MULTILINGUAL TEACHING METHODS

Catalog description

Throughout this course, we will examine the intersections of culture and language and learn about processes of language acquisition. This is a field-based methods course, so we will meet at a local school and work with younger students. Through this collaboration, we will develop an understanding of issues confronting emergent bilingual (EB)/English learner (EL) students, and examine various program models for supporting and expanding students' linguistic repertoires. We will learn methods for integrating the teaching of language and academic content. We will implement a variety of strategies to design curricula, instruction, and classroom settings to meet the needs of EBs. PREREQ: CIGENRL 510 AND CIGENRL 520 AND CIGENRL 550