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Course Descriptions

EFR 506 – Multi-Cultural Education - 3 credits.
Examination of the pluralistic character of American society and of the educational responses to this diversity.

EFR 590 – Foundations of Bilingual Education - 3 credits.
Students will examine the cultural, historical, political, theoretical, and some practical foundations of bilingual education in the United States. Case studies will offer an expanded knowledge of selected aspects of bilingual education.

Engl 417 – Linguistics - 3 credits.
Through this course you will be able to acquire fundamental, yet external linguistic knowledge in the areas of morphology, semantic, syntax, phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistic, language change, history of writing systems, and language acquisition.

Engl 418 – Second Language Acquisition - 3 credits.
This course focuses on recent second language acquisition (SLA) research findings from the areas of linguistics, psychology, education, and communication and on how to relate these finding to language learning and teaching.

T&L 580 – ELL Practicum - 2 credits.
Appropriate foundational and major area courses, and consent of the instructor and advisor. Practicum is study of desirable school practices, observations in nearby schools, and application of research findings in solving practical problems.

T&L 590 – ELL Methods - 2 credits.
This course explores a range of culturally appropriate methods and strategies for helping english language learners acquire academic proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

T&L 590 – Assessment of ELLs - 2 credits.
This course will help students gain a deeper understanding of the educational assessment of bilingual and language minority students, along with exploring some of the issues and controversies surrounding assessment.