Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education, 9 hours in English or permission of instructor.
This course introduces teacher candidates to the fundamentals of theory and practice for teaching English Language Arts at the middle level (grades 5-9) as they develop an understanding of state and national standards. Course work includes current issues and recent developments in curriculum and methodology in h teaching of middle level English Language Arts with emphases on the integration of reaching, writing, listening, speaking and language use. Course includes a four-week field placement in middle school settings.
This course introduces teacher candidates to the fundamentals of theory and practice for teaching English Language Arts at the middle level (grades 5-9) as they develop an understanding of state and national standards. Course work includes current issues and recent developments in curriculum and methodology in h teaching of middle level English Language Arts with emphases on the integration of reaching, writing, listening, speaking and language use. Course includes a four-week field placement in middle school settings.