TEACHING OF JAPANESE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ASIALANG 204 , placement into ASIALANG 303 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Theory: Discuss theories, approaches, and issues of foreign language education in the United States (both UGS and GS); Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design: Design curriculum and teaching plans for elementary Japanese language classes Audience: Graduate 3. Design: Design teaching plans, following the instructor’s guidance, for a teaching demonstration Audience: Undergraduate 4. Teaching: Utilize a broad repertoire of instructional strategies and reflect on their own teaching performance Audience: Graduate 5. Teaching: Utilize some instructional strategies in their teaching demonstration and reflect on their own learning experience Audience: Undergraduate 6. Assessment: Discuss theories of assessment Audience: Graduate 7. Assessment: Develop appropriate assessment instruments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Professionalism: Articulate the importance of life-long professional development for teachers Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Theory: Discuss theories, approaches, and issues of foreign language education in the United States (both UGS and GS); Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design: Design curriculum and teaching plans for elementary Japanese language classes Audience: Graduate 3. Design: Design teaching plans, following the instructor’s guidance, for a teaching demonstration Audience: Undergraduate 4. Teaching: Utilize a broad repertoire of instructional strategies and reflect on their own teaching performance Audience: Graduate 5. Teaching: Utilize some instructional strategies in their teaching demonstration and reflect on their own learning experience Audience: Undergraduate 6. Assessment: Discuss theories of assessment Audience: Graduate 7. Assessment: Develop appropriate assessment instruments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Professionalism: Articulate the importance of life-long professional development for teachers Audience: Graduate