ED 466 - Language, Culture and Literacy

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: ED 100 or ED 101 . Examines the interrelationships among language, culture, and identity, and explores the implications of those relationships for effective literacy instruction. The course considers issues of linguistic diversity within their broad sociopolitical and philosophical contexts, paying particular attention to how language discrimination functions within the context of other forms of systematic oppression in society. It explores 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.