Department: Bilingual Education

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EDBE5010Bilingual Certification SeminarThis course is designed to help students prepare for the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) in Bilingual Education Certification. The course will focus on content and sample questions from state authorized preparation manuals distributed...
EDBE5011BTLPT SeminarThis seminar is designed to help students prepare for the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES). The course will focus on content and sample questions from state authorized preparation man...
EDBE5301Principles of Biliteracy Development in Spanish and EnglishModels of reading instruction and the components of a Spanish reading program for native speakers will be investigated from multiple perspectives. Students will examine practical classroom applications, the historical development of literacy, the pro...
EDBE5302Academic Spanish Across Content AreaThis course, taught in Spanish, focuses on the use of academic Spanish in the teaching of science, mathematics, social science, music, art, and language arts, and current approaches of teaching those subjects in bilingual classrooms. The course inclu...
EDBE5303Literatura InfantilThe focus of this course is to develop an awareness and appreciation of poems, short stories, theatre and novels for children, written originally in Spanish by authors from diverse regions of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will be required to a...
EDBE5304Principles of Curriculum Development in Dual Language and ESL ClassroomsStudents will connect research and theory to best practices for English language learners in dual language and ESL settings. Students will apply their understanding of best practices to evaluating and planning curriculum. In this course students will...
EDBE5320Assessing English Language LearnersStudents will develop the knowledge and skills needed to assess English language learners in ways that are valid, reliable, and fair. Students will learn about and apply the use of formal and information assessment tools and techniques that inform i...
EDBE5321Linguistics for Reading & ESLThis course explores the linguistic basis for teaching reading and ESL (English as a second language). Students will consider the implications of the basic concepts from phonology, orthography, morphology, and syntax for teaching reading and for teac...