Course Description
Students design and develop curricular and teaching materials that they implement during an elementary school practicum. Students learn about and test out a variety of theories of language teaching and learning, methods, assessments, and the use of technology in the classroom.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be assigned additional readings from
leading academic research journals on the topics that deal
with theoretical, methodological, and practical issues
relevant to TESOL and world language educators. Graduate
students will design and develop two micro-lessons showcasing
methods and methodologies studied and discussed in class. Both
micro-lessons will include the use of technology. Graduate
students will be asked to choose a book pertaining to their
field of study (TESOL or WLEd) and write a book report to be
shared with undergraduate students in the cohort.
Athena Title
TESOL & WL Curric Mthds Gr P-5
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LLED 4530E or LLED 6530E
Undergraduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
Permission of department
Undergraduate Corequisite
(LLED 4531/6531 or LLED 4531E/6531E) and (LLED 5540/7540 or LLED 5540E/7540E) and (LLED 5550/7550 or LLED 5550E/7550E)
Graduate Corequisite
(LLED 4531/6531 or LLED 4531E/6531E) and (LLED 5540/7540 or LLED 5540E/7540E) and (LLED 5550/7550 or LLED 5550E/7550E)
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, teacher candidates will be able to: *demonstrate an understanding of cognitive and language and literacy skills development at the elementary levels by means of planning curricula and lesson plans, creating original materials, and teaching at the elementary school level *use the WIDA or ACTFL proficiency standards and can-do statements as a guide toward creating proficiency-oriented classroom activities and demonstrate this competency by designing lesson plans and classroom activities *reinforce, enrich, or directly teach elementary school content areas through the medium of the target language (TL) *utilize a repertoire of strategies for teaching reading, writing, and the aural language skills in the TL *use a variety of formal as well as informal assessment techniques to measure proficiency achievement in the TL *employ a variety of classroom and behavior management techniques in the classroom
Topical Outline
1. ACTFL and WIDA guidelines 2. Introduction to Second Language Acquisition 3. Assumptions about students, communities, and classrooms 4. Lesson planning 5. Learning about and from students 6. Classroom management 7. Effective instructional techniques 8. Technology and language teaching 9. Language assessment 10. Reflection on teaching 11. Behavior management 12. Differentiation
Syllabus