Exploration of Teaching Foreign Languages

Exploration of Teaching Foreign Languages
Field-based exposure to practices, demands, and issues associated with teaching foreign languages in public secondary schools.
FLANG
276
 Hours4.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, 2.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesFBI fingerprint and background clearance.
 TaughtFall, Winter
 ProgramsContaining FLANG 276
Course Outcomes

Decision

Determine if pursuing a personal career in foreign language teaching in public secondary schools is the correct decision.

Awareness

Have a developing awareness of what foreign-language students should know and be able to do and of good foreign-language teaching practice.

Purposes

Discuss the public purposes of education, related social and political issues, and the benefits of speaking a foreign language.

Motivations

Articulate personal motivations for becoming a teacher, as well as recognize potential strengths and weaknesses as a teacher.