The Bilingual Education Minor will help prepare you to teach dual language learners. In the minor, you’ll take classes that:
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Bilingual Education/Elementary or Secondary Minor
This minor satisfies the endorsement but is explicitly recommended for current K12 teachers who want to obtain a bilingual certification. The Bilingual Education Program also offers a major for those students preparing to teach dual language learners who wish to demonstrate their commitment to learning an additional language.
World Language Requirement
Acceptance to the program is contingent upon scoring Advanced-Low or higher on both the oral and written ACTFL tests. The State of Washington, Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), requires bilingual education candidates to pass the ACTFL oral and written tests with a score of Advanced-Low or higher to obtain certification. Candidates who score less than Advanced-Low on any of the ACTFL tests will be asked to prepare a plan to pass the ACTFL oral and written tests at the end of the certification. This plan will require them to take some upper-division world language courses.
This minor satisfies the endorsement but is specifically recommended for current K12 teachers who wish to obtain a bilingual certification.
Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.
| Required English as a Second Language Courses | ||
| ESLG 480 | SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| ESLG 489 | CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM | 4 |
| Required General Modern Languages Courses | ||
| GNML 391 | PRINCIPLES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| GNML 392 | PRACTICES AND ASSESSMENT FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| GNML 393 | PRACTICUM: BILINGUAL EDUCATION (variable credit course; must be repeated ) | 6 |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201; concurrent enrollment with GNML 393.
Designed to develop a conceptual foundation on issues related to bilingual education and prepare for a teaching portfolio and the West-E "Bilingual Education" exam. As a result, the course focuses on various aspects of bilingual education and applies a variety of bilingual methods and strategies. Exposure to a series of primary sources, current research, and strategies for keeping knowledge up-to-date.
Pre-requisites: GNML 391; concurrent enrollment with GNML 393.
Designed to outline some of the foundational elements of effective and successful bilingual schools. Covers related to assessment and the measurement of bilingualism. The final goal is to be able to develop lessons and teaching practices. On becoming a teacher, learn ways of keeping knowledge of research and practices current and up-to-date throughout a teaching career.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 360 or permission of instructor.
Reviews the various linguistic systems and their importance in language learning. Acquisition theories are introduced. The developmental process of interlanguage and the factors that impact effective language learning are covered. Includes practical understanding of how SLA theories relate to instructional choices.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Provides an introduction to the various cultural and linguistic backgrounds in the region. Covers the impact of background cultures on the interactions that occur and expectations that exist in school environments. Provides an understanding of the role of culture in developing theories about what it means 'to read'.