The Bachelor of Arts in Education 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.
This course 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 will focus on two areas (Language Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and Math) exploring with educational linguistics.
Pre-requisites: GNML 391; concurrent enrollment with GNML 393.
This course is designed to outline some of the foundational elements of effective and successful bilingual schools. It will also cover related to assessment and the measurement of bilingualism. The final goal is that you be able to develop your own lessons and teaching practices. On becoming a teacher, you will also learn ways of keeping your knowledge of research and practices current and up-to-date throughout your teaching career.
Pre-requisites: ESLG 480 and ESLG 481.
This course 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.
This course provides an introduction to the various cultural and linguistic backgrounds in the region. It covers the impact of background cultures on the interactions that occur and expectations that exist in school environments. It also provides an understanding of the role of culture in developing theories about what it means 'to read'.