Pedagogy and Academic Language Skills in Hmong for Bilingual Educators.

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This course provides opportunities to improve Hmong language for academic and instructional purposes. Students will explore topics in bilingual/biliteracy development, research, and program models, language varieties in Hmong, issues of power and language, advocacy for bilingual students, and engagement with bilingual families, specifically for TK-12th grade dual language contexts. Students also will examine theoretical and pedagogical issues in bilingual education, learn to apply bilingual teaching and assessment methods, analyze TK-12th grade language use, and evaluate Hmong curricular materials.