EDU 216 - Foundations of Multilingual Education

4 Hour(s)
This course explores different theories of language, second language acquisition, and multilingualism within the field of education. We will examine historical and contemporary U.S. language policies and survey existing program models for emergent bilingual students. We will also investigate basic assessment issues for English Learner-identified students including: classroom-based versus standardized assessments, norming procedures, and differences between assessments for content and language proficiency.