ED 605B - Paradigms of ESL/Bilingual Educ

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This course will explore the sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism and ESL/bilingual education. Students will explore: the history of immigration trends in the United States, the history of dual language instruction nationally, surface and deep cultural norms and social capital of immigrant and refugee students, strategies for culturally responsive literacy and discourse practices, ways to involve and encourage the bi-cultural student in the classroom, and theoretical assumptions and research pertaining to socio-linguistic and psycho-linguistic components of instruction.

Prerequisite(s): None.