Second Language Acquisition

Catalog description

This course will prepare students to teach English as a second language in a classroom setting. Students will be able to create lesson and unit plans while learning to assess learner backgrounds, needs and preferences, analyze contexts of teaching and learning, and teach listening, speaking, reading and writing with innovative and dynamic methodology. Students will also focus on interaction, practice, and lesson delivery while pacing their lessons and combining different methods of language assessment. Topics include: contexts of teaching and learning; learner backgrounds and preferences; needs analysis; methods of language teaching; lesson planning; continued development for language teaching.