Course Description
Supervised TESOL or world language internship in a school for teachers employed with a provisional certificate. Students will teach full time, attend pre-planning and post-planning meetings, and present a topic of interest (personal or requested by their peers and/or instructors) in Student Teaching Seminar in World Language and TESOL Education Grades P-12 based on their teaching experience to their peers taking Full-Time Clinical Practice in TESOL or World Language Education, Grades P-12.
Athena Title
TESOL or World Lang Internship
Non-Traditional Format
Supervised teaching in school TESOL or world language classroom.
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
By the end of the internship experience, interns will be able to: 1. Use a variety of instructional methods and techniques for teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural knowledge 2. Evaluate student learning effectively 3. Prepare clear, logically organized lesson plans 4. Maintain a climate conducive to optimal learning
Topical Outline
1. Methods for teaching the receptive skills, listening and reading 2. Methods for teaching the productive skills, speaking and writing 3. Methods for teaching for cultural understanding 4. Techniques for testing and evaluating the acquisition of second language skills 5. Preparing lesson plans for instructional units 6. Techniques for effective classroom management