ERIC Number: EJ741846
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 13
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An Integrative Approach to FLES Teacher Training: The Delaware Model
Vuchic, Radmila; Robb, Bonnie Arden
Foreign Language Annals, v39 n2 p334-346 Sum 2006
While the need for certified elementary foreign language teachers is on the rise, foreign language teacher educators frequently encounter difficulty in securing good elementary field experiences for their student teachers due to the dearth of fully developed programs of foreign language in the elementary schools (FLES). This article presents a student teaching model designed to meet that placement challenge. The Delaware model, by integrating significant field experiences in the regular elementary grade classroom with those in the FLES classroom, makes it possible to place student teachers in schools with less than fully developed FLES programs. Moreover, positive results obtained during two integrative placements demonstrate the important curricular and classroom management advantages that are gained when student teachers are given opportunities to acquire knowledge and experience in the elementary grade classroom as well as in the FLES classroom. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teaching Models, Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Language Teachers, Teacher Education, Field Experience Programs, Classroom Techniques, FLES, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Models, Student Placement
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 S. Washington Street Ste. 210, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: http://www.actfl.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Delaware
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