2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

CoursesLL 3180 Guided LanguagePractice III 1–3 creditsAn opportunity for intensive language practicevia language laboratory, audio, video or DVDand/or conversation with instructor. Credit isbased on a contract designed by the instructorand the student. Can be taken for grade orPass/No Pass, in conjunction with or independentlyof a classroom course. Student chooseslanguage (French, German, Latin, Spanish orother language approved by the DepartmentChair). Repeatable for credit. Unscheduled.LL 3400 Foreign LanguageProject1–3 creditsDesigned to allow students who study awayfrom the Plymouth campus an opportunity towork on a credit-bearing program in cooperationwith a Plymouth faculty person. Amongpossible projects: a diary in the target languageof activities during travel abroad or while workingwith a foreign language-speaking group;a group of reports in the target language ofintern work; a specific reading project connectingreading with sites visited, etc. Studentsarrange in advance the concept of the projectand select the level and credits based on lengthand complexity of the project. Prior consent ofthe Department. Unscheduled.LL 3820 Psycholinguistics: LanguageAcquisition3 creditsPsycholinguistics is concerned with languageacquisition and the ways in which the brainreceives and produces language. Examinesthe nature of first and second language developmentand the role of language in cognitivedevelopment, particularly the relationshipbetween thought and language. Topics includeobserved processes of early language acquisition,bilingualism and second languageacquisition by children and adults and theirapplications to language teaching. A theoreticalcourse taught online. All students mustsee the instructor in person in the first weekof the semester. Springs. Prerequisite(s): juniorstatus. (INCO)LL 4100 TESOL Methods andPractice4 creditsIncludes theory and field experience.Classroom time on campus will be 25 hoursand field experience will be not less than 30hours. Examines the history of languageteaching, various teaching methods whichconstitute best practice in the 21st century, curriculumdevelopment and materials design,evaluating and examining ways to adapt texts,Content-based Instruction and the use ofauthentic materials. Participants acquire theskills needed to develop curricula and materialsfor kindergarten, elementary school, highschool and adult classes. The field experience,in one of several cooperating institutions oragencies in New Hampshire, affords studentsthe opportunity to apply these methods in anESOL classroom setting. Participants seekingESOL K-12 teacher certification are placed ina public school. All candidates are supervisedby an ESOL teacher and a University faculty.Falls.LL 4210 Foreign Language Methodologyfor K–123 creditsPresentation of learning and teaching theories/practicesin foreign language education.Emphasis is on assisting the student in collecting,creating and adapting instructional materialsappropriate to elementary, middle andsenior high school foreign language courses.Observation and analysis of authentic classes.Preparation and implementation of individuallesson plans. Long-range planning, developmentof assessment tools, text book evaluation.Choosing effective tools for teaching with technology.Prepares the student for a successfulstudent teaching experience. Taught in English.Unscheduled. Students need a final grade ofC (minimum) in this course as a prerequisiteto LL 4950.LL 4300 Literacy in First and SecondLanguage Learning 3 creditsIntroduces participants to the theories andpractice of literacy teaching in terms of bothreading and writing acquisition in first and secondlanguages. Explores decoding language,word interpretation, top-down and bottom-upmethods of reading, techniques of skimmingand scanning, intensive and extensive reading,individual and shared reading and writing,guided reading and the writing process. Thefocus is to develop participants’ proficiency inteaching reading and writing through, amongothers, phonics, whole language and integratedapproaches. This is an online course. Falls.LL 4400 Foreign LanguageProject1–3 creditsDesigned to allow students who study awayfrom the Plymouth campus an opportunity towork on a credit-bearing program in cooperationwith a Plymouth faculty person. Amongthe possible projects: a diary in the target languageof activities during travel abroad or whileworking with a foreign language-speakinggroup; a group of reports in the target languageof intern work; a specific reading project connectingreading with sites visited, etc. Studentsarrange in advance the concept of the projectand select the level and credits based on lengthand complexity of the project. Prior consent ofthe Department. Unscheduled.LL 4500 Teaching of LanguageSeminar1 creditCorequisite to accompany LL 4950 for thosepursuing the Teacher Certification Option inFrench or Spanish. Provides a weekly forum,face-to-face and/or online, to assist candidatesin developing personal teaching skills by sharingproblems and successes with curriculum,classroom management and the dynamics ofdealing with cooperating teachers, colleagues,parents and school administrators. Falls andSprings. Corequisite(s): LL 4950.LL 4820 Language Assessment 3 creditsStudents learn how to create and evaluate testinginstruments, grade tests, give feedback,weight results and design meaningful rubrics.Begins by examining the different purposesfor testing and the variety of language testsneeded, such as placement, diagnostic,achievement and proficiency tests and portfolioassessment. Evaluates national and statetesting requirements and examines validity,reliability, criterion-referencing, multiple-intelligences,self- and peer-assessment and howto test for language and learning disabilities.Assessment for young as well as adult learnersis covered, as is general differences betweentest-takers and test-taking strategies. Particularattention is paid to assessment of LEP studentsin New Hampshire K–12 schools. Springs.Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.LL 4910 Independent Study 1–3 creditsStudents, working with a faculty advisor, selecta topic in a specialized area of interest for studyand in-depth research. Consent required ofthe instructor who will supervise the independentstudy and the Department Chair. Withpermission.LL 4950 Student Teaching of LanguagesK–12 11 creditsA capstone experience for French or SpanishTeacher Certification Option majors, leadingto teacher certification. It is a continuousfull-time (five days per week) experience of 11credits during which, after a period of structuredobservation, students gradually assumeresponsibility for a full range of teachingactivities in French or Spanish at either theelementary, middle or secondary school level.Student teaching is conducted under the supervisionof a cooperating teacher and memberof the University faculty. A required seminar(LL 4500) complements the experience.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): minimumgrade of C in LL 4210; minimum 2.50 cumulativeGPA; completion of all other programrequirements for certification; permission ofthe Coordinator of Teacher Certification andClinical Experiences. Corequisite(s): LL 4500.278 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008