Descripción de los Cursos

This course will examine and analyze various methodologies, approaches, strategies, and program models for teaching bilingual education. It provides an overview of the historic and current trends that affect bilingual student. The course will also discuss language learning theories, various instructional strategies for teaching language, and selected issues in teaching bilingual students in the United States and Puerto Rico. This course consists of 45 hours of lecture.

This course analyzes the theories, strategies, assessments, and approaches of language acquisition in both first and second language. It also analyzes the cognitive and affective factors that affect language development and practice. Contributions from the fields of linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociology, psychology, and anthropology are also discussed. This course consists of 45 hours of lecture.

This course intends to prepare competent students in the area of bilingual education research in the teaching of English and Spanish as a second language. It focuses on research design, conceptual framework, and ways to analyze data. Students will apply the material discussed in previous courses while carrying out a research project related to the teaching of English and Spanish in a classroom setting. This course consists of 45 lecture hours and 15 of labs.

This course provides an analysis and an overview of the historical, legal, political and socio-cultural foundations of bilingualism and bilingual education in the US, including critical educational issues arising from language diversity and their possible solutions through appropriate teaching and learning program strategies. This course will provide an opportunity to deal with the realities of the classroom embedded in a larger historical, legal and sociological context. Not only will it trace the historical development of bilingual programs, but it will include a study of Federal and State legal compliance requirements for bilingual programs, as well as relevant body of court cases on related issues. This course consists of 45 hours of lecture.

This course will discuss various basic principles and theories for the learning and teaching of English as a second language. The purpose is to help elementary teachers in grades k-6 to development and implement adequate strategies and methodologies for using effective teaching tools in various multicultural environments. Methods and materials used in the teaching of oral communication, listening, reading, and writing at the elementary level with a diagnosis of difficulties and remediation techniques are emphasized. This course consists of 45 lecture hours and 15 of labs.

This course will discuss various basic principles and theories for the learning and teaching of English as a second language. The purpose is to help elementary teachers in grades 7-12 to development and implement adequate strategies and methodologies for using effective teaching tools in various multicultural environments. Methods and materials used in the teaching of oral communication, listening, reading, and writing at the elementary level with a diagnosis of difficulties and remediation techniques are emphasized. This course consists of 45 lecture hours and 15 of labs.

This course focuses on children and adolescents literature, with emphasis on selecting, interpreting, critiquing, and using quality literature with children. The course is primarily intended to help teachers develop, extend, and refine their own literary understanding, as well as to recognize and value good children’s literature for its literary and social merits. This course consists of 45 hours of lecture. This course consists of 45 hours of lecture.

This course will discuss various basic principles and learning theories for the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second language. The purpose of the course is to help teachers in the development and implementation of adequate strategies and methodologies. There is also an emphasis in research, and methods, and materials used in the teaching of language arts. This course consists of 45 lecture hours and 15 of labs.