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Policy Studies in Language and Cross Cultural Education

In the College of Education

Office: Education 152
Telephone: (619) 594-5155
Fax: (619) 594-1183



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Alberto M. Ochoa, Ed.D., Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education, Chair of Department

Ruben W. Espinosa, Ph.D., Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education

Natalie A. Kuhlman, Ph.D., Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education

Richard Pacheco, Ph.D., Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education

Russell L. Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education

Evangelina B. Jones, M.A., Assistant Professor of Policy Studies in Languages and Cross-Cultural Education

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

515. Bilingual Teaching Strategies (3)

Legal and historical developments leading to bilingual teaching in the United States. Interactive and individualized techniques appropriate for bilingual students. Language assessment methods for grouping and evaluating bilingual students. Fieldwork required.

552. Teaching Writing in Multilingual Settings (3)

Methodologies in teaching primarily expository writing to students from various language backgrounds, focusing on skills such as those needed to avoid syntactic, semantic and stylistic language interference.

553. Oral Language Assessment Techniques (3)

Theoretical and applied linguistics; language functions in the bilingual classroom; implications of sociolinguistics for diagnosis and classification of bilingual children; analysis and application of language assessment instruments; comparison of diverse linguistic systems associated with different cultures.

596. Special Topics in Bilingual and Multicultural Education (1-3)

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Selected topics in bilingual, cross-cultural education and policy studies. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit of six units of 596 applicable to a master's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.

GRADUATE COURSES

602. Cross-Cultural Experience in Classroom Interaction (3)

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Analysis of teacher's verbal and nonverbal communicative strategies; teacher's classroom management style; and children's sociolinguistic repertoire within learning situation.

612. Ethnographic Approach to Classroom
Interaction (3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 602.

Interpersonal interaction in classrooms via analysis of linguistic, paralinguistic, kinesic, and proxemic behaviors of teachers and students; levels of communicative competence and teach/learning patterns.

613. Organizational Strategies and Staff Development for the Multicultural School-Community (3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 653.

Leadership skills and change strategies for designing and implementing instructional programs, staff development approaches, and establishing a structural and functional organizational school climate that promotes culturally pluralistic educational services.

650. Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies (3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 602.

Bilingual/cross-cultural teaching materials and methodologies for implementation in the multicultural classroom.

651. Multicultural Methods and Curriculum in Content Areas (1-3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 653.

Theories, methods, and strategies for teaching content in and through English in multicultural settings. Meets CLAD certificate requirement.

652. Language Arts in the Multicultural Education Curriculum (3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 650.

Research and curricular strategies related to literacy and oral language development for linguistically diverse students. Fieldwork required.

653. Language Policies and Practices (3)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 602.

Historical and present day analysis of how linguistically diverse students have been educated, including relevant legislation, formal and informal policies, teaching practices, and implications for schools and society. Meets CLAD certificate requirement.

686. Seminar in Multicultural Education (1-6)

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 602.

Topics dealing with current issues in multicultural education. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.

798. Special Study (1-6) Cr/NC/SP

Prerequisite: Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.

Individual study. May involve fieldwork. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.

901. Professional Portfolio I (1) Cr/NC

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple or single subject credential.

Development of classroom portfolios. Skills to capture "real life" experiences of students in school community to contextualize learning.

902. Professional Portfolio II (1) Cr/NC

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 901 and admission to B/CLAD multiple or single subject credential.

Continuation of portfolio development, including resume and cover letter, components on reflective teaching; and models for teaching approaches, strategies, and methodologies in all subject areas.

903. Bilingual Secondary Student Teacher
Seminar (1-3) Cr/NC

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 924, 954, and concurrent registration in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 964.

Planning and organizing instruction for Spanish/English bilingual and nonbilingual student teaching assignments. Focus on role of the bilingual teacher and discipline specific methods in English, ESL, mathematics, science, social science, and foreign language. Course taught in Spanish and/or English.

910. Teaching Mathematics to Bilingual Elementary Students (3)

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Underlying learning theories for teaching mathematical concepts, computation, and problem-solving skills to bilingual students. Taught in Spanish.

911. Teaching Social Studies to Bilingual Elementary Students (2)

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Conceptual approaches for teaching bilingual social studies curriculum, incorporating sociocultural characteristics of multicultural community, social concepts, and community social issues. Taught in Spanish.

912. Teaching Science to Bilingual Elementary Students (2)

Prerequisite: Natural Science 412A or 412B or 412C.

Strategies for development of process skills and concept acquisition. Methodology for teaching activity-oriented science class in English and Spanish. Taught in Spanish.

914. Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Major (3)

Prerequisites: Education 451, Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 515, and admission to B/CLAD or CLAD single subject credential program.

Teaching strategies in content specific fields from second language acquisition perspective taken concurrently with student teaching. See Class Schedule for specific content. May be repeated with new content.

923. Psychological Foundations of Education and Bilingual Students (3)

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Major theories of learning and cognition as applied to bilingual students and their relation to child development, first and second language acquisition, and approaches to teaching in bilingual classroom. Taught in Spanish and English.

924. Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom (1-4)

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 400; concurrent registration in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 954 and 963; admission to the single subject bilingual emphasis program.

Bilingual learning theory as it affects adolescent growth, individualized instruction, classroom management and discipline, and methods of measuring and evaluating achievement. Taught in Spanish and English. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit four units.

931. Skills in Teaching Reading to Bilingual Elementary Students (3)

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Teaching reading in English, including methods, strategies, assessment, materials, and techniques of transition for implementing reading programs in the bilingual classroom.

932. Teaching Spanish Language Arts to Bilingual Elementary Students (3)

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Assessing language proficiency; selecting, designing, and evaluating learning experiences to develop Spanish and English language arts. Taught in Spanish.

933. Skills in Teaching Reading to Bilingual Secondary Students (3)

Prerequisites: Upper division standing. Admission to single subject bilingual emphasis program.

Methods of teaching and diagnosing reading skills in Spanish and English, including ESL methods and individualized instruction. Transition skills. Taught in Spanish.

954. Humanistic and Social Aspects of Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom (1-4)

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 400; concurrent registration in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 924 and 963; admission to the single subject bilingual emphasis program.

Interaction between school and society, including equity issues, values, sociocultural variables, achievement of Spanish/English bilingual students; models for appropriate curricula. Taught in Spanish and English. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit four units.

960. Student Teaching Seminar for Bilingual Elementary Students (1-4) Cr/NC

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 923 and admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program.

Bilingual instructional practices, classroom management, curricula discipline, micro-teaching in Spanish and English, legal liability, and daily problems encountered in the bilingual classroom. Taught in English and Spanish. Maximum credit four units.

961. Student Teaching for Bilingual Elementary Students (1-12) Cr/NC

Prerequisite: Admission to B/CLAD multiple subject credential program. Student must provide own transportation to student teaching site.

Field experience at two grade levels in a multicultural setting and a bilingual elementary classroom; student teacher assumes responsibility for planning and instruction for specified time to comply with State requirements. Maximum credit twelve units.

962. Student Teaching for Elementary Bilingual Students II (1-12) Cr/NC

Prerequisite: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 961.

Field experience in a multicultural setting or a bilingual elementary classroom.

963. Student Teaching for Bilingual Secondary Students I (3-4) Cr/NC

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 400; concurrent registration in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 924 and 954; admission to the single subject bilingual emphasis program. Students must provide own transportation to student teaching site.

On-site, part-time experience to implement bilingual teacher competencies introduced in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 515, 924, and 954.

964. Student Teaching for Bilingual Secondary Students II (9-12) Cr/NC

Prerequisites: Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 924 and 963; concurrent registration in Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education 903. Students must provide own transportation to student teaching site.

On-site, full-day experience in State approved bilingual and nonbilingual classes to implement teacher competencies as developed in the total professional sequence. Maximum credit twelve units.





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