CIL 506 Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education

This course prepares candidates to teach language and content in bilingual education programs in partner languages and English, with an understanding of bilingualism and bilingual education from critical perspectives. Candidates survey leading bilingual program models and examine pedagogical approaches appropriate for each based on theories of first, second, and bilingual language acquisition and biliteracy. Candidates design equitable, bilingual content-based instruction using strategies and tools to promote Emergent Bilingual learners’ bilingual identities, language and content learning, and cross-linguistic connections. Candidates align relevant standards, assessments, multimodal resources, and instructional design to create effective bilingual learning environments. Professional learning communities and reflective practice in bilingual education are also foregrounded. Course requirements include the completion of 20 clinical/observation hours.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None

Corequisite

None