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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ALTERNATIVE BICULTURAL-BILINGUAL STUDIES
(ABL)

3023 Second Language Teaching and Learning in EC–4
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
Application of principles of second language acquisition to promote language and academic development in Pre-K to fourth grade classrooms. Attention to the needs of English language learners during the first years of schooling. (Same as ESL 3023. Credit cannot be earned for both ABL 3023 and ESL 3023.)

3053 Foundations of Bilingual Studies
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
Investigation of the philosophies and theories of schooling in bilingual societies, with focus on language policy and the sociological, psychological, and legal aspects involved. (Same as ESL 3053. Credit cannot be earned for both ABL 3053 and ESL 3053.)

4073 Language Arts in a Bicultural-Bilingual Program
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
An examination of theories, instructional strategies, texts and materials for biliteracy development in the elementary bilingual classroom. Emphasis on the integrated use of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in content area teaching. Offered in Spanish and English. Twenty-five hours of directed field experience in elementary and or middle school classrooms are required. (Same as BBL 4073. Credit cannot be earned for both ABL 4073 and BBL 4073.)

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