LAI 593LEC - Teaching Foreign Languages Grades 1-6

This course is meant to prepare teachers for language instruction in early grade levels in alignment with research and theory in the field as well as NYS and national standards for language teaching. Upon completion of the course teachers will be able to: (1) articulate various rationales for early world languages study; (2) describe current program models and processes for organizing and implementing early programs; (3) discuss current research findings regarding early language learning; (4) identify the developmental stages of pre-school and elementary age children and create developmentally-appropriate objectives and activities for specific age groups; (5) discuss current trends in world languages methodology and apply these to planning in the early grades classroom; and (6) demonstrate advocacy skills through a simulated new program proposal.

Credits: 3