EDUC428 — Language and Culture
EDUC 428 - Language and Culture EDUC 428 - Language and Culture 5 Credits The focus of this course is on how language and culture are interconnected. The course explores language development as a socio-cultural activity and its implications for the English language learner. Students will be encouraged to critically analyze language in the context of education. The students will be expected to explore current debates in language and culture and examine the issues which arise for the ELL teacher and for teachers working with students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. 2.0 Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - EDUC Fees Quarters Typically all Evening, Online, Weekend Designed to Serve BAS in Elementary Education students. Active Date 20240401T16:28:41 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Lecture 55 Total Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Course Outline Students are prepared to study language and literacy development as complex constructs influenced by schools, relationships with communities these schools serve, and systems which disconnect colonialism, race, and racism from language and literacy practices. Students receive mentoring on faculty research projects related to: the language development of young children reading reading disabilities with diverse and multilingual learners the preparation of teachers to serve linguistically diverse students, language repertoires and literacies and the teaching and learning of writing in higher education c