Senate Document Number 6700S

Date of Senate Approval 5/4/00

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 54:   Addition of Practicum in Teaching Foreign Languages, K-12

Delete : On page 101, under Foreign Language Licensure (K-12):

I. Required courses in Education-20 hours, including EDUC 310, 317, 385, 396, 455 and 496.

Add: On page 101, under Foreign Language Licensure (K-12):

Required courses in Education-21 hours, including EDUC 310, 316, 317, 385, 396, 455 and 496.

Add : On page 102, between course descriptions for EDUC 315 and 317 :

316 Practicum in Teaching Foreign Languages, K-12 (1)
A series of focused classroom observations and discussions of teaching techniques applied to the teaching of a second language in K-12 curriculum. Field work required. Prerequisite : EDUC 310. See department chair.

Add : On page 104, under the description for EDUC 385 :

Prerequisites : EDUC 310, 316, 317.

Impact:
This proposal will add one credit hour to the requirements for Foreign Language Licensure, and it will add another field experience. This will bring the requirements for FL licensure candidates to :

27 hrs in FREN/GERM/SPAN ; 30 hrs in CLAS

21 hrs in EDUC

10 hrs in PSYC

This course will become part of the regular course assignment for the person teaching EDUC 385.

Rationale:
This course is designed to fill a gap in the current FL licensure program. It will allow candidates to experience additional field work focused specifically on foreign language methods before taking the four-credit methods course. Thus we will have a well-articulated sequence of field experiences, beginning with EDUC 310 and continuing through 316 and 385.