Mandarin Chinese Language Education (Grades 7-12) (IB/M)
Storrs , United States
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Bilingual Education | Foreign Language | Language Acquisition
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This program prepares students to teach Mandarin Chinese to students in grades 7-12. It includes a subject area major in Mandarin Chinese and professional education requirements. The subject area major includes proficiency development, literature, and culture and civilization courses. The professional education requirements include courses in multicultural education, teaching world languages, and educational psychology.
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Mandarin Chinese Language Education (Grades 7-12) (IB/M)
This program prepares students to teach Mandarin Chinese to students in grades 7-12. It includes a subject area major in Mandarin Chinese and professional education requirements.
Subject Area Major in Mandarin Chinese (49 credits):
- Proficiency Development (8 credits):
- CHIN 1111 & CHIN 1112: Elementary Chinese I and II
- CHIN 1113 & CHIN 1114: Intermediate Chinese I and II
- CHIN 3210 & CHIN 3211: Chinese Composition and Conversation and Chinese Composition and Conversation II
- Literature (12 credits):
- Select at least 12 credits of the following courses or equivalents:
- CHIN 3270: Chinese Film
- CHIN 3271: Topics in Chinese Literature
- CHIN 3282: Women in Chinese Literature and Film
- Culture and Civilization (9 credits):
- Select at least nine credits of the following courses or equivalents:
- ARTH 3720: The Art of China
- CHIN 3230: Language and Identity in Greater China
- CHIN 3260: Contemporary Chinese Culture
- HIST 1805: Key Words in East Asian History and Culture
- HIST 2822: Modern China
- HIST 2866: China and the West
- HIST 3808: East Asia to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
- HIST 3820: History of Modern Chinese Political Thought
- POLS 3245: Chinese Politics and Economy
Professional Education Requirements (45 credits):
- Multicultural Education, Equity and Social Justice (3 credits): EDCI 3100/3100W
- Teaching World Languages to the Elementary-Age Student: Seminar and Clinic (3 credits): EDCI 3215
- Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (2 credits): EDCI 4010
- Teaching World Languages to the Secondary-Age Student (7-12) (3 credits): EDCI 4205W
- Directed Student Teaching (9 credits): EDCI 4250
- Seminar/Clinic: Teaching and Learning (3 credits): EGEN 3100
- Seminar/Clinic: Methods of Teaching (3 credits): EGEN 4100
- Seminar/Clinic: Analysis of Teaching (3 credits): EGEN 4110
- Educational Psychology (3 credits): EPSY 3010
- Exceptionality (2 credits): EPSY 3110
- Classroom and Behavior Management (3 credits): EPSY 3125
- Assessment of Learning (2 credits): EPSY 4010
- United States History to 1877 (3 credits): HIST 1501
- General Psychology I (3 credits): PSYC 1100
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