Special Topics in Supporting Multilingualism and Indigenous Languages

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course concentrates on a topic of primary relevance to supporting multilingualism and Indigenous languages. Examples of such topics are schools', teachers' and administrators' relationship to Turtle Island; colonization, decolonization and indigenization in multilingual schools; critical intercultural competence in schools; and collaborative institutional change and curricular reform. The topic of each course will be available to students prior to registration. The course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Experimental Course - This course is offered on a trial basis to gauge interest in the topic. Students who successfully complete this course receive credit as indicated. Restrictions: Department Chair Perm Required.