ED 341 - ELL: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

4.00 credits.

This course introduces future teachers to the special linguistic and cultural educational needs of English language learners (ELL). Aspects of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural knowledge will be studied as well as methods of instruction that focus on the language needs and background knowledge of the ELL. Theory and practices of current ELL programs will also be examined. Twenty hours of field experience required (i.e., 2 hours per week for 10 weeks). *Prerequisite(s): ED 105, and ED 150 or ED 151. *Corequisite(s): ED 341L. Formal acceptance into Education Program required.