Education 420
Instructional Seminar (Foreign Languages)
Instructor: Dr. Mary Watts
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Office: 285 Leutze Hall
Class time and room: MW 3:30-4:50, LH 127
Office phone: 910-962-7214 E-mail: wattsm@uncw.edu Fax: 910-962-7712
Office Hrs: MWF 9:00-10:00, and all days by appointment, please send e-mail.
Course Website: on Blackboard. http://ncvista.blackboard.com
Pre-requisite courses: EDN 407, Theory and Practice in Teaching Foreign Languages (K-12)
and EDNL 407 Field Experience in Foreign Language.
Co-requisite course: EDN 409, Practicum – French and Spanish.
Catalogue Description of the Course: 3 credit hours. Development of instructional skills
required for successful teaching with regard for the particular needs of the student’s academic
discipline and the effective management of the classroom. Designed as a culmination of
professional study and an initiation into the internship and the teaching profession. Emphasis is
given to professional documentation of reflective growth.
Textbooks: As adopted in North Carolina for language and grade level; curriculum guides;
Languages and Children: Making the Match by Helena Anderson Curtain and Carol Ann
Dahlberg. 3rd ed.; Teaching Language in Context by Alice C. Omaggio Hadley. 3rd ed.
Other materials: slides, maps, videocassettes, office equipment, audio-visual equipment, and
computers belonging to the public schools; library resources of UNCW; student-made materials;
textbooks and resources from EDN 407.
Conceptual Framework: This course focuses on the key components of the Conceptual
Framework of the Watson School of Education, which is to develop highly competent
professionals to serve in educational leadership roles. The components of the Conceptual
Framework are in line with the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards. All educators
are expected to utilize data in decision making, to reflect upon their pedagogical practice, to
follow ethical and professional standards, to be knowledgeable in academic content and
pedagogy, to competently implement technology in their teaching, to utilize appropriate
communication strategies, and to exhibit the ability to meet the needs of diverse learners. The
global objective of this course is to develop professionals that can implement educational
practice that positively impacts student learning. The following are course-specific goals and
objectives that are in line with the Conceptual Framework of the WSE and the North Carolina
Professional Teaching Standards:
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To make long-range plans, unit plans, and daily lesson plans for language courses taking
into account prescribed curricula, the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for
Second Languages, specific textbooks, individual classes, and student needs.
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To develop instructional activities to teach the four language skills and culture and
civilization.
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To present lesson plans in a systematic and effective manner that is well paced,
appropriately varied, and intellectually stimulating.
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To devise and employ appropriate formative and summative assessment techniques and
instruments to assess student learning.
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To evaluate student learning outcomes in connection with the North Carolina Standard
Course of Study Second Language goals and 21st Century life skills and content.
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To articulate professional goals as K-12 foreign language educators and participate in
avenues of professional learning and development that will allow these goals to be met.
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To demonstrate an understanding of how goals of a public school improvement plan
influence classroom instruction and communication with students’ home and community.
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To maintain an ordered and learning-conducive environment in the classroom.
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To formulate a classroom management plan incorporating policies on student
responsibilities and participation in class, procedures for assigning and collecting
homework and daily class work, procedures for assessment, and procedures for
contacting and working with parents and guardians of students; products based upon this
plan will include a course syllabus and a letter to parents/guardians.
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To discover a sense of personal identity within the teaching profession.
Course content: Students will study curriculum and pacing guides, the North Carolina Standard
Course of Study – Second Languages goals, and adopted textbooks to plan instructional activities
and units that are appropriate for the various grade levels and incorporate the four basic skills
and the target culture. Students will conduct a leadership and reflection project, create a
classroom management plan, complete an individualized growth plan and school improvement
plan assignment, and complete long-range semester plans, unit plans, and daily lesson plans to
demonstrate their knowledge of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study goals for Second
Languages and the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
Seminars are scheduled by the instructor and the Watson School of Education. Attendance
is required.
Evaluation of student intern's progress and determination of the final grade:
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Textbook review (10%)
Long-range lesson plan assignment (10%)
Unit plan with daily lesson plans (15%)
Leadership & Reflection project (20%)
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Intern Individualized Growth Plan and School Improvement Plan Assignment (10%)
Classroom Management Plan (15%)
Resource & Materials file (including binder with daily lesson plans, materials used in
lessons and collected from other teachers, tests, handouts, parent contact log and
professional development log) (15%)
Weekly forms (weekly lesson plans, coaching plan, self-assessment form, weekly
reflections, IEP form), questionnaire about practicum site, attendance at WSE seminars
(5%)
Penalty for late work: All late work will automatically receive a one-letter grade deduction (an
A/A- to B, a B+/B/B- to a C, a C+/C/C- to a D, a D+/D/D- to F). Additional penalty may be
imposed depending on the circumstances.
Grades: 93-100 = A; 90-92 = A-; 87-89 = B+; 83-36 = B; 80-82 = B-; 77-79 = C+; 73-76 = C;
70-72 = C-; 67-79 = D+; 63-66 = D; 60-62 = D-; 59 and below = F.
Attendance policy: You are expected to attend all classes, special meetings, seminars, etc.,
which are assigned and/or scheduled by the EDN 408 instructor and/or the Watson School of
Education. Absences due to illness must be documented. Each absence after one will have a
detrimental effect on your final class average by reducing it by a +/- grade (for example, an A
will be dropped to an A-, an A- to a B+, etc.).
Honor Code: Students enrolled in this course are subject to the University’s academic honor
code as defined in the Student Handbook.
http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/doso/documents/Code.Of.Student.Life.pdf
Student Disabilities: UNCW Disability Services supplies information about disability law,
documentation procedures and accommodations that can be found at
http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/disability
Safety on Campus: UNCW practices a zero-tolerance policy for violence and harassment of
any kind. For emergencies contact UNCW CARE at 962-2273, Campus Police at 962-3184, or
Wilmington Police at 911. For University or community resources visit
http://www.uncw.edu/emergencyandsafety/resources.html.
Course requirements:
 Attend all classes and arrive on time.
 Prepare all assigned coursework on time.
 Participate in and contribute positively to class discussions; be supportive of
fellow students and answer questions to the best of your ability.
 Establish and maintain a TaskStream account.
 Check your UNCW e-mail and the course website for information about assignments,
announcements, and updates.