EDUC3100 — Bilingualism & Biliteracy
Students in this course learn about cognitive and social benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism while considering how second language acquisition research informs language teaching. They learn about the major theories in the field of second language acquisition, including newer interdisciplinary approaches. Students explore the internal and external factors affecting second language acquisition in naturalistic and instructional settings, such as motivation and length of instruction. They also learn about biliteracy development, the transfer of skills across languages, and academic language acquisition. By the end of this course, students are able to explain the processes of second language acquisition and the outcomes of such processes in social and academic contexts.