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Graduate Curriculum & Instruction Gen
2024 Spring Term
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS
CIGENRL 510
In Survey of Educational Linguistics, students will examine certain core areas of linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics), with special attention to language acquisition and sociolinguistics. Course assignments will relate to the teaching of linguistically diverse communities.
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
CIGENRL 520
In Second Language Acquisition, students will develop a working knowledge of contemporary issues and theories in learning additional languages with special attention to the oral and written communication of bilingual learners of English. Linguistic principles studied are also pertinent for those teaching World languages.
ASSESSMENT IN THE ESL/BILINGUAL CLASSROOM
CIGENRL 605
This course explores policies, procedures, and instruments used to assess English language proficiency and academic achievement of limited English proficient students in American public schools. Included in this are the areas of English and native language competence; program placement, progress, and exit; alternative assessments in ESL, bilingual and mainstream classrooms.
SPECIAL STUDIES
CIGENRL 696
Variable topics. Group activity. Not offered regularly in the curriculum but offered on topics selected on the basis of timeliness, need, and interest, and generally in the format of regularly scheduled Catalog offerings.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH
CIGENRL 702
The course assists teachers in planning, organizing, implementing, and assessing inquiry-related strategies appropriate for their classrooms. Participants will investigate current issues by way of Action Research, ethnographic, symbolic interaction, and qualitative inquiry techniques. Projects will be conducted that relate to individual classroom needs and situations.
CURRENT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CIGENRL 710
An in-depth examination of a single current topic of interest to teachers in grades 6-12. Topics will vary from semester to semester, and may include, for example, national curriculum standards for school subjects, writing across the curriculum, cooperative learning in a specific subject, the school-to-work transition, or instruction on specific themes such as the environment or communication. Repeatable for credit.
INDIVIDUAL STUDIES
CIGENRL 798
Variable Topics