Overview - Cultural Component of Bilingual and ESL Instruction

This is an outline of the entire course.

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Module 1: Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to BME 637

Topic 2: What is Culture: Part 1?

Topic 3. What is Culture: Part 2

Module 2: The Culture of the Classroom
Topic 1: What is a Multicultural Classroom?

Module 3: Language and Culture
Topic 1: Languages of the World?
Topic 2: Dialects and Languages
Topic 3: Pidgins and Creoles
Topic 4: Languages in American Schools

Module 4: Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice
Topic 1: Second Language Acquisition
Topic 2: Second Language Acquisition and Culture

Module 5: Cultural Foundations in Bilingual/Multicultural Classrooms
Topic 1: Cultural Foundations
Topic 2: On Teaching Culture
Topic 3: Study of Language and Culture in School Contexts
Topic 4: Exploring Language and Culture across the Curriculum
Topic 5: Gender, Religion, Sex and Exceptionality

Module 6: Communication Theory
Topic 1: General Communication Theory
Topic 2: Communication in Educational Settings
Topic 3: Carrasco's Case Studies in BL/ESL Classrooms
Topic 4: Communication with Parents

Module 7: Youth Gangs and the Schools