Contemporary Problems Seminar

Course Description

Specific course title identified each semester by a subscript (e.g., Contemporary Problems Seminar; Issues in Professional Negotiations). Prerequisite: Advanced master's or doctoral standing or permission of instructor; Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Students will synthesize research projects in TESOL by developing a portfolio on a specialized TESOL topic.
  • Students demonstrate deep engagement with the application of current language teaching and learning theories and research through a reflective essay.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure Percentage/Points
Portfolio 50%
Reflective essay 50%

Grading Scale:

Percentage Letter Grade
95-100A
90-94A-
87-89B+
83-86B
80-82B-
77-79C+
73-76C
70-72C-
67-69D+
63-66D
60-62D-
0-59F

Attendance/Participation:

You are expected to complete all readings and participate in all assignments. This is an asynchronous course with no required attendance.

Academic expectations in participation—When you refer to readings and ideas presented in readings, you need to cite your sources, both sources from our class and also any external sources. Try to minimize quotes and focus on paraphrasing. Citations and quotes count toward your word counts for assignments. (See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for more information about citations in APA format.)

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.