Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL

Catalog description

In this course, participants will analyze the language learning processes of bilingual students and the appropriate order for learning academic basic skills in two languages. The course will focus on approaches and techniques to teach English as a second language. Participants will learn how to teach academic subject matter in and through English. A few of the instructional methods covered include total physical response (TPR), the Natural Approach, Making Content Comprehensible through the SIOP Method, and the Cognitive Language Learning Approach (CALLA). Includes clinical experience.