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EALL 700

EALL 700
Sample Syllabus

Learning East Asian Languages in Cross-Cultural Contexts
College Level
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Credit: 4 credit hours.

Undergraduate or continuing education students may opt to take this course for pass (PA)/non-Pass (NP) grading.Classroom: Mendenhall Lab 131 (unless otherwise announced)
Class hours: 9:30-10:20 am (unless otherwise announced)

Prerequisite:

    High-level competency in the target East Asian language (Japanese or Chinese), and permission of instructors. Ability to handle English at graduate level is assumed.
Objectives:
    The aim of this course is to develop a clear understanding of what it means for learners in American colleges and universities to learn Chinese/Japanese. Participants will learn how to articulate and apply these principles in developing a coherent Chinese/Japanese language program. Also, see

    Course Description.

Requirements and Grading: Course grades will be determined on the basis of the following:

Level and quality of participation in daily discussion sections (approximately 30%)
Examinations and quizzes (approximately 30%)
Paper (approximately 25%)
Homework (approximately 15%)

Required Materials:

    Walker, Galal and Scott McGinnis. 1995. Learning Less Commonly Taught Languages: An Agreement on the Bases for the Training of Teachers. Columbus, OH: OSU Foreign Language Publications.

    Course packet for EALL 700, 703, and 704 is available at Grade A Notes.

    OTHER MATERIALS TBA

Recommended Materials:
    Rivers. Wilga, ed. 1992. Teaching Language in College. Lincolnwood: National Textbook Company.

    OTHER MATERIALS TBA

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