SPAN 478

Credit: 4 hours.

Course provides an overview of some day-to-day issues in contemporary language teaching in the secondary context. Topics include discipline and classroom management, organization, lesson and unit planning, instructional methods, assessment/evaluation, clinical work, standards, technology, among others. Course is the first 10 weeks of instruction in the fall semester (DFR grade for fall) and the first 4 weeks of instruction in the spring semester (grade reported for Spring). At the end of the 14 week course, students will have completed the requirements of Early Field Experience which satisfies the ISBE/CoTE requirement that teacher candidates meet all EFE hours prior to Student Teaching.

Same as CHIN 478, FR 478, GER 478, JAPN 478, LAT 478, and RUSS 478. 4 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in a teacher education program and completion of SPAN 471 and SPAN 475.

10 weeks of instruction will take place in the first 10 weeks of the fall semester and 4 weeks of instruction will take place in the first 4 weeks of the spring semester. Class meeting dates/times will not show on student's schedule for the spring semester, but will be disseminated by the course instructor, FLTE Director and posted on the FLTE website.