Overview
Description
Learn to provide program leadership focused on: professional development for English language acquisition programs; recognizing and developing best practices for culturally responsive lessons and curriculum; assessing the cognitive, linguistic, and classroom skills to improve English language acquisition instruction; enhancing cross-cultural communication skills and culturally response practices; and navigating state policies and program planning.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Other
Related Courses
Formerly Known As SNU: ELAD 571
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate principles of language pedagogy and of current best practices in teaching English to speakers of other languages; explain how the principles are based on research into language acquisition and the teaching of the various skill areas.
- apply current ELAD pedagogy in the creation of effective lesson plans for diverse groups of learners in a variety of teaching contexts; integrate new technology into these lesson plans.
- explain current theories concerning the cognitive, affective, social and cultural factors involved in the acquisition, and the use of second languages and apply this knowledge in effective lesson design and classroom interactions.
- articulate current conceptual and theoretical trends, issues, and concerns in the fields of applied linguistics and language pedagogy.