Teaching World Languages to the Elementary-Age Student: Seminar and Clinic

Catalog description

Preparation for world language instruction in early grade levels in alignment with research and theory in the field as well as CT and national standards for language teaching. Students will be able to: Articulate rationales for early world languages study; discuss current research findings and trends in early language learning and world languages methodology and apply these to planning in the elementary classroom; identify the developmental stages of pre-school and elementary age children and create developmentally-appropriate objectives and activities for this age group. A weekly clinic will allow students to put ideas learned in the course into practice.