World Language Education: Field Experience I

Catalog description

This course is designed to equip teacher candidates to understand theoretical and research-based foundations of world language instruction. Through an integrated practicum experience at a local school, candidates will learn about the complex processes of planning discipline-specific world language instruction, engaging students in learning, and assessing student learning. Candidates further develop understanding and practices related to the topics of teacher performance assessment (edTPA), professionalism, and classroom management. A multi-day, consistent schedule (typically 3 consecutive half days) in the field experience classroom is established by the course instructor in consultation with the teacher candidate and cooperating teacher. Prerequisite: EDS 203 , EDS 206 ; concurrent enrollment in GCL 400 ; admission to teacher education. Offered Spring.