Department of Teaching and Learning

Bilingual Education

Master's Degree Program

Program of Study

Course #

Title

Pts.

Required Core (16 credits)

BILED-GE 2001

Bilingual multicultural education: Theory and practice

3

LANED-GE 2005

Intercultural perspective in multilingual education

3

TESOL-GE 2205

Structure of American English

3

BILED-GE  2110

Methods of teaching language arts and literacy with a bilingual approach (Summer only)

3

LANED-GE 2201

OR

BILED-GE  2101

The second language classroom: Elementary & secondary schools

OR

Curriculum Adaptations in Bilingual Education

4

3

Elective Specialization by Advisement (12 Credits)

TESOL-GE 2002

Teaching second language: Theory and practice (required)

3

LANED-GE 2003

Linguistic analysis

3

LANED-GE 2040

Teaching second languages in a technological society

3

LANED-GE 2060

Language evaluation and assessment

3

BILED-GE  2103

Bilingual exceptional child

3

BILED-GE  2203

Linguistics, literacy, and bilingualism (Summer only)

3

TESOL-GE 2204

Teaching second language across content areas

3

LANED-GE 2206

Second language acquisition research

3

Student Teaching (3 Credits)

BILED-GE  2991

Supervised student teaching in bilingual education K-6

3

BILED-GE  2992

Supervised student teaching in bilingual education 7-12

3

Terminal Experience (3 Credits)

LANED-GE 2039

Advanced individual project in MMS

3

LANED-GE 2099

Culminating experience seminar in MMS

3

* All students admitted to the MA program in bilingual education will have completed a bachelor’s degree and received an initial teacher certification in early childhood or childhood education, middle school or a content-area specialization in secondary school education.

English Proficiency Requirements for International Students: All International students from non English-speaking countries must be tested at American Language Institute prior to matriculation to the major program. Based on the test results, one may be exempt from English courses or required to take the following:

15 Point Extension (leading to recommendation for bilingual extension)

BILED -GE 2001

Bilingual Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice

3

 

LANED-GE 2005

Intercultural Perspectives in Multilingual Multicultural Education

3

 

TESOL-GE 2002

Teaching Second Languages: Theory and Practice

3

 

BILED-GE 2110

Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Literacy with a Bilingual Approach (formerly Native Language Arts)

3

BILED-GE 2101

Curriculum Adaptations in Bilingual Education

3

 

BILED-GE 2103

The Bilingual Exceptional Child

3

 

BILED-GE 2015

Teaching School Subjects with a Bilingual Approach

3