Bilingual Education

• SED BI 504: Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience: Bilingual (ESL) Language
  Focus on development of perspectives and skills for entering the teaching profession as an engaged educator and advocate.
• SED BI 515: Methods in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Planning and implementing assessment and instruction in language, literacy, and the content areas in elementary English as a second language classrooms. Presents sheltered and content-based teaching strategies for language development. 4 cr. Either sem.
• SED BI 530: English Language Development
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED TL 525; SEDTL520
  Focuses on theory/research/effective instructional practices in language/literacy instruction. Examines relationships among oral language, reading, writing, and content-area learning. Course limited to MAT students in the ESL Add-on Pathway. 2 cr. On Demand.
• SED BI 535: Literacy Development for Bilingual Students: Instruction and Assessment
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Restricted to Juniors and Seniors.
  This course is focused on theory, research, effective instructional practices in literacy instruction and assessment of bilingual students. This course examines the relationships among oral language, reading, writing, and content-area learning. Examines literacy skill development in first and second languages. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation, Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• SED BI 570: Educational Issues in Bilingualism
  Focus on complexity of bilingualism, literacy, and schooling from a student, school, and socio-political perspective. Examines theoretical, historical, research, and legal bases of educational policy and programs for students who speak a language other than the language of the school. 4 cr. Either sem.
• SED BI 575: Perspectives in Bilingualism
  Focuses on historical and contemporary perspectives in bilingualism including a survey of seminal pieces in bilingualism starting in the 1960s to present day. Examines how research has influenced public policy, mainstream media, and public perception of bilingualism. 4cr.
• SED BI 586: Student-Teaching Practicum I: Bilingual Education, Pre-K-2
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites
  Supervised student teaching. Minimum of 150 hours.
• SED BI 587: Student-Teaching Practicum II: Bilingual Education, Pre-K-2
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites
  Supervised student teaching. Minimum of 150 hours. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course.
• SED BI 588: Student-Teaching Practicum I: Second Language Learners, 1-6
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites
  Supervised student-teaching. Minimum 150 hours required. Open only to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. ?4 cr. 2nd sem.
• SED BI 589: Student-Teaching Practicum II: Bilingual Education, 1-6
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites
  Supervised student-teaching. Minimum of 150 hours required. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course.
• SED BI 620: Educational Issues in Bilingualism
  Focus on complexity of bilingualism, literacy, and schooling from a student, school, and socio-political perspective.Examines the theoretical, historical, research, and legal bases of educational policy and programs for students who speak a language other than the language of the school. 4 cr.
• SED BI 621: Bilingualism and Biliteracy
  Survey of major issues in bilingualism and factors affecting children (preschool through adolescence). Focus on first and second language acquisition of oral and written language. Implications for parents and educators. Participants conduct a case study of a bilingual child.
• SED BI 650: Teaching Emergent Bilinguals with Learning Disabilities
  This course will be divided into two main parts, the first part will focus primarily on issues of assessment and identification of ELs with learning disabilities, while the second half will focus on legal implications and instructional practices for when dually classified students. To model the practice of and necessity for intentional and meaningful collaboration between Special Education and English Learner educators this course was co- developed and will be co-taught by a faculty member in Special Education and Language Education. 4 cr.
• SED BI 652: Reading and Writing in a Second Language: Development, Assessment, and Instruction (K-6)
  In-depth examination of patterns and processes of second language reading and writing development and factors that influence second language literacy learning. Identification of exemplary approaches to reading and writing assessment and instruction of English language learners. 4cr, 2nd sem.