[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDU 562 - Culturally Responsive Instruction & Applied Linguistics

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: 9 graduate credits or the permission of the Director.
This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers at the graduate level a knowledge base in the areas of Culture and Applied Linguistics to provide research-based classroom instruction to linguistically and culturally diverse English Language Learners (ELL) students in the state of Florida. Specifically the course will covers Domains 1 and 2 of the ESOL Teacher Standards 2010 in the state of Florida. The focus is on developing cross-cultural understanding and knowledge of Applied Linguistics. Learning about culturally responsive pedagogy and about the elements of language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and classroom discourse) will help candidates build the foundation of knowledge to effectively address ELLs students literacy and learning needs. This course also addresses the mandates of the Consent Decree and the theoretical underpinnings that address the relationship between first and second language acquisition and development. Field experience is required.T Field experience is required.