Pedagogy and Academic Language Skills in Spanish for Bilingual Educators (Single Subject).

Catalog description

This course provides opportunities to improve Spanish language for academic and instructional purposes. Students will explore topics in bilingual/biliteracy development, research, and program models, language varieties in Spanish, issues of power and language, advocacy for bilingual students, and engagement with bilingual families, specifically for secondary bilingual contexts. Students also will examine theoretical and pedagogical issues in bilingual education, learn to apply bilingual teaching and assessment methods, analyze 7th-12th grade language use, and evaluate Spanish curricular materials. Includes field component.