Includes three credit hours of coursework and two hours of fieldwork weekly. Develops an understanding of the historical, social, legal, and political foundations of language minority education. Explores the theoretical foundations of language acquisition and develops strategies and approaches for working effectively with English learners. This course introduces approaches to the development of language and literacy in an elementary school. Develops the theoretical foundations of literacy development and the skills and strategies for teaching reading and writing across the school curriculum.
Students plan and implement strategies in classroom simulations and in the field.
Includes three hours of classroom experience weekly. Discusses research in dual-language instruction and the application of research in instructional planning. Includes two hours of classroom experience weekly.