Pedagogy of Teaching East Asian Language

(4 Credits)

The course is designed to help students learn to teach East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean at the college-level. A wide range of issues related to the teaching of a foreign language will be discussed, including 1) historical overview of language teaching methods and approaches and their application to the classroom teaching; 2) curriculum design and lesson planning; 3) textbooks and supplementary teaching materials; 4) different strategies and skills in language teaching; 5) testing and assessment; and 6) use of technology.