Literacy In Bilingual/Multicul Clsr

Catalog description

Students examine research and theories of first and second language acquisition as related to methods of teaching, listening, speaking, reading, and writing in bilingual/multicultural classrooms. The course also includes examination of current pedagogical methodologies, assessment procedures, and literature related to the specialized needs of the bilingual student and the multicultural classroom. The first half of the course focuses on birth - grade 6, the second half on grades 5-12.