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 Department:    ECED

 Course #:    446

 Credits:    4

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4.5

 CIP:    13.1210

 EPC:    ECEECBAS

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively implement bilingual education strategies in diverse classroom settings. Bilingual Education focuses on creating inclusive learning environments that support students with varying language skills and learning needs. Explore the principles, strategies, and best practices for modifying instruction to ensure language comprehensibility, relevance, accessibility, and challenge for students with a wide range of language skills. Also learn how to make provisions for students with diverse learning needs, including pacing, task adaptation, and assessment accommodations.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ECED 402 with a grade of C or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Supplementary N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Modify instruction to ensure language comprehensibility, relevance, accessibility, and challenge for students with a wide range of language skills.
2. Make provisions for students with diverse learning needs, including pacing, task adaptation, and assessment accommodations.
3. Incorporate language development tools into planning and instruction, particularly for language learners, to support their second-language proficiency development.
4. Utilize instructional strategies and resources based on second language acquisition processes to support language acquisition.
5. Describe the value of diverse languages and dialects, integrating them into instructional practices.
6. Advocate for English language learners by collaborating with stakeholders and challenging biases and misconceptions to ensure equitable opportunities for language development and academic success.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Language comprehensibility, relevance, accessibility, and challenge for students with a wide range of language skills.
2. Students with diverse learning needs, including pacing, task adaptation, and assessment accommodations.
3. Language development tools into planning and instruction, particularly for language learners, to support their second-language proficiency development.
4. Instructional strategies and resources based on second language acquisition processes to support language acquisition.
5. Value of diverse languages and dialects, integrating them into instructional practices.
6. Equitable opportunities for language development and academic success.