Course Description:  The first course in our two-course series for pre-service teachers focuses on second language acquisition theory (SLA)  as it relates to creating linguistically and culturally rich learning environments that address the needs of the diversity of a given student population.  To create linguistically rich environments that address the needs of the diversity of a given student population.  To create linguistically rich environments, pre-service teachers use the target language 90% of the time during required in-class demonstration lessons.  These demonstration lessons integrate geography and some cultural products.  The organizing principles for this course use The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages  WRSLL (2015) and the Alabama Course of World Languages (ASCW-WL)2017.

In Field Experience I students observe, describe, and reflect on instructional practices, classroom manage, and discipline with guidelines provided by the instructor.

In Field Experience II students collaborate with the cooperating teacher to create and implement an input mini-lesson with comprehensible input (CI) that includes specific questioning techniques to address the needs of diverse learners.  To follow (CI) students create and implement two formative assess tasks.

While doing the practice demonstration lessons mentioned above students scaffold and sequence a unit in which they describe themselves or someone else (yo or el/ella) or (je or il/elle).  With this background knowledge the students create a unit Plan for their final project that includes a summative assessment.  The theme is either "Family" (La Familia) or "School" or (La Escuela).