Second Language Acquisition

Learner Outcomes:

Demonstrate knowledge of first and second language acquisition processes and theories.

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) requirements and expectations for teaching bilingual learners.

Demonstrate a culturally proficient perspective for working with diverse students

Understand language as a sociopolitical and historical construct.

Appreciate varieties of the English language and its ongoing transformation.

Identify the linguistic challenges facing ELLs in the academic context

Design learning activities appropriate to ELLs’ linguistic needs in the academic context

Utilize assessment methods to evaluate students’learning and shape instructional effectiveness

Demonstrate the integration of language and content by differentiating instruction for ELLs

Identify explicit instructional strategies to address ELLs’ academic and linguistic development.