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  The Graduate School of Education 2007-2009 Courses Graduate GSE Courses (15) Language Education (253)  

Language Education (253)

Graduate Courses (Language Education 253)

Language education includes bilingual-bicultural, English as a second/foreign language, and foreign language education. All international students are required to complete a 6-credit summer (August) internship prior to their initial term.

15:253:509 Teaching Content Area Bilingually (3) Theories underlying bilingual teaching, using both the native and second languages as media of instruction; emphasis on bilingual techniques and materials in specific content areas. Content area announced each term.
15:253:519 The Bilingual Student in the Classroom (3) Policies and practices, such as racism, classism, and ethnocentrism, that impede the development of minority students in schools; program models and institutional changes that can increase access and equity for language minority students. Field-based research on bilingual and ESL programs in schools and colleges.
15:253:520 Principles of Second/Foreign Language Acquisition (3) Introductory course that examines the research and theory on first and second language acquisition related to children, teens, and adults in the United States and abroad. Required of all matriculated students in language education programs.
15:253:521 Introduction to English as a Second/Foreign Language (3) Basic course in syllabus construction, teaching techniques, materials development, and testing for the instruction of English as a second and foreign language in a variety of social contexts. Prerequisite: 15:253:520 or permission of instructor.
15:253:522 Bilingual-Bicultural Education (3) Bilingual education in the United States and abroad; basic assumptions underlying bilingualism-biculturalism in a multiethnic society.
15:253:523 Language and Culture (3) The relationship of linguistic, cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral patterns within each culture and how they affect cross-cultural communication and language education. Prerequisite: 15:253:520.
15:253:525 Cultural Contrasts in Language Education (3) Advanced study of cultural patterns in selected contemporary societies, and their reflection in language. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:253:527 Topics in Language Education (3) Current issues that affect foreign language, English as a second/ foreign language, and bilingual-bicultural education. Topics differ each term the course is offered. Consult instructor for description of topic. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:253:529 Field Experience in Bilingual-Bicultural Education (3) Field experience in bilingual education, which may consist of a supervised teaching experience, observation and critical analysis of model bilingual classes, development and field testing of an experimental instructional unit, or another special project approved by the instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:253:531 Foundations of Language II (3) Second of a two-term general linguistics sequence. Topics include morphology; grammatical theory (a comparison of traditional grammar, American structuralism, generative grammar, and sign-based functionalism); historical linguistics; history of English; the Indo-European family of languages; linguistic geography. Prerequisite: 05:300:434 or 16:300:535.
15:253:533 Topics in Linguistics (3) Current problems and issues in theoretical and applied linguistics. Topics differ each term the course is offered, according to the needs and interests of the students taking it. Consult instructor for description of topic. Prerequisite: 16:300:535.
15:253:536 English Structure and Phonology (3)

Sign-based, communicative approach to English grammar. Students develop their own sign-based analyses of English and teaching procedures needed to implement them in the classroom. Some attention to French, Spanish, German, and Latin grammar; contrastive analysis between English and another language.

Prerequisite: 16:300:535.
15:253:537 Sociolinguistics (3)

Review of research on how language reflects and reinforces race, class, gender, and ethnicity in everyday interactions, in educational settings, and in other professional settings such as law and health; antibias/multicultural education with an orientation toward identifying and changing bias at the interpersonal as well as institutional level.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:253:620 Seminar in Language Education Research (3) Study of current research in language education and culture studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Required of all doctoral students in language education.
15:253:621 Independent Study in Language Education (BA) Identification and study of a substantive problem or issue in foreign language, English as a second/foreign language, and bilingual-bicultural education. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:253:623,624 Practicum in Language Education I,II (BA,BA) Practicum course in language teaching (bilingual, foreign language, or English as a second/foreign language instruction). The second term includes supervised field experiences in selected schools or education centers. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
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