RLRL 5597 Foreign Language Pedagogy

Name: Foreign Language Pedagogy
Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)

Fulfills Massachusetts licensure requirement for methods in foreign language education For anyone considering the possibility of teaching a foreign language. Introduces students to techniques of second language teaching at any level. Students learn how to evaluate language proficiency, organize a communication course, review language-teaching materials, and incorporate audiovisual and electronic media in the classroom.

Course overview

Department: Romance Languages and Literatures
School: Boston College
Credits: 3

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 3.60 / 5 · Very Good
5 responses
Instructor rating: 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
5 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Andrea Javel	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.0	4.4	4.4	4.6	1–3 hrs/week	5 of 6

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Andrea Javel
Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.00/5