Grading & Requirements

Grade Breakdown

Graduate Students:

Mid-term examination 25%
Presentation 15%
Teaching Demonstration 15%
Teaching portfolio 45%

Undergraduate Students:

Mid-term examination 30%
Teaching Demonstration 20%
Teaching portfolio 50%

Important Dates

Presentation abstracts due (August 8)
Mid-term examination (August 11)
Teaching portfolios due (August 15)

Mid-term examination: It will consist of two parts: An ID section (50 points), and a case study section (50 points). Items to be included in the ID section will come from the required reading list and other classroom discussions.

Presentations: Each graduate student is reponsible for discussing one aspect of the implementation of the National Standards on the basis of the required reading material, and other relevant bibliographic sources. An abstract of the presentation (including references) is due on August 8.

Teaching portfolios: Students will be asked to submit a teaching portfolio congruent with the parameters provided by the National Standards. This portfolio must include:

A philosophy statement (including a discussion of the pedagogical principles behind the Standards).
A unit outline (establishing how the National Standards can provide a viable and coherent curricular framework for foreign language instruction).
Sample lesson plans and assessment tools for all five Standards. Each lesson plan should include a brief discussion of the pedagogical principles involved.

Teaching demonstrations: Students should demonstrate the implementation of a standards-based lesson plan. The revised version of this lesson plan can be incorporated into the final teaching portfolio.