NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

367 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS policies; professional ethics; best practices; national and state standards; teaching strategies; current trends in education; teaching competencies; student assessment; and reflective practices. This course requires candidates to demonstrate professional, pedagogical, and content standards, including ESOL competencies and skills. Prerequisite/s: General Education Requirements (30 credits), and Open Electives (6 credits), and EDUC 2500, SPCH 1010, EDUC 1100, ESOL 2903, TECH or Educational Technology, EDUC 3330, ESOL 3340, EDUC 3350, EDUC 3360, EDUC 3520, ESED 3530, ESED 3540, ESED 3550, ESED 3561, ESED 3570, EDUC 3501, ESED 4320, ELEM 4340, ELEM 4350, ELEM 4360, ESED 4360, EDUC 4001, EDUC 4200, ESED 4530, ELEM 4540, ESED 4550, ELEM 4560, ESOL 4565, and EDUC 4501. ESOL—ESOL-Engl Speakers/ Other Lang ESOL 2903 Cross Cultural Studies (3 credits) This course will enable students to expand their knowledge of a multiplicity of cultural groups nationwide. This knowledge will allow them to identify culture- specific verbal and nonverbal communications and school behaviors resulting from cultural variations and their influence on student behavior/attitudes. The use of recent research findings and cross-cultural awareness will assist participants in maximizing student learning and in designing culturally-sensitive instructional materials while exhibiting appropriate teacher behaviors in cross- cultural school settings. In addition to class meetings, a 10 hour virtual field experience is required for this course. Prerequisite/s: None. ESOL 3340 Survey of TESOL for Teachers (3 credits) This course will assist participants in identifying and selecting instructional strategies, approaches, and materials for the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in ESOL classrooms. Knowledge of these elements will be demonstrated by development and presentation of lesson plans appropriately based on age, language proficiency, cultural background and learning styles. A 10 hour field experience is required for this course. Pre-requisite/s: ESOL 2903. ESOL 3341 Survey of TESOL for Teachers (Jamaica) (3 credits) ESOL 3341 is required of all undergraduate preservice teachers enrolled in ESOL infused programs. This course is a survey of TESOL for Undergraduate Education majors. It provides a broad conceptual framework for preservice teachers to understand the potentials and hurdles of the LEP student in a subject area classroom. It surveys the Office of Multicultural Student Language Education’s 25 Performance Standards for Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages, and reviews some of the latest research written by experts in the field. ESOL 4565 Second Language Learning (3 credits) This course will assist participants in identifying and selecting instructional strategies, approaches, and materials for the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in ESOL classrooms. Knowledge of these elements will be demonstrated by development and presentation of lesson plans appropriately based on age, language proficiency, cultural background and learning styles. A 10 hour field experience is required for this course. Pre-requisite/s: ESOL 2903, and ESOL 3340. ESOL 4901 Methods of Teaching ESOL (3 credits) This course will assist participants in identifying and selecting instructional strategies, approaches, and materials for the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in ESOL classrooms. Knowledge of these elements will be demonstrated by development and presentation of lesson plans appropriately based on age, language proficiency, cultural background and learning styles. A 10 hour field experience is required for this course. Prerequisite/s: ESOL 2903. ESOL 4902 ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development (3 credits) This course will assist participants in identifying and selecting instructional strategies, approaches, and materials for the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in ESOL classrooms. Knowledge of these elements will be demonstrated by development and presentation of lesson plans appropriately based on age, language proficiency, cultural background and learning styles. A 10 hour field experience is required for this course. Prerequisite/s: ESOL 2903. ESOL 4904 Linguistics for ESOL Educators (3 credits) This course provides insight into dialect diversity and the structure of language, including phonology, morphology, and syntax. Causes of linguistic interference for students from diverse language backgrounds are analyzed. An emphasis is placed on students being able to apply the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for purposes of spoken language analysis. Students will analyze language and determine appropriate instructional strategies, using knowledge of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. A course in applied linguistics is essential to understand how first and second languages develop in students. For the teacher of LEP students significant insights can be made regarding the student’s rate of progress in learning a new language and the potential difficulties that student might encounter. This course is required by all students seeking their ESOL endorsement. Students should check with their advisors as to the full sequence of ESOL course that they may be required to take to obtain their ESOL endorsement. Prerequisite/s: ESOL 2903.