Bicultural-Bilingual Approaches to Teaching Language Arts. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: Admission to the Bilingual Teacher Certification Program, BBL 3823 , BBL 4033 , and successful completion of the ALPS (Assessment of Language Proficiency in Spanish) sequence. Corequisites: For Bilingual EC-6 certification students: BBL 4353 , BBL 4403 , and CI 4611 . An examination of theories, reading processes, instructional strategies, texts, and materials for biliteracy development in the bilingual classroom. Emphasis on the integrated use of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in content area teaching as well as attention to readers from various sociocultural contexts and abilities. Field experience is required. Taught in Spanish. For EC–6 or 4-8 bilingual teacher candidates, this course must be completed with a grade of "B-" or better for it to serve as a prerequisite for CI 4621 . Restricted course; advisor code required for registration. Generally offered: Fall, Spring. (Formerly ABL 4073. Credit cannot be earned for both ABL 4073 and BBL 4073 .) Course Fee: LRH1 $20.54; STF1 $75; STSH $30.81; DL01 $75.