Teaching English Language Learners (13 Credits)

This specialization provides students with more focused study in the issues faced by English language learners and specific ways to better address their learning needs. Students who complete this specialization meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements for English Language Learner Categorical Training in Category 1: Second Language Learning and Teaching, Category 2: Sheltered Content Instruction, and Category 4: Reading and Writing in Sheltered Content Classrooms.

Requirements

I. Required Core:

EECLD 6002	Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language	3
EECLD 6004	First and Second Language Acquisition and Oral Development	3

Choose ONE:

CEDUC 4188	Sheltered English Instruction: Pre-K - 6	4
CEDUC 4189	Sheltered English Instruction: 5-12	4

Choose ONE:

EECLD 6001

Culturally Responsive Teaching