EDRE 4840 - Linguistically Diverse Learners

3 hours

Designed to enhance the awareness and understanding of pre-service teachers regarding the linguistically diverse learner. Includes study of the language and learning needs of language minority students, affective aspects of the immigrant and refugee experiences and their impact on academic and linguistic development. Students will explore how to make practical application of course content in both the regular and the English-as-a-Second-Language classrooms.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program; EDRE 4450 or EDRE 4820 (for EC-6 and 4-8 English Language Arts; may be taken concurrently); LING 3060 (may be taken concurrently).