The Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Education (Secondary) will prepare you to teach content in two languages at a secondary school level. In addition to taking required general education classes, you’ll study topics like:
You’ll also get hands-on experience in the classroom and complete a capstone project.
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.
Pre-requisites: junior standing.
Prepares students to teach English Language Learners in U.S. P-12 classrooms with the theory, tools, and strategies needed to plan and implement effective instruction that takes into account the language of the discipline area. Students focus on two areas (Language Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and Math) exploring with educational linguistics.
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: ESLG 480 and ESLG 481.
Examines current and seminal research that provides insight into the factors affecting the development of literacy by second language learners. Topics covered include prior literacy backgrounds, home-school connections, orthographies, and vocabulary development.
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'.
A Bilingual Education degree prepares you to teach in classrooms where students learn in two languages, most often English and Spanish. The program at EWU combines classroom learning with real-world teaching experience.
You’ll learn teaching strategies that help students succeed in both their native language and in a second language. Upon graduation, you’ll be ready to support students from diverse backgrounds.
Many graduates pursue careers as bilingual teachers, program coordinators, and community leaders who advocate for language equity and promote cross-cultural understanding in schools and beyond.
Explore your career possibilities in the following areas: