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Course Number: EPC 527
Course Title:
Principles and Practices for Teaching English Language Learners
Class #: 17783
Dates: September 28 - December 18, 2009
Times: N/A
Location: Online
Faculty: Margot Downs, Portland Public Schools
Credit: Three (3) Inservice Graduate Credits
Tuition/Fees: $1,214.00 (Maine Resident)
Registration Form: Click Here (pdf) or call 780-5055
English Language Learners (ELLs) are defined as students for whom English is a second or more language. ELLs may be bilingual, having lived in Maine for generations, such as families of Acadian French descent in Aroostook county; they may be immigrants and refugees, coming seeking a better quality of life, such as the Cambodian, Vietnamese, Somali and Sudanese populations in central and southern Maine; or they may be the children of transient migrant workers, such as the Hispanic groups from the Caribbean, seasonally employed in harvesting crops. English Language Learners speak a language other than English as their language of origin, and/or they have been raised in a cultural and linguistic environment different from dominant Anglo U.S. society. The linguistic and cultural diversity of this population necessitates that the classroom teacher have an understanding of principles and practices related to the teaching of English Language Learners. This course provides an overview of issues and practices related to the teaching and learning of ELLs. Through interactions, readings, discussions, practice, and reflections, course participants will develop the knowledge and skills for assisting English Language Learners, throughout Maine, achieve academic success in the regular, mainstream classroom.
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