(ELAN)(EDEC)(EDEL)EDMS 5180/7180. Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: UND CUL & LING DIV.
Not open to students with credit in ELAN 5040/7040.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180L/7180L.
Influences of cultural pluralism on American education. Characteristics of culturally and linguistically diverse groups and the relationship among language, culture, and learning. Development of culturally responsive teaching strategies.
Offered summer semester every year.
(ELAN)(EDEC)(EDEL)EDMS 5180L/7180L. Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools Laboratory. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CUL & LING DIV LAB.
Not open to students with credit in ELAN 5040/7040.
Corequisite: EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180/7180.
On-site in Mexico or other Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, immersion in the country's social, cultural, and educational environments. Visits to schools and social agencies; discussion with preservice and inservice educators, and development of conversational Spanish abilities.
Offered summer semester every year.
ELAN 7440. Assessment and Evaluation in Secondary English Classrooms. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ASSESS SEC ENG CLAS.
Emphasis on developing classroom assessment practices that enhance student learning in secondary language arts through assessment task development, analysis, and interpretation. Examination of grading practices, uses of standardized test information, student involvement in assessment, and balancing assessment information.
Offered every year.
ELAN 7655. Master's and Ed.S. Research Practicum. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH PRACTICUM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ELAN 7070.
Guided collection and analysis of data on student-selected topics; completion of applied project research paper.
Non-traditional format: Instruction will include both regular individual meetings with the instructor and whole-class lecture/discussion sessions.
Offered spring semester every year.
ELAN(QUAL) 8590. Arts-Based Inquiry in Diverse Learning Communities. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ARTS-BASED INQUIRY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Examination of techniques of arts-based scholarship to increase the value, validity, and impact of qualitative research for understanding culturally and linguistically diverse learning communities. Students will practice poetic, theatrical, and artistic data collection, analysis and representation. Students will develop focused expertise, fostering a rigorous critical community for arts-based scholarship.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.