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This is the second of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement. Educators interact with growing numbers of language minority students and must be able to promote content and language learning. This requires a sound understanding of second language acquisition. This course explores the concepts of Communication, Pattern, and Variability in second language acquisition, and their defining principles: input, interaction, stages of development, errors/feedback, types of proficiencies, and types of performances. This second language acquisition framework is presented with research-based teaching practices for diversity, as developed by the Center for Research in Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE). CREDE has articulated five Standards for Effective Pedagogy as a way to attend to language minority students' development in teachers' everyday teaching practices.
Program Materials ListItems marked with an asterisk (*) must be purchased from the publishers. Understanding
Language Acquisition—Instructional Guide ($40) |