This seminar is designed for students simultaneously participating in a teaching internship.
The course introduces students to the theoretical and practical reality of teaching a second language in a modern classroom setting, with some focus on the Spanish language. It is designed for students with an interest in teaching Spanish as a second language. Second language teaching theory and methodology will be introduced and analyzed. Students will learn about and apply the practical elements of second language teaching such as activity, lesson planning and syllabus design and implementation, skill set development and evaluation in a classroom setting.
Students will be based in local primary schools, high schools and adult learning centers, where they will be assisting and/or teaching English language to local second language learners. The seminar aims to guide the student through this experience and to enable them to interrelate the theories we will be learning with the practical experience of second language teaching. (3 credits)
Attendance policy:
Attendance is mandatory for all IES classes, including field studies. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical or family emergencies. If a student misses three classes in the Internship Seminar half of a letter grade will be deducted from the final grade. Four absences will result in a failing grade.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, the students are able to:
Identify, describe and criticize different methodological approaches and methods in second language teaching and acquisition.
Create and critique a lesson plan and a syllabus for a language course.
Relate the theoretical concepts studied in class with their working experience.
Construct a teaching portfolio which accurately interprets and reflects the learning needs of the same group of students.
Describe, interpret and evaluate cultural differences between pedagogy in Spain and the U.S
Compare and contrast Spanish and U.S. educational systems.
Incorporate academic and work experience abroad in their résumé in an outstanding way.
Method of presentation:
Lectures, class debates on student’s experiences, lesson planning exercises, group work, role play sessions based on intern’s experiences and field study.
Field study:
Mescladis, a social company doing business in Spain
Required work and form of assessment:
Teaching portfolio (15%) / presentation of teaching portfolio (5%) / class participation (10%) / lesson plans (20%) / journal (10%) / Paper (10%) / Workplace supervisor evaluation (30%)
content:
Session 1: Course presentation. A practical introduction to language skills and planning a first class
Session 2: The Instructional Context: Theories, Models and Stages of Learning
Saville-Troike, Muriel“The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition” in Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2012 pp36-55
Race, Phil “Learning – a Natural Human Process” in The Lecturer’s Toolkit, 3rd Edition, London: Routledge 2007 pp. 1-8
Lafford, Barbara and Collentine, Joseph “The Effects of Study Abroad and Classroom Context on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 103-126
Piehl K. “Can Adults Learn a Second Language? Research Findings and Personal Experience” inDelta Kappa Gamma Bulletin [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;78 (1):33-37. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Session 3: Syllabus design and lesson planning Davis D. “Bringing language to life in second-year Spanish” in New Directions For Teaching & Learning [serial online]. Fall2009 2009;2009(119):17-23. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Kenny L. “Doing Students Justice: How First Language Acquisition Influences Second Language Acquisition” in Illinois Reading Council Journal [serial online]. Fall 2011 2011; 39(4):10-14. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 5, 2013
Session 4: Error Correction, Feedback and Assessment
Walvoord, Barbara, Johnson Anderson, Virginia “Making Assignments Worth Grading” in Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, California: Jossey-Bass 1998, pp17-42
Séror J. “Alternative Sources of Feedback and Second Language Writing Development in University Content Courses” in Canadian Journal Of Applied Linguistics [serial online]. March 2011;14(1):118-143. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Loewen, Shawn “Error Correction in the Second Language Classroom” in Clear News Vol11: Issue 2 Fall 2007, Michigan State University pp. 1-5
Session 5: Technology in the Second Language Classroom
Wyatt N, Walsh A. Learning Spanish Today: A Research Guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;51(1):3-8. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Blake, Robert and Delforge, Ann Marie “Online Language Learning: The Case of Spanish Without Walls” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 127-148
Session 6: Midterm feedback
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Goodman, D. A. (2000). Wanted: Behavioral Skills: Use behavioral interviewing to detect skills you can’t teach on the job. Nursing Management, February 2000: 27-29.
Robinson C, Clardy P. “It Ain’t What You Say, It’s How you Say It: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom”Journal Of Cultural Diversity [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;18(3):101-110. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Session 11: Oral Presentation of teaching portfolio
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Session 12: Field Study – “A social organization doing Business” Mescladís
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Closing session:
Final portfolio due and discussion of Mescladis Field Study
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Blake, Robert and Delforge, Ann Marie “Online Language Learning: The Case of Spanish Without Walls” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 127-148
Davis D. “Bringing language to life in second-year Spanish” in New Directions For Teaching & Learning [serial online]. Fall2009 2009;2009(119):17-23. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Goodman, D. A. (2000). Wanted: Behavioral Skills: Use behavioral interviewing to detect skills you can’t teach on the job. Nursing Management, February 2000: 27-29.
Kenny L. “Doing Students Justice: How First Language Acquisition Influences Second Language Acquisition” inIllinois Reading Council Journal [serial online]. Fall 2011 2011; 39(4):10-14. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 5, 2013
Lafford, Barbara and Collentine, Joseph “The Effects of Study Abroad and Classroom Context on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 103-126
Loewen, Shawn “Error Correction in the Second Language Classroom” in Clear News Vol11: Issue 2 Fall 2007, Michigan State University pp. 1-5
Piehl K. “Can Adults Learn a Second Language? Research Findings and Personal Experience” inDelta Kappa Gamma Bulletin [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;78 (1):33-37. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Race, Phil “Learning – a Natural Human Process” in The Lecturer’s Toolkit, 3rd Edition, London: Routledge 2007 pp. 1-8
Robinson C, Clardy P. “It Ain’t What You Say, It’s How you Say It: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom”Journal Of Cultural Diversity [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;18(3):101-110. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Saville-Troike, Muriel “The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition” in Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2012 pp36-55
Séror J. “Alternative Sources of Feedback and Second Language Writing Development in University Content Courses” in Canadian Journal Of Applied Linguistics [serial online]. March 2011;14(1):118-143. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Walvoord, Barbara, Johnson Anderson, Virginia “Making Assignments Worth Grading” in Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, California: Jossey-Bass 1998, pp17-42
Wyatt N, Walsh A. Learning Spanish Today: A Research Guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;51(1):3-8. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Encina, Alonso. ¿Cómo ser Profesor/a y querer seguir siéndolo? Madrid: Edelsa 1994.
Everington J, terAvest I, Bakker C, van der Want A. European religious education teachers' perceptions of and responses to classroom diversity and their relationship to personal and professional biographies. British Journal Of Religious Education [serial online]. March 2011;33(2):241-256. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Genzuk, Michael, Baca, Reynaldo, “The Paraeducator-to-teacher Pipeline: A 5-Year Retrospective on an Innovative Teacher Preparation Program for Latina(os)” Education and Urban Society Vol 31 No. 1 Nov 1998 pp 73-88 Also available at http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~genzuk/ParaEdPipeline_genzuk_baca.html . AccessedApril 2013
Gomez D, Gujarati J, Heckendorn R. The Orbital Experience: Building Community Through Communication and Connections in High School Spanish Classes. American Secondary Education [serial online]. Fall 2012 2012;41(1):96-117. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Mansilla P, Riejos A. The European Framework of Languages: A Piloting Sample of Cross-curricular Strategy. Higher Education In Europe [serial online]. July 2007;32(2/3):193-202. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. AccessedApril 19, 2013.
Internship Seminar: Education
This seminar is designed for students simultaneously participating in a teaching internship.
The course introduces students to the theoretical and practical reality of teaching a second language in a modern classroom setting, with some focus on the Spanish language. It is designed for students with an interest in teaching Spanish as a second language. Second language teaching theory and methodology will be introduced and analyzed. Students will learn about and apply the practical elements of second language teaching such as activity, lesson planning and syllabus design and implementation, skill set development and evaluation in a classroom setting.
Students will be based in local primary schools, high schools and adult learning centers, where they will be assisting and/or teaching English language to local second language learners. The seminar aims to guide the student through this experience and to enable them to interrelate the theories we will be learning with the practical experience of second language teaching. (3 credits)
Attendance is mandatory for all IES classes, including field studies. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical or family emergencies. If a student misses three classes in the Internship Seminar half of a letter grade will be deducted from the final grade. Four absences will result in a failing grade.
By the end of the course, the students are able to:
Lectures, class debates on student’s experiences, lesson planning exercises, group work, role play sessions based on intern’s experiences and field study.
Mescladis, a social company doing business in Spain
Teaching portfolio (15%) / presentation of teaching portfolio (5%) / class participation (10%) / lesson plans (20%) / journal (10%) / Paper (10%) / Workplace supervisor evaluation (30%)
Session 1: Course presentation. A practical introduction to language skills and planning a first class
Session 2: The Instructional Context: Theories, Models and Stages of Learning
Saville-Troike, Muriel“The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition” in Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2012 pp36-55
Race, Phil “Learning – a Natural Human Process” in The Lecturer’s Toolkit, 3rd Edition, London: Routledge 2007 pp. 1-8
Lafford, Barbara and Collentine, Joseph “The Effects of Study Abroad and Classroom Context on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 103-126
Piehl K. “Can Adults Learn a Second Language? Research Findings and Personal Experience” inDelta Kappa Gamma Bulletin [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;78 (1):33-37. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Session 3: Syllabus design and lesson planning Davis D. “Bringing language to life in second-year Spanish” in New Directions For Teaching & Learning [serial online]. Fall2009 2009;2009(119):17-23. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Kenny L. “Doing Students Justice: How First Language Acquisition Influences Second Language Acquisition” in Illinois Reading Council Journal [serial online]. Fall 2011 2011; 39(4):10-14. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 5, 2013
Session 4: Error Correction, Feedback and Assessment
Walvoord, Barbara, Johnson Anderson, Virginia “Making Assignments Worth Grading” in Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, California: Jossey-Bass 1998, pp17-42
Séror J. “Alternative Sources of Feedback and Second Language Writing Development in University Content Courses” in Canadian Journal Of Applied Linguistics [serial online]. March 2011;14(1):118-143. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Loewen, Shawn “Error Correction in the Second Language Classroom” in Clear News Vol11: Issue 2 Fall 2007, Michigan State University pp. 1-5
Session 5: Technology in the Second Language Classroom
Wyatt N, Walsh A. Learning Spanish Today: A Research Guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;51(1):3-8. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Blake, Robert and Delforge, Ann Marie “Online Language Learning: The Case of Spanish Without Walls” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 127-148
Session 6: Midterm feedback
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Session 7: CVs, Networking
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar) Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2005). Your Resume Stinks! Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2005/10/your-resume-stinks Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2006). Building a Network. Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/05/building-a-network Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Session 8: Interviews - theory
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Goodman, D. A. (2000). Wanted: Behavioral Skills: Use behavioral interviewing to detect skills you can’t teach on the job. Nursing Management, February 2000: 27-29.
Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2006). Accomplishments – Connecting Resumes & Interviews. Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/09/accomplishments-connecting-resumes-and-interviews Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Session 9: Interviews - practice
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Session 10: Spain and the US: Cultural and Practical Differences in Second Language teaching today
Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2006. Available at http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf. Accessed April 2013
University of Cambridge: Oct 2011 Using the CEFR: Principles of Good Practice: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/126011-using-cefr-principles-of-good-practice.pdf Accessed April 2013
Rueda, Robert, DeNeve, Carmen, How Paraeducators Build Cultural Bridges in Diverse Classrooms, Community Circle of Caring Journal Vol 3, Issue 2 pp53-55 National Education Service. Also available at http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/paraed/Rueda_DeNeve_article.html. Accessed April 2013
Robinson C, Clardy P. “It Ain’t What You Say, It’s How you Say It: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom”Journal Of Cultural Diversity [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;18(3):101-110. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Session 11: Oral Presentation of teaching portfolio
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Session 12: Field Study – “A social organization doing Business” Mescladís
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Closing session:
Final portfolio due and discussion of Mescladis Field Study
(together with students of IN395 Internship Seminar)
Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2005). Your Resume Stinks! Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2005/10/your-resume-stinks Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2006).Accomplishments – Connecting Resumes & Interviews. Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/09/accomplishments-connecting-resumes-and-interviews Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Auzenne, M., &Horstman, M. (2006).Building a Network. Available: http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/05/building-a-network Accessed: 30 October, 2012. (podcast).
Blake, Robert and Delforge, Ann Marie “Online Language Learning: The Case of Spanish Without Walls” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 127-148
Davis D. “Bringing language to life in second-year Spanish” in New Directions For Teaching & Learning [serial online]. Fall2009 2009;2009(119):17-23. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Goodman, D. A. (2000). Wanted: Behavioral Skills: Use behavioral interviewing to detect skills you can’t teach on the job. Nursing Management, February 2000: 27-29.
Kenny L. “Doing Students Justice: How First Language Acquisition Influences Second Language Acquisition” inIllinois Reading Council Journal [serial online]. Fall 2011 2011; 39(4):10-14. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 5, 2013
Lafford, Barbara and Collentine, Joseph “The Effects of Study Abroad and Classroom Context on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language” in Salaberry, Rafael, Lafford, Barbara (eds.) The Art of Teaching Spanish Georgetown University Press, 2006 pp. 103-126
Loewen, Shawn “Error Correction in the Second Language Classroom” in Clear News Vol11: Issue 2 Fall 2007, Michigan State University pp. 1-5
Piehl K. “Can Adults Learn a Second Language? Research Findings and Personal Experience” inDelta Kappa Gamma Bulletin [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;78 (1):33-37. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Race, Phil “Learning – a Natural Human Process” in The Lecturer’s Toolkit, 3rd Edition, London: Routledge 2007 pp. 1-8
Robinson C, Clardy P. “It Ain’t What You Say, It’s How you Say It: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom”Journal Of Cultural Diversity [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;18(3):101-110. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Rueda, Robert, DeNeve, Carmen, How Paraeducators Build Cultural Bridges in Diverse Classrooms, Community Circle of Caring Journal Vol 3, Issue 2 pp53-55 National Education Service. Also available at http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/paraed/Rueda_DeNeve_article.html. Accessed April 2013
Saville-Troike, Muriel “The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition” in Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2012 pp36-55
Séror J. “Alternative Sources of Feedback and Second Language Writing Development in University Content Courses” in Canadian Journal Of Applied Linguistics [serial online]. March 2011;14(1):118-143. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2006. Available at http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf. Accessed April 2013
University of Cambridge: Oct 2011 Using the CEFR: Principles of Good Practice: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/126011-using-cefr-principles-of-good-practice.pdf Accessed April 2013
Walvoord, Barbara, Johnson Anderson, Virginia “Making Assignments Worth Grading” in Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, California: Jossey-Bass 1998, pp17-42
Wyatt N, Walsh A. Learning Spanish Today: A Research Guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly [serial online]. Fall2011 2011;51(1):3-8. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 15, 2013.
ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. National Standards for Foreign Language Education http://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/advocacy/discover-languages/advocacy/discover-languages/resources-1?pageid=3392
Encina, Alonso. ¿Cómo ser Profesor/a y querer seguir siéndolo? Madrid: Edelsa 1994.
Everington J, terAvest I, Bakker C, van der Want A. European religious education teachers' perceptions of and responses to classroom diversity and their relationship to personal and professional biographies. British Journal Of Religious Education [serial online]. March 2011;33(2):241-256. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Genzuk, Michael, Baca, Reynaldo, “The Paraeducator-to-teacher Pipeline: A 5-Year Retrospective on an Innovative Teacher Preparation Program for Latina(os)” Education and Urban Society Vol 31 No. 1 Nov 1998 pp 73-88 Also available at http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~genzuk/ParaEdPipeline_genzuk_baca.html . AccessedApril 2013
Gomez D, Gujarati J, Heckendorn R. The Orbital Experience: Building Community Through Communication and Connections in High School Spanish Classes. American Secondary Education [serial online]. Fall 2012 2012;41(1):96-117. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 19, 2013.
Mansilla P, Riejos A. The European Framework of Languages: A Piloting Sample of Cross-curricular Strategy. Higher Education In Europe [serial online]. July 2007;32(2/3):193-202. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. AccessedApril 19, 2013.