Secondary Bilingual Education Minor
DEGREE PLANHow do you teach bilingual learners at the middle and high school level? This 18 hour minor is focused on how to teach adolescent emergent bilinguals and support their language and content learning, particularly in middle and high schools with bilingual education programs.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to identify and describe models of bilingual education appropriate to the secondary education setting.
- Students will be able to apply understandings of second language learning and emergent bilingualism to the secondary education setting.
- Students will be able to design effective lessons that integrate language learning with content learning.
Secondary Bilingual Education Minor Students take the following courses:
Course Name | Course Title | |
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EDBE 4310 | Bilingual Education and the Adolescent Learner | 3 |
EDBE/EDSL 3322 | Foundations of Bilingual Education and ESL | 3 |
EDBE 4306 | Bilingual Curriculum in the Content Areas | 3 |
EDSL 4308 | Assessment in the ESL Classroom | 3 |
EDSL 3326 | English as a Second Language | 3 |
EDBE 3323 OR EDSL 3320 |
Development of Bilingualism Language Acquisition and Development in the ESL Classroom |
3 3 |
*The EDBE Courses will be taught bilingually or in Spanish. |
Course Descriptions
Crosslisted: EDBE 5310
Participants learn about the cognitive, social, family and community characteristics of the adolescent bilingual learner, including recent immigrants, transnational students, and students from heritage language communities. The focus will be on understanding these learners from an asset perspective and examining their linguistic knowledge and needs. This course will be taught in Spanish.
The study of cultural, psychological, socioeconomic, linguistic, cognitive and curricular factors affecting the academic achievement of emergent bilingual students. This course also will investigate the philosophical, legal and sociological aspects of ESL and bilingual education. National, state and local guidelines designed to meet the needs of multilingual and multicultural student populations will be reviewed. Course is taught in Spanish. Field experience may be required.
The study of cultural, psychological, socioeconomic, linguistic, cognitive and curricular factors affecting the academic achievement of emergent bilingual students. This course also will investigate the philosophical, legal and sociological aspects of ESL and bilingual education. National, state and local guidelines designed to meet the needs of multilingual and multicultural student populations will be reviewed. Field experience may be required.
This course focuses on the current methods and theories of planning, teaching, and assessing math, science and social studies in the bilingual classroom. Students will become familiar with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Emphasis will be given to thematic planning, language and content objectives, and teaching language through content. Technological tools and resources to facilitate student learning will be explored. Course is taught in Spanish. Field experience may be required.
This course focuses on formal and informal assessments and instruments used in ESL programs. Students will learn to use assessment results to plan and adapt instruction in the ESL classroom. Students will become familiar with standardized tests commonly used in Texas. Relationships among state-mandated standards, instruction, and assessment in the ESL classroom will be emphasized. Field experience may be required
This course focuses on the teaching of language arts and reading curriculum in the ESL classroom. Students will become familiar with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Special emphasis will be given to strategies for fostering ESL students' communicative competence and academic language. Field experience may be required
This course is designed to investigate the nature of dual language development in a bilingual setting, beginning with early childhood through the sixth grade. Special emphasis is placed on first and second language development and transference of skills and concepts resulting in balanced bilingualism. Course is taught in Spanish. Field experience may be required.
This course addresses the nature of language, basic concepts of language systems, and functions and registers of language to promote ESL students' learning and English language development. Students will understand theories of first and second language acquisition and their implications for teaching in ESL classrooms. Field experience may be required.