ESL Instruct Prac w/Field

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of the ESL/Bilingual teacher through a school-based experience. Students spend 30 hours in the company of expert ESL/Bilingual educators in school settings. Students will gain expertise in working with groups of students, interfacing with teachers and caregivers, and examining programs that serve emergent bilingual students in grades PK-12. Emphasis will be on program design and implementation guided by the English language development standards (ELDS), including assessing students' language capacities, designing programs to fit a variety of language needs, working with teachers and other school professionals to serve emergent bilinguals, and organizing programs to enhance caregiver collaboration. The course requires students to fulfill a 30-hour field requirement working with ESL students.