TECP69C: Cross-Cultural Education Seminar

Category
Teacher Education Conversion Program
Credits 2 Lab/Practicum/Clinical Hours 0 Lecture Hours 2
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Description

Offers candidates a professional forum for researching, reviewing, and discussing socio-cultural contexts and topics in language teaching and education. In the course candidates will develop a broad-based understanding of cross-cultural education and discover appropriate practices and techniques for the multi-cultural classroom. The course is a requirement for all education and TECP candidates.

  • Engage in research, observation, and discussion related to sociocultural contexts of language teaching.
  • Converse on issues related to current cross-cultural education best practice and bilingual and ESOL education.
  • Use terms and concepts in sociology and linguistics to advocate for their ESOL students.
  • Analyze current readings and research pertinent to language learning and acquisition.
  • Demonstrate cultural competence necessary to communicate with colleagues and community on behalf of language students.