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Summer 2009 Core Curriculum
INDEX NUMBERS (for http://webreg.rutgers.edu registration purposes) ARE LISTED IN ORANGE
METHODS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:500:D1
N.B. DAY JUNE 30-JULY 14
TWTHFM 1:30-5:30 SESSION B
K. SÁNCHEZ
Prerequisite: 617:502.
This section is open only to teachers who have been admitted to the World Languages Institute (WLI). Contact the WLI for registration procedures.
Methods of teaching world languages to English speakers in grades K-12. Emphasis on curriculum development, uses of technology, and software applications. Review of theoretical resources. Conducted in English with language-specific group sessions.
This course is currently full and registration is closed . If you wish to be put on a waiting list, please contact Patty at 732-932-7373.
METHODS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:500:D2
16:617:500:D3
N.B. DAY JUNE 30-JULY 14
TWTHFM 1:30-5:30 SESSION B
CHIVUKULA - D2
GLASS - D3
This section is open only to prospective teachers who are seeking certification and have not been admitted to the World Languages Institute (WLI). Contact the WLI for registration procedures.
Methods of teaching world languages to English speakers in grades K-12. Emphasis on curriculum development, uses of technology, and software applications. Review of theoretical resources. Conducted in English with language-specific group sessions.
Both sections of this course are currently full and registration is closed. If you wish to be put on a waiting list, please contact Patty at 732-932-7373.
THEORIES OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LEARNING (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:502:B6:91246
N.B. EVE MAY 26-JUNE 25
TTH 5:00-9:00 SESSION A
CURRAN
This introductory course investigates theories of second language learning and their historical relationship to second language instruction. Emphasis is placed on theories that have been proposed in the last twenty-five years, their impact on instruction, and current issues involving second language education. Conducted in English with group sessions in Chinese.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASS (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:503:D1:91247
N.B. EVE JUNE 24, 25, 29 (Wed.,Thurs., Mon.)
4:30-8:30
N.B. DAY July 1, 2 ,6, 8, 9, 13, 14 (Wed., Thurs., Mon., Wed., Thurs., Mon., Tues.)
2:30-6:30 SESSION A/B
SMITH
Prerequisites: 16:617:500 or 16:940:500 and 16:617:502
This course is designed to develop teachers’ abilities to use technology effectively to support world language education. Through a consideration of research, the National Educational Technology Standards for Students, and hands-on experiences with technology, teachers develop and design projects to be used in the world language class. They also look at the effective use of the Internet and critically evaluate its authentic cultural materials as a way to provide comprehensible input for students. In addition, teachers examine and learn to use various multi-media software available for the teaching of world languages. Conducted in English with language-specific assignments.
ASSESSMENT IN THE WORLD LANGUAGES CLASS (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:504:M1:91536
N.B. EVE MAY 18-JUNE 22
MTH 5:00-9:00 SESSION A
SMITH
Prerequisites: 16:617:500 or 16:940:500 and 16:617:502
This course is designed to provide a firm foundation in and understanding of performance-based assessment and rubric design. The focus is the development of tasks to be used in teachers’ classes during the school year. Through a consideration of backwards design and authentic assessment, teachers learn to develop tasks that set realistic expectations for their students, and how research and theory on language proficiency help us to understand the stages of developing linguistic acquisition. This knowledge will inform the strategies and techniques that lead to authentic assessment of language use. Conducted in English.
LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM (K-12). (CR. 3.)
16:617:508:G1:94084
N.B. DAY JULY 16-JULY 29
THFMTW 8:30-12:30 SESSION C
K. SÁNCHEZ
Refinement of reading, writing, and oral proficiency skills; vocabulary building; and content-based unit development in world languages. Includes discussion of resources taken from a variety of media. Development of instructional materials appropriate for K-12, with an emphasis on teaching the sciences and mathematics in the target languages. Conducted in English with language-specific group sessions.
TEACHING PORTFOLIO PROJECT (CR.3.)
16:617:599:H1
N.B. JULY 6-AUGUST 12
HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT
K. SANCHEZ
A three-credit individual project that is to be completed and presented to the student's two-person committee following the completion of the twenty-seven credits of course work. The portfolio reflects the student's individual teaching situation as well as the application of theory and practice from coursework taken at the WLI. It entails the preparation of six thematic units utilizing the communicative approach to language. Three units are to be based on the textbook and teaching situation of the candidate; the other three units are to be 'dream' units, in which the candidate develops age-appropriate materials that would be the ideal.
Registration for this course is by special permission only. If you wish to register, please contact Patty at 732-932-7373.
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