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Bilingual and Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice

Theory, policy, and practice of bilingual education. Key topics include models and programs of bilingual education; policy and politics of language minority education in the US and internationally; psycholinguist perspectives on bilingualism, including language development; cultural, social, and political perspectives on language minority education; and evaluation of bilingual education programs. Emphasis on pedagogical implications of the above, with attention to native language development, second language/literacy teaching for developmentally and linguistically diverse students.

Course #
BILED-UE 1001
Credits
3
Department
Teaching and Learning