EDU 3363 Foundations of Bilingual Education

Prerequisite: Completion of EDU-2100, completion or concurrent enrollment in EDU-2341 and admission to Teacher Education Program. This course examines the history and role of bilingual education in American education. In addition, it examines the effects of bilingualism on the cognitive and meta-linguistic development, and the creative thinking of balanced bilingual students. Multicultural themes such as discrimination and racism in the United States are addressed. Various models of bilingual programs implemented in the States and abroad are examined.

Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisite

Required: Completion of EDU-2100. Required: Completion or concurrent enrollment in EDU-2341 and admission to Teacher Education Program.

Offered

Summer Only