Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education

Intended to promote students' understanding of language development in adolescence, and multilingual, multicultural, and biliteracy issues in education. Students will learn about the nature of language acquisition, English language proficiency for academic purposes, cross-cultural understanding, second language development, and strategies for teaching subject matter knowledge to English Language Learners (ELL). Course content will focus on the characteristics and needs of ELL student populations and the literacy demands of content curricula in secondary schools.

Fall, Spring

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