CIL 505 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language

This course prepares candidates to teach language and content in English as a Second Language settings. Candidates examine and apply conceptual and pedagogical tools for teaching English as a second language and supporting students’ bilingualism. Candidates explore tools to create effective language and content instruction that is differentiated according to language proficiency. Additionally, relevant national, state, and local language and content standards and assessments are discussed in relation to teaching ESL. Appropriate selection and evaluation of multimodal resources is also discussed. Assigned course requirements include the completion of 20 clinical hours. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours