EDS 513 - Sec Language Arts Inst/Assess

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of a minimum of 50% of content area courses in English/language arts needed for licensure. Co-requisite: EST 582 Co-requisite: EST 572. Critical exploration and analysis of current developments in the teaching of secondary English with emphasis on student-centered methods that encourage integrated study of the language arts. Pragmatic and theoretical aspects of language, literature, and composition instruction are considered-especially as they apply to the selection of objectives, strategies, and materials for instruction and evaluation. Areas of study include reading and writing development, the writing process, the processes involved in reading literary works, oral language and listening-skill development, as well as formative and summative techniques for assessing pupil progress.

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