FLES Methods Courses Now? Yes, More Than Ever!  

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Moskowitz, Gerirude

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Foreign Language Annals (Full Text; di PROQUEST 2004 - terbaru) vol. 10 no. 3 (1977), page 277-180.
Fulltext: 10_03_Moskowitz.pdf (338.68KB)

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Despite the fact that so few FLES programs are in existence, colleges should offer a FLES methods course. When there was a demand for FLES, we were unprepared to fill many positions with qualified teachers, and the results did not further the cause of FLES. A first-hand experience in FLES can benefit any foreign language teacher. Many foreign language teachers know very little about FLES or the special satisfaction of teaching it. A necessary component of a FLES methods course is teaching experience with young children. Through this contact, foreign language teachers encounter typical favorable and unfavorable situations with administrators an classroom teachers. The methods course should provide techniques, materials, and assistance with ongoing problems. Readings, discussions, demonstrations, resource people, and films should also be included. From this exposure, secondary school foreign language teachers become enthusiastic about the merits of FLES and tend to focus more on arousing interest, being more creative, and introducing new techniques into their regular classes. They also come to understand FLES and are willing to support it rather than compete with it. A backlog of teachers trained in FLES can then be available for use in bilingual, ESL, and future FLES programs.

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