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The concepts of applied linguistics will be explored, and include phonology, principles of English language in reading, writing, speaking and listening; sociolinguistics, language acquisition, and second language acquisition. Consistent use of reading and writing strategy across all content areas continues to turn around the language skills of English language learners, particularly those who struggle. Participants will finish this course with a compendium of strategies, resources, and tools to aid ELLs and struggling learners with, using researched and field-tested implementation materials. In addition, they will practice with application of these strategies in their classrooms, to return and reflect on them in learning forums. Planning and preparation will involve comprehensive lesson and unit development.

Course Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate competency in language and understanding of language as a sequential and organized system of communication.
  • Apply common, grade appropriate strategy ideas across all content areas to leverage ELL student success with.
  • Collect and apply multiple strategies to aid in the successful literacy effort of struggling learners and ELLs.
  • Collaborate among multiple disciplines in order to better accommodate the needs of struggling learners.
  • Discuss the research behind effective strategies that teach language conventions.
  • Prepare and practice with strategies that teach language conventions.
  • Apply, through design and redesign of curriculum, knowledge of phonology, morphology, pragmatics, syntax in support of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
  • Use knowledge of rhetorical and discourse structures to develop language and literacy skills among ELLs.
  • Apply knowledge of sociocultural, sociopolitical, and psychological variables that facilitate academic achievement among ELLs.
  • Appraise and plan with understanding of the role and relevance of ELLs’ home languages, and use this understanding to differentiate.
  • Give examples of, and apply, theories of second language reading and writing development at varying levels of proficiency.
  • Discriminate among L1 and L2 literacy and language development.
  • Generalize the principles behind phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and discourse in literacy development.

This course is 60 hours

Section outline

  • General

    Welcome to Applied Linguistics, K-12

    Competency 2

     

  • Module 1

    Language as a System of Communication: Socially, Culturally, Cognitively

     

    File: 1 Book: 1 Forums: 3 Quiz: 1 URL: 1

  • Module 2

    Linguistics: Cultural and Background

    Book: 1 Forums: 2

  • Module 3

    Developing Cultural Sensitivity

    Book: 1 Forums: 2

  • Module 4

    Implications of First Language on the Second: Understanding Our English Learners

    Book: 1 Forums: 2 Files: 2

  • Module 5

    Classroom Routines for Language Learning

    Book: 1 Forums: 2

  • Module 6

    Integrating Language and Content

    Book: 1 Forums: 2 File: 1 URL: 1

  • Module 7

    Scaffolding Reading, Writing, and Syntax

    Book: 1 Forums: 3 URLs: 2

  • Module 8

    Early Literacy Instruction

    Book: 1 Forums: 2 URL: 1

  • Module 9

    Word Syntax: Speaking and Listening

    Book: 1 Forums: 2 URL: 1

  • Module 10

    Self-Assessment and Reflection

    Lesson: 1

  • Module 11

    Language and Cognition

    Books: 2 Forums: 2

  • Module 12

    SIOP: Sheltered Instructional Protocol

    Text and media area: 1 URL: 1 Files: 2 Forum: 1 Assignment: 1

  • Module 13

    Standards-Based ESOL Instruction

    Book: 1 Forum: 1

  • Module 14

    High Quality Language Instruction

    Book: 1 Forums: 2

  • Module 15

    The Role and Relevance of Home and Homework

    Book: 1 Forum: 1

  • Module 16

    Second Language Reading Development

    Book: 1 Forum: 1 File: 1 Assignment: 1

  • Module 17

    Second Language Writing Development

    Book: 1 Forum: 1

  • Module 18

    Diversity in the Learning Styles of ELLs

    Book: 1 URLs: 2 File: 1 Forums: 2

  • Module 19

    Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction in All Content Areas

    Forums: 2 Assignment: 1 URLs: 2

  • Module 20

    Final Quiz, Reflection, and Culminating Project

    Quiz: 1 Page: 1 Forum: 1 Assignment: 1