| Course ID: | LLED 5530E/7530E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Language Teaching |
Course
Description: | Key concepts for TESOL and world language professional educators, including theories of learning and language acquisition, best practices in language assessment, design of thematic units and lesson plans for language teaching, state and national standards (Georgia, WIDA, and ACTFL), and technology standards for learners and teachers (ISTE and Georgia). |
| Oasis Title: | Intro to Language Teaching |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in LLED 5530 or LLED 7530 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss, compare, and contrast multiple theories of language teaching and learning
2. Write clear, observable, and assessable course, unit, and lesson objectives and sub-objectives for language teaching and
learning
3. Effectively scaffold language teaching
4. Design differentiated lesson plans and activities for language teaching and learning
5. Use backwards design and universal design in the creation of curricula for language teaching and learning
6. Incorporate National and Georgia standards into their design and application of language teaching and learning courses, units, objectives, and activities |
| Topical Outline: | The following will be addressed in the context of Language
Education:
1. Theories of Language Acquisition
2. Understanding by Design and Backwards Design (units, lessons)
3. National, Georgia, and Technology Standards and Their Implementation and Utility
4. Scaffolding
5. Differentiation
6. Writing Objectives and Sub-objectives |