TESOL Field Experience

Catalog description

This course is designed to equip TESOL students with a solid understanding of the theoretical and research-based second language acquisition processes in practice. Students learn about and practice the complex processes of planning instruction for multilingual learners (MLs), engaging MLs in learning, and assessing ML learning. Students further develop understanding and practices related to the topics of academic language, co-planning and co-teaching, intercultural communication, professionalism and advocacy and teacher performance assessment (for example, the edTPA). This experience occurs in Puerto Rico. In their field placements, students plan and teach lessons within the designated content area and developmental range. A multi-day, consistent schedule in the field experience classroom is established by the course instructor in consultation with the cooperating teacher. Prerequisite: admission to teacher education, or declared TESOL minor and permission of instructor. Consent of department. Offered Winter.