EDU 6850 — Language, Culture, and Literacy in Middle and High Schools
3 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Examines the interrelationships among language, culture, and identity and explores the implications of those relationships for effective teaching in middle and high schools. Analyzes the disciplinary demands of the different content areas in secondary education. Considers issues of linguistic diversity of adolescents within the broad spectrum of academic, social, philosophical, and political contexts. Explores the processes of identity development in the context of schooling and literacy performance. Examines methods of helping linguistically diverse students to develop their oral and written language abilities within a learning environment that draws upon and celebrates their native language abilities and traditions.