Students are given the opportunity to teach elementary or high school English language learners. A Teaching Practicum Portfolio is assembled as part of the course requirements.
Prerequisites: EDUC 505 Intercultural Communication for Educators, EDUC 520 Curriculum Design-Teaching ELL, EDUC 521 Linguistics for Teaching ELL and EDUC 522 Methods for Teaching ELL.
EDUC 505 Intercultural Communication for Educators (3 hours)
Intercultural Communication for Educators will introduce students to the cultural differences that influence the exchange of meaning between people of different cultural backgrounds. The study of what culture is, where culture comes from, and how culture manifests itself in every day life will be the heart of this course. A myriad of strategies and skills for successfully communicating across cultures in the classroom (as well as other contexts) will be explored and practiced.
Prerequisite(s): Bachelor's degree.
EDUC 520 Curriculum Design-Teaching ELL (3 hours)
This course is designed to familiarize students with aspects of curriculum design as they pertain to the education of English language learners. Students will develop appropriate content-area learner goals, as well as design curricula and instruction that facilitates student learning while building upon the students prior knowledge, linguistic diversity, and cultural diversity. Instructional strategies will be developed that promote language development. Assessment methods will be introduced and evaluated to obtain useful information about students' placement, learning, and development. The course structure combines lectures, discussions, required readings, online activities, and a practical application of skills as demonstrated through projects and presentations.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 505 Intercultural Communication for Educators.
EDUC 521 Linguistics for Teaching ELL (3 hours)
Students study principles of linguistic analysis and apply them to teaching. Topics include: English phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and subfields of linguistics such as sociolinguistics (regional and ethnic dialects, issues of gender), historical linguistics, psycholinguistics (language acquisition, language and the brain), and pedagogies of English Language Learning.
Prerequisite(s): Bachelor's degree.
EDUC 522 Methods for Teaching ELL (3 hours)
A study of a variety of methods for teaching English as a Second Language in K-12 education. This course focuses on planning and teaching language and the application to both ESL and content areas. This course is designed for students who are working toward their ESL endorsement.
