Description
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the BA Elementary Education program and in BS Secondary Math or Science.
This course prepares pre-service teachers to better understand language acquisition and language learning in a B-12 setting. Pre-service teachers will gain knowledge of debates and processes of inquiry central to the elementary secondary disciplines (i.e., advantages and limitations to teaching Navajo via situational, immersion, and/or second language teaching approaches). Ways of teaching B-12 subjects in the target language will be explored. Pre-service teachers will develop lesson plans that have clearly defined instructional objectives and employ a variety of instructional approaches, strategies, techniques, and assessment options.