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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. This course is designed for students interested in teaching French, Spanish or English as a second language (ESL). The course provides a thorough introduction to contemporary theories of second language acquisition, methods of language teaching and assessment, and current issues in second language teaching. Additional work will be required for graduate credit..
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 221, 222,or equivalent. This course prepares students to write papers in Spanish for upper-level courses and the senior thesis. It will also give a brief introduction to and practice with translation methodology. This course is required of all Spanish majors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SPAN 475 and at least one culture course and one 300-level course. This is the senior capstone course for Spanish and is required of all Spanish majors, and Global Commerce - Spanish majors. Students will write a thesis in Spanish, under the direction of a faculty member in Spanish, and will be required to present it in Spanish orally and in writing. Students will also present and defend a portfolio of their oral and written work accumulated during their time as students pursuing a specialization in Spanish. The defense will be conducted partly in Spanish and partly in English.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 213. This course focuses on the study of intellectual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical characteristics of individuals with mental retardation. It includes attention to the causes of retardation, an overview of programs and services, and current issues and future directions in the field.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EDUC 202, 211. This course provides pre-service teachers with opportunities to apply instructional skills in controlled situations under the guidance of experienced professionals. Students participate in two hours of observations and tutorial instructional activities per week in special education classrooms in local public and private schools. There will be opportunities to view the structure of general education classrooms and other instructional settings representing the continuum of special education services. Seminars and other activities will provide opportunities for analysis and reflection. A grade of C- or above is required in this course before taking SPED 430.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EDUC 211, PSYC 213. This course is designed to impart an advanced understanding of curriculum and instruction for persons with mild to moderate disabilities. It provides pre-service teachers with knowledge regarding IEP and Section 504 Plan writing, designing self-contained, resource, and inclusive classrooms (in terms of room arrangement, scheduling, and grouping of students), adapting materials, and designing curriculum in the areas of math, written language, science, and social studies. It also includes a focus on instructional methods including Direct Instruction, Precision Teaching, Mastery Learning, Strategy Instruction, Study Skills Instruction, and Student-directed Instructions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 213. This introductory course focuses on the theories, characteristics, etiology and cognitive functioning of students with specific learning disabilities. Also included are age span issues and social/emotional and medical aspects. Individualized educational needs, levels of severity, and specialized methods and programs for students with LD are studied.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EDUC 101, 201, 202, PSYC 213, 241. Students in this course are introduced to the issues and practices of educators who deal with students with diverse learning challenges. Students learn effective collaboration strategies that will help them deal with para-educators, peer teachers, families, related service providers, and community agency staff members. Attention is given to issues such as integrated services, coordination between general and special educators, teaming, family-focused collaboration, community resources, and models of service delivery.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Approval of faculty sponsor and school dean; junior or senior standing. This course provides students the opportunity to pursue individual study of topics not covered in other available courses. The area for investigation is developed in consultation with a faculty sponsor and credit is dependent on the nature of the work. May be repeated for no more than six credits.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: A background of work in the discipline or prior consent of instructor. This course will focus on an aspect of the discipline not otherwise covered by the regularly offered courses. The topic will vary according to professor and term; consequently, more than one may be taken by a student during his/her matriculation.
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