Course Description

Course Name

Teaching ESL and Children Literature

Session: VVLF3223

Hours & Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

General goals:

  1. To provide an overview of different active teaching and learning methodologies and techniques for the pre-school and elementary classroom.
  2. To provide and analyze a wide-ranging resource of practical ideas to be used and adapted flexibly and creatively in different contexts and situations.
  3. To provide students with a wide approach to children's literature in English.
  4. To provide broad perspectives on significant aspects of literature: genre, timeline, setting in time and place, relevant authors, among others.
  5. To be acquainted with ITC's and see the benefits when teaching literature to children.

*Course content subject to change