LING 5921 - TELT Teaching Practicum

This course provides students with supervised opportunities to develop teaching materials and to assist with online instruction for teacher training for international faculty. Students apply practices related to language teaching methods, materials design, and computer assisted language learning. They are also responsible for creating instructional materials and environments used in the practicum. Students have opportunities to focus on a variety of teaching methods and English language skills, including writing for academic purposes, English as a medium of instruction (EMI), pronunciation, and other foci as appropriate.

Requisites: LING 5520
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 practicum
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to design aspects of virtual learning environments.
Students will be able to manage aspects of virtual learning environments.
Students will be able to draw on multidisciplinary knowledge: psychology, sociology, history, religious studies, cultural anthropology, etc., to understand and monitor international student performance in virtual learning environments.
Students will be able to perform assessment in virtual learning environments.
Students will be able to adapt and apply what they have learned from previous TELT methodology classes in the preparation of materials to address students’ needs.
Students will be able to connect their teaching experiences with their theoretical training in order to provide effective feedback in virtual learning environments.
Students will be able to identify curricular goals and evaluate their ability to meet these goals.
Students will be able integrate technology into the teaching of language skills and culture.
Students will be able to apply their theoretical understanding of TELT to an actual teaching situation.
Students will be able to perform a needs assessment.
Students will be able teach in a technology intensive environment.
Students will be able assess their own performance in designing virtual learning environments and their experience as tutors and reflect upon how they could be more effective instructors.
Students will be able to use and integrate multiple communicative modalities: written, spoken, audio-visual.