ENG 4641 - Field Experience in Teaching English in Secondary Schools

1(0 + 2)

Prerequisite: ENG 3470, ENG 4600

Corequisite: ENG 4640

This field-based course provides pre-service secondary English teachers opportunities to develop their professional and pedagogical skills in an English classroom. In coordination with the classroom teacher, pre-service teachers design, implement, and reflect on content lessons and use content strategies to improve literacy skills, adjusting content for students with diverse needs. Course assignments and evaluations are designed to help pre-service teachers evaluate both student learning and teaching practices. Field placements are arranged by MSCD English faculty in collaboration with partner secondary schools.