Course Descriptions and Syllabi

BEFB 425: Student Teaching in Hispanic Bilingual Education


Observation and participation in Hispanic bilingual education classroom activity; supervised student teaching in accredited school. Prerequisites: 2.5 GPA in teaching fields and professional development; approval of department head; senior classification. Must be taken concurrently with BEFB 426.



BEFB 426: Effective Instruction of Hispanic Students of Diverse Abilities


Field-based application of effective instructional strategies for teaching Hispanic bilingual students of diverse abilities. Prerequisites: 2.5 GPA in teaching fields and professional development; approval of department head. Must be taken concurrently with BEFB 425.



BEFB 470: Bilingual Assessment and Monitoring 


Assessment of language ability for second language learners; assessment instruments in bilingual/ESL programs; scoring and evaluation of second language assessment instruments. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.



BEFB 472: Bilingual and Dual Language Methodologies 


Use of theory and effective teaching practice in promoting student's development of strong social and academic skills; relationship of culture to language. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.

BEFB 474: Biliteracy for Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms


Social and linguistic characteristics of second language learners influencing literacy skills; reading and literature instruction for second language learners; reading and writing process across the curriculum for second language learners. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.

BEFB 476: Content Area Instruction for Bilingual Programs 


Use of theory and various approaches for integrating English as a second language; learning strategies relating to how plans, procedures and units engage language teachers, students and learning environments. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.