EDUC 302: Foreign Language Teaching Methods

Course Description

The goal of this course is to provide students with the skills and tools necessary to become effective foreign language teachers. To that end, the course combines theory and practice. The theoretical background will be applied to the teaching of the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will learn about different techniques and strategies for teaching these skills. Moreover, the development of communicative proficiency has to happen within meaningful cultural contexts, so students will be provided with the necessary tools and resources to develop such cultural contexts. As students acquire a theoretical foundation, they will be given ample opportunities to put the theory into practice. Majors in Foreign Languages will concurrently take their clinical experience. Prerequisites: EDU 110, EDU 235 and concurrent enrollment in EDU 371.