Learn how to facilitate the development of ESL literacy skills. This course provides an overview of reading and writing theory and practice in the context of ESL instruction. Also included in the course will be discussions of assessment, content area reading and writing instruction, and the politics of literacy. An overview of the pedagogy of ESL in the development of oral, literacy and academic skills. The course investigates how second language acquisition and learning style theory influence the development of appropriate approaches, methods, techniques and curriculum for ESL students in the areas of language and content.
Emphasis is placed on teaching all language skills using an integrative model.
The adaptation of graduation standards performance packages is also addressed. . An examination of how language reflects power, social class, ethnic background, geographic origins, political and religious identity, and differences in male and female speech. Special attention is given to bilingualism, language planning, and refugee issues, including communication with immigrant families and communities. Understand the sociocultural and linguistic forces that cause languages to undergo constant change.