ED 730 - Foundations in Bilingual Education

3 Credit(s)

Candidates will examine the historical, legal, and theoretical foundations of bilingual education, in California and throughout the United States. Candidates will analyze how these historic and current trends and social issues have impacted the development and implementation of different bilingual education programs and affected the education of bilingual learners. Through the analysis of research on second language acquisition and the cognitive effects of bilingualism and biliteracy, candidates will explore a variety of theories, issues, procedures, methods and approaches for use in a bilingual setting. The course presents an overview of types of bilingual education programs along with research and best practice instructional strategies for teaching and learning in two languages. Twenty-five (25) hours of practicum fieldwork experiences in a bilingual/dual language immersion classroom is required.

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