Courses
Foreign Language Education
0426. Special Projects
in Foreign Language Education, Grades K-16 (3-6
s.h.)
For foreign language, TESOL, and bilingual education teachers.
Students work on special projects such as drama techniques
in language learning, humanistic techniques of teaching foreign
and second languages, development of written curricular materials,
and the dynamics of the second language class.
0427. Special Projects
in Foreign Language Education, Grades K-16 (3-6
s.h.)
For foreign language, TESOL, and bilingual education teachers.
Students work on special projects such as drama techniques
in language learning, humanistic techniques of teaching foreign
and second languages, development of written curricular materials,
and the dynamics of the second language class.
0430. Curriculum and
Methods in Foreign Languages (3
s.h.)
Readings, theory, research, and demonstrations related to current
methods and approaches for teaching foreign and second languages.
Differences between learning a second language as a child,
teenager, and an adult are explored. For foreign language,
TESOL, and bilingual education teachers.
0431. Innovations in
Foreign Language Education (3 s.h.)
For foreign language, TESOL, and bilingual teachers. Recent
innovations or trends in foreign and second language education.
Topics such as whole language, cooperative learning, authentic
materials, pair and small group communicative activities in
teaching the four skills, dialogue journals, jazz chants, and
creating student and teacher-made materials.
0433. Multimedia Approaches
to Teaching Foreign Language (3
s.h.)
Effective uses of various types of media in teaching all aspects
of foreign and second language. Creating stimulating materials
and demonstrating their use through mini-lessons. For foreign
language, TESOL, and bilingual teachers.
0437. Teaching Second
Language Culture (3 s.h.)
Devoted to how to teach culture and what to include. Identifying
patterns of the target culture and areas of misunderstanding
between cultures. Comparisons made between one's native culture
and the target culture. Materials based on mini-dramas, simulations,
and nonverbal communication are demonstrated and prepared by
students for classroom use. For foreign language, TESOL, and
bilingual education teachers.
0610. Applied Language
Study for Language Teachers I. (3
s.h.)
Provides an introduction to the study of languages, and examines
the linguistic procedures involved in describing the phonological,
lexical, grammatical and discourse systems of language. Considers
the application of this study to the development of teaching
materials and to the methodology of second and foreign language
teaching.
0612. APP LANG STDY/LANG
TCHII (3 s.h.)
0614. Approaches to Teaching
a Second and Foreign Language (3
s.h.)
Examines approaches to the design, implementation and evaluation
of second and foreign language curricula, undertaken through
a study of 'method' construct, syllabus design, classroom methodology
and lesson evaluation. How communication is constructed in
a second and foreign language classroom, and how this provides
opportunities for learning and language acquisition are also
examined.
0616. TCHG SEC/FRNG LANG
SKILL (3 s.h.)
0618. Second Language
Acquisition (3 s.h.)
Examines theories and research that address how learners acquire
a second language (L2) in tutored and untutored settings, and
provides a description of the major properties of learner-language
and how these change over time. Examine external and internal
factors that shape interlanguage development, including input/interaction,
first language transfer, cognitive mechanisms of attention
and language universals. Particular attention to the effects
of formal instruction on interlanguage development.
0620. Contexts for Teaching
and Learning Language (3 s.h.)
Introduction to connections between sociolinguistics and language
teaching by exploring the micro and macro levels of context
in a variety of sites for learning a second and foreign language
(U.S., international, university-based, community-based, public
school-based) and with a variety of types of learners (varying
age, ethnolinguistic background, educational experiences, socioeconomic
class, etc).
0623. Applied Linguistics (3
s.h.)
In-depth survey of the variables affecting language acquisition,
language use, and the pedagogical applications of the same.
Topics include: nature of language acquisition, effects of
motivation, attitude, personality, age, and socio-cultural
variables, as well as aspects of language research methodology.
Attends to both first and second language acquisition.
0624. Teaching the New
Grammars in the Secondary School (3
s.h.)
Examines traditional, structural, and transformational generative
grammar as they apply to curriculum and instruction. Methods
used in current approaches to teaching of grammar are examined
and appraised.
0642. The Sound System
of American English (3 s.h.)
Examines ways in which linguists talk about sounds and sound
systems; some ways of describing and teaching the sounds of
American English; controversies about the role of pronunciation
in the classroom; and the social meaning of linguistic variation.
0645. Seminar in Second/Foreign
Language Education (3 s.h.)
Current topics and research in teaching Second/Foreign language
and literature. Topics to be covered include cognitive, cultural,
social, and psychological factors affecting language learning;
the role of literature study in the life of the learner, and
class-oriented research.
0651. Special Projects
in English Education (3 s.h.)
Current topics of interest in the field of English Education.
0652. Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages I. (3
s.h.)
Helps students gain a critical perspective as a framework for
language teaching and covers four main themes: notions of language
and the competent language user; the language learner including
models of language acquisition; the situation including factors
that affect learning and approaches to teaching that best facilitate
language acquisition. This course, Part I of II, concentrates
on theoretical background.
0653. Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages II. (3
s.h.)
A continuation of the basic course in Teaching English as a
Second Language. TESOL Methods, Part II focuses on teaching
listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an integrated
mode designed to promote oral and written communicative competence
in English.