ECS 5634 - Foundations of Bi Bi Ed

Institution:

University of Utah

Subject:

Education, Culture and Society

Description:

A critical examination of the principles of bilingual bicultural education and the language issues linguistically diverse students entering schools speaking a language other than English face in schools and communities. Topics to be discussed include federal, state and local language education laws and policies; highlights of the latest second language acquisition research; overview of different bilingual bicultural language education program types and second language and bilingual instructional practices, including Utah's dual language immersion model; and review of effectiveness of these program models and instructional practices in meeting the needs of linguistically diverse students. Students enrolled in 6634 will be expected to meet a higher standard of performance and may be assigned additional work.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utah.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 581-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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