EDUC 2101 Teaching Language Arts
Focuses on the teaching and learning of language arts in the elementary grades. Students will be exposed to theoretical approaches to both oral and written language development in addition to a wide variety of teaching methods. Students will have the opportunity to apply their learning through practical lesson development, and encouraged to reflect on their experiences via the theoretical perspectives highlighted in the course. Student diversity and its implications for teaching language arts will be an integral theme. Students will draw on their experiences in their prepractica to apply and reflect on learning as they mediate theory and practice.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.01 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.19 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Charles P Proctor | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Fall 2025 | Brenda Luo | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |
| Spring 2025 | Charles P Proctor | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 7 |
| Fall 2024 | Kei Yatsu | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 20 |
| Spring 2024 | Kei Yatsu | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Michelle Abimbola | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 9 |
| Fall 2023 | Charles P Proctor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 of 19 |
| Fall 2023 | Michelle Abimbola | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 of 18 |
| Spring 2023 | Michele Merlino | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 7 |
| Fall 2022 | Jon Wargo | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 21 |
| Spring 2022 | Michele Merlino | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Fall 2021 | Michele Merlino | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 15 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01