EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS FOR BILINGUAL TEACHERS
Study of applied linguistics in in relation to Spanish, English, and bilingualism; introduction to the basic structures of language (i.e., phonetics and phonology, morphology and semantics, syntax, pragmatics); application of educational linguistics to curriculum and instructional decision-making for K-12 bilingual learners; taught in Spanish. Demonstrate advanced-low Spanish language proficiency
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic forms and structures of Spanish, English, and bilingual language practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and analyze bilingual-biliteracy processes and how multiple languages relate, shape, and reinforce one another Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze and differentiate bilingual learners’ linguistic repertoires and how they are shaped by their contexts for language use, learning, and development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze bilingual learners’ language practices by applying knowledge of Spanish, English, and bilingual language practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate and justify critical perspectives about historical perspectives on bilingualism and biliteracy, and who has the power to define them Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize latest research and scholarship in educational linguistics to identify pressing theoretical/conceptual and empirical inquiries in bilingual-bicultural education Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic forms and structures of Spanish, English, and bilingual language practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and analyze bilingual-biliteracy processes and how multiple languages relate, shape, and reinforce one another Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze and differentiate bilingual learners’ linguistic repertoires and how they are shaped by their contexts for language use, learning, and development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze bilingual learners’ language practices by applying knowledge of Spanish, English, and bilingual language practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate and justify critical perspectives about historical perspectives on bilingualism and biliteracy, and who has the power to define them Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize latest research and scholarship in educational linguistics to identify pressing theoretical/conceptual and empirical inquiries in bilingual-bicultural education Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027