Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Courses
WLED
11 courses with the subject WLED, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WLED 300Foundations of Second Language Teaching3
Critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in second language acquisition and teaching. WLED 300 Foundations of Second Language Teaching (3)This course is designed to give prospective World Languages teachers a critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in, first and second language acquisition and teaching. The core of the course explicates processes of language acquisition viewed from major theories of first and second language acquisition and common issues within these major theories are presented and debated. This course should be taken concurrently with WLED 295A (Early Field Experience for World Languages Teacher preparation). Using the field experience component, students will be able to critically examine language teaching methodologies derived and implied from first and second language acquisition theories and to apply them while in their field experience. This course requires participating in the field experience component, group-reflections and self-critique as well as to complete the required readings, and to develop a professional growth portfolio including the four domains stated in the Penn State model of Teacher Preparation (planning and preparing for student learning; teaching; inquiring and analyzing learning and teaching- and professionalism). This course should be taken concurrently with the Early Field Experience for World Languages Teacher Preparation (WLED 295A). Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 4967 Concurrent: WL ED295A
WLED 400Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching3
Critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in second language acquisition and teaching. WLED 400 Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching (3)This is an advanced course designed for practicing classroom teachers who want to further their knowledge of language acquisition/language teaching. It provides a critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in first and second language acquisition and teaching. The core of the course explicates processes of language acquisition viewed from major theories of first and second language acquisition and common issues within these major theories are presented and debated. Using their classroom experiences, students will be able to critically examine language teaching methodologies derived and implied from first and second language acquisition theories and to apply them in their classrooms. This course requires active participation, group-reflections and self-critique, and completion of required readings; 20-30 hours of volunteer work in an ESL setting; and development of a professional growth portfolio including the four domains stated in the Penn State Model of Teacher Preparation (planning and preparing for student learning; teaching; inquiring and analyzing learning and teaching; and professionalism) and the competencies for English Usage and Developing Linguistic Awareness stated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
WLED 412Methods of Teaching World Languages in Grades6-12
(3)The purpose of this course is to help students develop a principled approach to designing and implementing lessons in their World Language classroom. Specifically, students will work towards an understanding of the processes of developing abilities in a second language that acknowledges a range of theories and associated methods but that is also situated within a particular theoretical framework of language and language learning. In this way, students will be better positioned to make the myriad instructional decisions they will face in middle school and high school contexts, ranging from materials development to lesson planning and classroom management to assessment. This is a writing- intensive course. Students will engage in a variety of formal and informal writing activities both in and out of class. Taken together, these activities function to enhance students' abilities as both producers and consumers of a range of texts relevant to their teaching practice. In addition, writing is understood to be a process integral to the fulfillment of each of the course goals. Writing Across the Curriculum
WLED 444Language, Culture and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners3
Critical understanding of cultural linguistic diversity to facilitate the inclusion of English Language Learners in a globalized classroom. CIED 444 WLED 444 Language, Culture and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners (3) In this course we will focus on the issues of power raised by the use of Standard English as the school language while in its grounds there are an increasing number of students who are using more than one language/dialect to communicate. We will also discuss how language mutates into an exceptional hegemonic/counterhegemonic device central to the problematic regarding school socialization. Finally, we will critically understand teachers' and schools' roles in building a safe classroom where diversity of languages and cultures are welcome and encouraged.
