EDU 312 Communication and ESOL Applications

For elementary education majors. This course provides a framework for synthesizing the five ESOL domains, the 12 ESOL performance standards and the 11 ESOL competencies in order to prepare pre-professional teachers with effective linguistic and cultural classroom-based practices. The focus of this course is on ESOL methods for comprehensible instruction, ESOL materials and curriculum, and ESOL assessment procedures for English language learners (ELLs). The final exam serves as a comprehensive overview of the ESOL components infused in the education program. An ESOL field experience is required for all students (EDU 319).

Credits

4

Prerequisite

EDU 302, 303, 305, 307 and 309, and admission to the teacher education program.

Corequisite

EDU 313, 317, 318 and 319.