TSL 4080 (old FLE 4362) - ESOL 1:
Curriculum and Pedagogy of ESOL

This course is designed to prepare preprofessional (preservice) Early Childhood and Elementary Ed. teachers to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate instruction, assessment and learning opportunities for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.

Course Content Outline

• Providing Equal Education Opportunity for the LEP Student: National and State Efforts

• Developing Cultural Awareness

• Bridging Home/Community/School Gap

• Language Acquisition and Learning

• Integrating Language and Literacy

• Integrating Language, Literacy, Culture and Content Instruction

• Assessing LEP Students and Monitoring Student Progress

Main Course Assignments to be included in Binder

• Print-out of Quiz 1 - Policies and Practices
• Cultural Interviews
• SLA Interview and SOLOM
• Modified Lesson Plan
• Case Study

Course Readings

1. Diaz-Rico, L. & Weed .K. Z. (2006). Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development, Handbook. Allyn&Bacon. 3rd edition

Course Documents

Course Syllabus

ESOL 1 Chalk & Wire ePortfolio Rubrics