TSL 4321 ISSUES, METHODS, AND STRATEGIES FOR CONTENT AREA TEACHERS (3)

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE UNDERLYING THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES THAT SHAPE THE FIELD OF ESOL. THE LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES WHICH HAVE SHAPED AND INFLUENCED THE FIELD WILL BE EXPLORED. THE COURSES WILL FOCUS ON THE THEORIES OF FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AS WELL AS THE GENERAL STUDY OF LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION, AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT FOR LIMITED ENGLISH STUDENTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL GIVEN TO THE SUBSYSTEMS OF LANGUAGE ROLE OF LANGUAGE TRANSFER BICS AND CALP LANGUAGE PRAGMATICS AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN.