READ 7241 - TESOL: Methods, Materials, and Assessment through Clinical Experience

(3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

This course is an examination of past and current approaches, methods, and techniques for teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL). Participants analyze program models and methods of instruction for bi/multilingual English learners; demonstrate teaching strategies; develop lesson and unit planning skills; evaluate materials, textbooks, and resources available in the field; examine issues in testing bi/multilingual English learners for placement, diagnosis, exit, and evaluation; and analyze current assessment instruments.