PREPARING TO TEACH ABROAD
Critically approaches a range of complexities entailed in teaching abroad. Power-knowledge relations in pedagogical acts of planning, implementation and reflection will be identified and analyzed. Several basic formats for lesson preparation will be introduced. A variety of teaching techniques for implementing lesson plans will be practiced with peers. Approaches for critically reflecting in verbal and written ways upon teaching/learning and power-knowledge relations integral to curriculum and instruction, student inclusion/exclusion, and cultural responsiveness will be surveyed.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Design culturally responsive lesson plans for small group instruction Audience: Undergraduate 2. Implement lesson plans using different teaching techniques Audience: Undergraduate 3. Learn to critically reflect upon teaching sessions within a teaching abroad framework Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recommend modifications and improvements based on power-knowledge analysis Audience: Undergraduate 5. Map complexities in national-local contexts of interest for teaching abroad. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Design culturally responsive lesson plans for small group instruction Audience: Undergraduate 2. Implement lesson plans using different teaching techniques Audience: Undergraduate 3. Learn to critically reflect upon teaching sessions within a teaching abroad framework Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recommend modifications and improvements based on power-knowledge analysis Audience: Undergraduate 5. Map complexities in national-local contexts of interest for teaching abroad. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027