EDUC4050 — Language Policy and Education
The course reviews the connection between language, culture, and identity while focusing on the global state of immersion education in which content is taught in a language other than the majority language. Students will examine issues related to language ideologies and power both in the United States and abroad. They will explore the philosophical goals of immersion education, comparing and contrasting the different models of one-way immersion and two-way immersion (also known as bilingual education). This course includes a historic overview of language policy in the United States. Students will analyze past and present legislation as they discuss the role of education in language planning. By the end of this course, students will be able to match key features of immersion programs, including one-way and two-way programs, to the particular needs of a student or community and will be able to situate models of language education in a sociopolitical context. pre-req: EDUC 3100; no grad credit