Course: S13 - EDUC053.01 - Language Minority Education

Topic outline

General
Topic 1
Introduction to Language Minority Education
- No readings required. Welcome!
Topic 2
Introduction: Learning Language in U.S. Schools
- Valdes (Bookstore & EMC)
Topic 3
The Situational Context (1): Immigration and Education
- Ø Due Wednesday, 2/6 at noon: Assignment 1: Linguistic autobiographies
- Required:
- Suarez-Orozco File
- Santa Ana File
- Rumbaut, Massey, & Bean File
- Recommended:
- Gándara and Hopkins File
- Midobuche File
- Suarez Orozco, Suarez Orozco, & Todorova (Bookstore & EMC), Conclusion
Topic 4
The Situational Context (2): U.S. Language Policy and Education
- Required:
- Crawford (Bookstore, EMC, E-brary), p. 1-51, 84-127
- Menken File
- Timelines/Charts for a quick reference:
- García (Bookstore & EMC), p. 13-17
- Baker, p. 201-202 File
- Recommended:
- Capps et al. URL
Topic 5
The Situational Context (3): Language Variation and Language Ideologies
Topic 6
The Situational Context (4): Students' Backgrounds and School Environments
- Required:
- Suarez Orozco et al. File
- Ovando, Combs, & Collier File
- Ogbu File
- Recommended:
- Cosentino de Cohen et al. URL
- Fry File
- Lucas, Henze, & Donato File
- Olsen (Bookstore & EMC), Ch. 7 - 9
- Hamman File
- Lee File
Topic 7
Topic TBA
- Ø Due at the beginning of class: Assignment 2: Field Placement Analysis
- This week, we will be joined by Professor Christian Faltis of University of California, Davis.
- **There will be no class on 3/15 due to Spring Break. Please inform your field placement teachers if you will not be visiting this week.**
Topic 8
Language Learning (1): Theories of Bilingualism
- Required:
- García (Bookstore & EMC), Ch. 3 & 5
- Note: For clarification on many of the concepts introduced here, see Baker, C. (2006) Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Fourth edition. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Chapters, 1 and Chapters 5-8 (available in the EMC, the library, and the bookstore).
- Cummins File
- MacSwan & Rolstad File
Topic 9
Language Learning (2): Second Language Acquisition
- Required:
- Wong-Filmore & Snow pp 5-32 File
- Faltis & Hudelson File
- Goldenberg URL
- Recommended:
- Coelho (Bookstore, EMC, E-brary), p. 141-165
- Hakuta, Butler, & Witt URL
Topic 10
Programs and Practices (1): Planning for Instruction
- Required:
- Coelho (Bookstore, EMC, E-brary), Ch. 10
- Laturnau File
- Moll & González File
- Orellana & Reynolds File
- Websites for comparison assignment (See syllabus):
- PA Dept. of Ed. ELL Standards URL
- PA Dept. of Ed. English Proficient Standards URL
- Additional Resources:
- Professional Organizations that Support ELL Teachers URL
Topic 11
Programs and Practices (2): Bilingual Approaches
- Required:
- García (Bookstore & EMC), Ch. 10 & 11; Pt. IV (Divided in class)
Topic 12
Programs and Practices (3): Mostly Monolingual Approaches
- Required:
- Coelho (Bookstore, EMC, E-brary), Ch. 9 & 13
- Short File
- Bell & Walker File
- Flores File
- Recommended:
- Faltis File
Topic 13
Movie Screening: Speaking in Tongues
- Ø Due at Class time: Assignment 3, Literature Review
- We will watch the documentary Speaking in tongues in class.
  No readings.
Topic 14
Programs and Practices (4): Adolescents and Other Special Populations