LNGN220: Structure of American English (3 hours lecture)

The phonology, morphology, syntax of American English, geographical and social dialects; traditional, structural and transformational approaches to grammar. 3 sh.

TELL370: Sociocultural Foundations for Working with English Language Learners in Early Childhood and Elementary Settings (3 hours lecture)

This course examines the schooling of English learners from a sociocultural and historical perspective. Students learn about the nature of the immigration experience, the cultural psychology of bilingual-bicultural development during early and middle childhood, additive approaches to language and culture in school settings, and building successful home-school partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse families. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LNGN 220.

TELL371: Language Development and Bilingualism in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (3 hours lecture)

In this course, students examine first and second language acquisition during the preschool and elementary years, the theory and practice of supporting English language development across the curriculum, strategies to maintain the home language in English immersion settings, and language proficiency and dialectal variation in the classroom. Students also learn about the nature of language and linguistic subsystems (phonology, morphology, vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics). 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LNGN 220.

TELL472: Literacy and the Bilingual Learner in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (3 hours lecture)

Students examine the reading, writing and academic language development of bilingual students during the preschool and elementary years. They examine the social and policy context of ELL literacy achievement, the theory and practice of teaching reading and writing in a second language, ways to create culturally responsive and engaging literacy environments, and appropriate strategies for assessing bilingual literacy. This course should be taken concurrently with Clinical I placement in a setting that includes ELL students. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: READ 399.

TELL473: Second Language Content Area Learning in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (3 hours lecture)

Students examine principles and features of effective instruction to support young English learners' mastery of core grade-level content across the curriculum. They learn to identify the language demands of everyday tasks in math, science, social studies and language arts, and to modify instruction to appropriately scaffold learning for ELL students at differing levels of English proficiency while building academic language. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: TELL 371.