EDCI 3750 - Immigration, Language and Culture

3 hours

Discusses migration as a social phenomenon in the world, and how it affects the education and well-being of immigrant and migrant children and families whose languages and cultures are minoritized in their host country. Approaches to immigrant assimilation vs integration vs interculturalism will be discussed, including how they are reflected in language policies and the Pre-K-12 curriculum. Students will investigate from a sociocultural and historical perspective how language and culture have been and continue to be used in Western societies as tools of oppression.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education program; EDCI 3450

Corequisite(s): EDRE 3650

Must be taken in Block A

Course specific fees (in addition to tuition and mandatory):
Academic (AF) per hour: $23.25