SMAT 5900 World Lang Cont Ped Coll I

World Languages Content Pedagogy and Colloquium I is the first part of a two semester graduate course that runs concurrently with teacher residency. The purpose of this 3 credit course offering is to prepare teacher candidates with effective pedagogy, methods and assessment techniques for teaching World Languages in K-12 settings, as outlined by the National Standards for Foreign Language Education, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standatrds and the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. Approaches for developing lesson and unit plans, meeting the needs of diverse learners, integrating technology, utilizing various teaching methodologies as well as using and analyzing appropriate assessments will be looked at in-depth throughout the course. The main goal of this course is for teacher candidates to be able to identify, plan, and implement strategies and techniques for the effective teaching, learning, and assessment of world languages in New Jersey K-12 schools.
Credits: 3.0