methods and seminar courses, this course examines the intersections between coursework and practice as students engage in secondary English classrooms in a variety of contexts.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will engage in an inquiry-based action research project.
Athena Title
EE Practicum II Field Exper
Non-Traditional Format
Field-based experience.
Undergraduate Prerequisite
LING 4710/6710 or LLED 4210/6210 or LLED 4410 or LLED 4410E
Graduate Prerequisite
LING 4710/6710 or LLED 4210/6210 or LLED 4410 or LLED 4410E
Undergraduate Corequisite
LLED 4400/6400 or LLED 4220/6220 or LLED 4230/6230
Graduate Corequisite
LLED 4400/6400 or LLED 4220/6220 or LLED 4230/6230
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will observe and reflect on classroom learning and teaching.
Students will identify, recognize, and reflect on the characteristics of effective teaching (of English/Language Arts).
Students will compare and contrast pedagogical, structural, and contextual differences across multiple school contexts.
Students will co-plan activities and learning experiences with a mentor teacher. Evaluate the impact of subsequent instruction on pupil learning.
Students will analyze and discuss classroom/school experience in dialogue with theoretical and research-based texts from the field.
Topical Outline
1. Learning and investigating secondary English classroom contexts
2. Understanding adolescent learners and their unique needs/interests as readers and writers
3. Secondary English curricular structures in placement sites
4. Methods of classroom management and responsive literacy teaching
5. Assessment tools and practices in response to student writing
