GED 7881 - Teaching World Languages K-12

You will become familiar with basic teaching responsibilities and classroom management as well as theoretical and practical issues relevant to foreign language learning. You will be encouraged to continually analyze your assumptions about teaching effectiveness through journal writing, personal experience in the classroom, and critical readings of current classroom research. Through an understanding of past and current language acquisition and learning theory, you should be able to present arguments for the assumptions of teaching methods, as well as describe their contributions. You will also gain a solid foundation in practical teaching techniques, as well as evaluate long-term course objectives and work with curriculum based on leaner needs and successful completion of the Minnesota Graduation Standards for K-12.

Prerequisite: Completion of GED 7867, Theory to Practice with grade of B- or higher.
Credits: (4 credits)