{"id":81080,"date":"2020-05-06T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=81080"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:50:43","slug":"bilingual-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/bilingual-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"course-filter\">\n<p>View courses in<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/bilingual-education\/\">Bilingual Education<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/\">All Departments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/bilingual-education\/\">Bilingual Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/child-life-family-centered-care\/\">Child Life &#038; Family-Centered Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/counseling-psychology\/\">Counseling Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/curriculum-teaching\/\">Curriculum &amp; Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/deaf-studies\/\">Deaf Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/early-childhood-education\/\">Early Childhood Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/education-core\/\">Education Core<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/educational-leadership-policy-studies\/\">Educational Leadership &#038; Policy Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/elementary-education\/\">Elementary Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/english-language-arts-education\/\">English &amp; Language Arts Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/health-education\/\">Health Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/human-development-education\/\">Human Development &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/independent-study\/\">Independent Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/language-literacy-studies\/\">Language &amp; Literacy Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/mathematics-education\/\">Mathematics Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/physical-education\/\">Physical Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/reading-education\/\">Reading Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/science-education\/\">Science Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/social-studies-education\/\">Social Studies Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/special-education\/\">Special Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/tesol\/\">Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/world-language\/\">World Language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/writing-education\/\">Writing Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wheelock\/courses\/youth-justice-advocacy\/\">Youth Justice &#038; Advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <ul class=\"course-feed\">\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/wed-bi-504\/\"><strong>WED BI 504: Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience: Bilingual (ESL) Language<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFocus on development of perspectives and skills for entering the teaching profession as an engaged educator and advocate.\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/wed-bi-515\/\"><strong>WED BI 515: Methods in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPlanning and implementing effective assessment and instruction in language, literacy, and the content areas in elementary English as a second language classrooms. Students develop standards-based lesson plans, and analyze texts using current English language development framework. 4 cr. Either sem. \t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/wed-bi-535\/\"><strong>WED BI 535: Literacy Development for Bilingual Students: Instruction and Assessment<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tUndergraduate 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. 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