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3.00 Credits
F and I. Theory and practice of teaching world languages in the elementary school. Study of language skill development, second language acquisition, methodologies, curricula, and programs. Off-campus school visits for observation and aiding experience. Should be taken in the junior or senior year, prior to student teaching. Required for elementary certification in world languages, including ESL and the K-12 secondary major. Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent registration in Education 302/303.
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3.00 Credits
F. An introduction to the major principles and practices of teaching world languages, offering a study of various methodologies and the major controversies associated with them. The course explores how a Christian approach to education affects second-language pedagogy and how this pedagogy interacts with the language learner's personal growth. It also introduces the prospective educator to the teaching of the basic skills, to issues in evaluation and assessment, and to the use of technologies in the language classroom. This course should be taken in the junior or senior year, prior to student teaching. Required for secondary certification in world languages, including the ESL secondary minor. Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent registration in Education 302/303.
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3.00 Credits
F and S. This course is designed to assist student teachers in developing appropriate goals and effective methods of teaching history and social studies at the middle and high school level. The seminar also provides a forum for the discussion of problems that develop during student teaching. Prerequisites: History 375, concurrent enrollment in Education 346, and an approved history major.
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3.00 Credits
A course in perspectives on, principles of, and practices in teaching of history, government, geography, and economics at the secondary level. Included are teaching strategies, curriculum studies, readings regarding new developments in social studies education, and an examination of these topics as they relate to a Christian view of human nature. Prerequisites: Education 302-303 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
S, alternate years. This course covers the parallel and simultaneously unique stories of Africa and the African Diaspora from their common colonial histories to the contemporary issues and transformative movements of today. From Africa to the West, colonialization and neo-colonialization have formed the historical and social context from which racialized gender representations, identity, and resistance have emerged. Drawing on the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, political science, economics, and theology, this course utilizes a Christian lens to explore and critique those colonialism/neo-colonial roots as well as current issues, social movements, economic development, and the role of the church in transformative efforts throughout the Diaspora. Special attention is paid to critical theory, the neo-colonial social context, its operational impact, globalization, and means for social change. As a senior seminar, the course utilizes a seminar approach where the class discussion and structure derives from interactions with the texts, guest lectures, theories, and ideologies. The course carries an honors option (to be arranged with the professor) . Prerequisites: Three courses from the African or African Diaspora minor or by approval of the professor.
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3.00 Credits
An integrative course that builds on previous work in the minor, focusing particularly on current research, theory, and controversies in the field. Special attention will be paid to nurturing mature Christian thinking on gender issues.
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2.00 Credits
F and S. A study of the principles of oral rhetoric, with emphasis on developing student competency in preparing and delivering effective speeches. The emphasis is on basic speech design for engineers communicating their creation and refinement of ideas to peers, managers, subordinates, venture capitalists, and to the public at large.
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1.00 Credits
F and S. Core. A first-year introduction to the foundations of information technology. Topics discussed include computer hardware and software systems, quantitative analysis with spreadsheets, networking and web publishing, the cultural impact of this technology and the ethical responsibilities of its users.
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1.00 Credits
F. The First Year Prelude Program introduces students to Calvin College as a Christian community of inquiry. Prelude provides an intellectual introduction to a Christian worldview, and its implications for issues of contemporary relevance, specifically exploring learning, listening, discerning, obedience, hospitality, and awareness through a Reformed Christian perspective. Meets during the first seven weeks of the semester.
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3.00 Credits
I and S. Taken during the first-year interim, this course introduces students to the central intellectual project of Calvin College, the development of a Christian worldview and a broad, faith-based engagement with the ambient culture. A set of common readings sketches out basic biblical themes and helps students begin to formulate a Christian frame of reference as they pursue their academic vocation. In addition to these common readings and themes, each section of the course defines a particular academic issue to explore from the perspective of Christian faith and praxis. ** Several sections of DCM are offered during the spring semester to accommodate first-year students enrolled in the Foreign Language sequence 121-122-123/202. In addition, individual and multiple sections of the course have specific subtitles indicating the special focus of each.
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