World Language Education: Field Experience II

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 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 the cooperating teacher. Prerequisite: GCL 300 ; concurrent enrollment with GCL 420 ; admission to teacher education; junior standing. Consent of department. Offered Fall.