Program
Education K-12 M.A.
Year Approved
2020
First Advisor
Swensen, Danny
Abstract
Foreign language teachers are the responsible ones for developing multicultural skills in students. These skills are to equip pupils to become more open-minded, empathic, and critical thinkers, something very needed in a globalized world in the 21st century. Therefore, there are essential aspects that must be taken into account while planning the instruction. That is why I have developed a digital and printable planning tool that helps and guides educators in the process of designing an effective lesson. It puts together several pedagogical approaches that are organized with a chronological scaffold, it also presents a wide variety of ideas for meaningful learning activities and different choices to select the most appropriate resources. The foundations of this project are the Multicultural Education Approach and the Understanding by Design Model. Its biggest advantage is that even if instructors are not familiar with the educational models introduced in this lesson planner, they will be able to discover and implement new teaching strategies that are researched-based and have proven to be successful.
Degree Name
Education K-12 M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Recommended Citation
Marmolejo Jiménez, L. (2020). Essential aspects to consider for the development of an instructional planning tool for a foreign language class [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/418
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