Modern Languages/Literatures (MDLL)

MDLL 510 Grad Sem Foreign Lang Teachers (3 Credits)

Seminars on technological, pedagogical and cultural topics related to teaching of foreign languages.

MDLL 511 Grad Sem Frn Lang Tchrs (3 Credits)

Seminars on technological, pedagogical and cultural topics related to teaching of foreign languages.

MDLL 545 TESOL Teaching Methods (3 Credits)

Instructional methodology for teaching foreign languages including English as a second or foreign language. Focus on skill development, teaching techniques, assessment, cultural instruction, and technology in foreign language teaching.

MDLL 546 FL Acquisition Theory (3 Credits)

How are foreign languages acquired? Factors influencing individual variation in skill and fluency include language transfer, optimal input, age, learning styles, and language dysfunction. Focus on foreign language acquisition with respect to learning theory, and physical, cognitive and social development.