EDUC-301 Seminar in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Addresses the general principles of language acquisition and pedagogy for teaching English to non-native speakers as a second or foreign language. Specific classroom application of principles and guidelines are emphasized through lesson and unit plan development. Themes are taught interactively, creating a collaborative learning environment that facilitates communicative language teaching focusing on student-to-student interaction and learning. Students finish course with an experiential and theoretical understanding of how to facilitate a quality ESOL classroom.
Seminar (12)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
permission of instructor
Offered
Spring
Notes
Three lecture hours and three field study and/or service learning hours per week. Course provides students with the Hamilton College ESOL Teacher Certificate of Completion.