This 3 unit course outlines the key topics needed to prepare students to teach English language in elementary grades. Over 54 hours in a semester, students will learn about the nature of language, relationships between language arts, approaches to teaching English as a second language, current trends in TESL, communicative language teaching, evaluation of lesson plans, and presenting lesson plans through practical classroom experience. The course aims to make students efficient and effective English language teachers.
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Teaching English Language in the Elementary Grades Course Outline
This 3 unit course outlines the key topics needed to prepare students to teach English language in elementary grades. Over 54 hours in a semester, students will learn about the nature of language, relationships between language arts, approaches to teaching English as a second language, current trends in TESL, communicative language teaching, evaluation of lesson plans, and presenting lesson plans through practical classroom experience. The course aims to make students efficient and effective English language teachers.
This 3 unit course outlines the key topics needed to prepare students to teach English language in elementary grades. Over 54 hours in a semester, students will learn about the nature of language, relationships between language arts, approaches to teaching English as a second language, current trends in TESL, communicative language teaching, evaluation of lesson plans, and presenting lesson plans through practical classroom experience. The course aims to make students efficient and effective English language teachers.