Course Name:Foundations of
Dual Language Immersion or Immersion Education
Course Prefix: EDUC
Course Number: 3375
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail): David Byrd,
davidbyrd@weber.edu
Current Date: 9/21/2012
College: Education
Department: Teacher Education
From Term: Fall
2013
Substantive
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new |
Current Course Subject
N/A Current Course Number |
Experimental Number
This course was offered as an experimental course two times and is now ready to be submitted for curriculum approval with a non-experimental number.
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Subject: EDUC
Course Number: 3375 |
Check all that apply:
This is for courses already approved for gen ed. Use a different form for proposing a new gen ed designation. DV CA HU LS PS SS EN AI QL TA TB TC TD TE |
Course Title: Foundations of Dual Language Immersion or Immersion Education
Abbreviated Course Title: Foundations of Immersion Ed
| Course Type: | LEC |
Credit Hours: 3 or if variable hours: to
Contact Hours: Lecture 45 Lab Other
Grading Mode: standard
| This course is/will be: |
a
required course in a major program a required course in a minor program a required course in a 1- or 2- year program elective |
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
none
Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):
The course examines the underlying theory that supports dual language immersion and immersion education practices. Issues for teachers and administrators will be addressed. Practices and principles that inform language attentive curriculum will be a focus of the course.
Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)
The Utah State Office of Education has placed an emaphasis on immersion language education programs in the state. Up to the present time, native speaking teachers have had to be brought from the target language countries to teach these classes. The State Office of Education would like to begin educating local speakers of the various languages taught in the immersion programs to do the same job. This course, Foundations of Dual Immersion or Immersion Education, will be the basic course for an endorsement in language immersion education.
INFORMATION PAGE
for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?
No. The information in this course is unique to the language immersion education situation. Courses offered in both the departments of foreign languages and teacher education focus on mainstream classroom instruction of languages.
3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.
This course differs from other courses in that its focus is on immersion and dual immersion language teaching, which is a unique classroom situation for teachers. No foundation course work is available that focuses on this endorsement situation.
4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?
no
If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).