Apr 24, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Women’s Studies (WOST)

  
  • WOST 400 - Topics in Women’s Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Content varies.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • WOST 412 - Women, Performance art, and the Avant Garde

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Musicology 412.)
  
  • WOST 422 - Women Writers in Britain

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See English 422.)

  
  • WOST 434 - Psychology of Gender

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Psychology 434.)

  
  • WOST 454 - Gender and Crime

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Sociology 453.)

  
  • WOST 469 - Sexuality and Cinema

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores issues surrounding sexuality, gender and cinema from points of view of feminist film criticism.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Cinema Studies 469.)

  
  • WOST 484 - African-American Women in American Society

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Africana Studies 484.)

  
  • WOST 510 - Special Topics

    3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • WOST 543 - Women, Sport, and Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Sport Studies 543.)

  
  • WOST 548 - Transforming Critical Thinking: Constructive Thinking and Educational Implications

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Cultural Studies in Education 548.)

  
  • WOST 593 - Independent Study

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of Chair of Women’s Studies.
  
  • WOST 609 - Feminist Theories and Education

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Cultural Studies in Education 609.)


World Language Education/English as a Second Language Education (WLEL)

  
  • WLEL 455 - Teaching of World Languages

    3 Credit Hours
    ACTFL standards-based instructional methods, resources, integrated technologies, second language theories, research and evaluation for world languages. Required for licensure in World Languages.
    Recommended Background: Completion or near completion of world language hours for certification.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education or consent of instructor.
  
  • WLEL 466 - ESL Assessment and Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours
    Highlights the implementation of authentic assessment, specifically, portfolio assessment for ESL students in K-12 settings. Focuses on designing appropriate tools for various assessment purposes. Specific types and different forms of assessment are examined based on their effectiveness and meaningfulness. Required for Tennessee (PreK-12) licensure.
    Comment(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • WLEL 476 - Teaching English as a Second Language

    3 Credit Hours
    TESOL standards-based ESL pedagogy, practices, research, second language theories, instructional strategies and integrated technologies that accommodate students at all levels of ESL/EFL settings. Required for Tennessee (PreK-12) licensure.
  
  • WLEL 489 - Content-Based ESL Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    Focuses on designing and implementing content-based ESL instruction to enhance English language learners’ academic achievement. Required for Tennessee (PreK-12) licensure.
  
  • WLEL 555 - World Language in the Elementary Schools Practicum

    3 Credit Hours
    Experiences designing, implementing and assessing second language instruction in elementary school setting.
  
  • WLEL 556 - English as a Second Language Practicum

    3 Credit Hours
    Experiences designing, implementing and assessing English instruction to non-native English speakers. Course is required for ESL certification.
  
  • WLEL 586 - Foundations of Bilingual Education: Language, Culture, and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines the sociopolitical nature of language and culture, and focuses on critical understanding of intricate power relationships among race, ethnicity, identity, and social class and their impact on education of language minorities in the U.S.
  
  • WLEL 596 - Teaching ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom

    3 Credit Hours
    Focuses on understanding and meeting the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the mainstream classes. Course participants will learn and practice instructional strategies that specifically address ELLs’ academic needs. Offered to all education major students.
  
  • WLEL 678 - Advanced Studies in English as a Second Language

    3 Credit Hours
    Research, curricula, assessment, trends and issues in English as a second language.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
 

Page: 1 <- Back 1030 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40