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Language and Literacies in Secondary English Education


Course Description

Students engage in an exploration of issues of language and literacy that present challenges to middle school and high school English teachers. Students explore linguistic diversity, varieties of English, English as an additional language, and teaching grammar in context.


Athena Title

Lang and Lit in Sec Eng Ed


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in LLED 7430E


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

-Survey the history of English language -Explore issues of linguistic diversity -Discuss the varieties of English used by different groups within society -Analyze the structure of English -Explore issues of teaching English as an additional language -Write autobiography of self as language user


Topical Outline

-History of English language -Linguistic diversity -Varieties of English -English as an ADDITIONAL Language -Structure, semantics, and lexicography -Power of language to construct the world -Examination of self as language user


Syllabus