RDG 4323 English As Second Language
Prerequisite: EDU-2100 and EDU-3431 or EDU-3324 and admission to the Teacher Education Program. This course is an introduction to the student of the second language acquisition and of teaching strategies facilitating the process of learning a new language and literacy. The course will emphasize language acquisition theories, learning processes, social and affective factors in learning a second language, best teaching practices in dual language and ESL classrooms, and literacy development, emergent literacy for English-speaking students, and LPAC duties and responsibilities.