Bilingual/Bicultural Education Courses (BBE)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses. The department reserves the right to offer or cancel courses based on enrollment.

5000 (CD) Multicultural Education in Urban America. Cr. 2

Cultural, social, political and economic realities of our complex, pluralistic society in relation to our education system. Development of analytical and evaluative abilities of teachers to deal with racism, sexism, value clarification and the parity of power. Strategies for multicultural education. (T)

5020 Effective Involvement of Parents in School and
Community. Cr. 3

Concepts of parenting and parent intervention. Determination of methods to maximize parent participation in the educational process of bilingual/bicultural students. (W)

5500 Introduction to Bilingual/Bicultural Education. Cr. 3

Survey of the history and legislative background of bilingual/bicultural education in the United States. Emphasis on the foundations, methods, concepts and theories of bilingual/bicultural education. (F)

5530 The Socio-Psychological Needs of Ethnocultural
Communities. Cr. 3

Assessments of issues of concern to ethnocultural communities as a background for social services delivery and intervention. (F)

5550 (CD) Urban Education. Cr. 3

Language program implementation within the urban culture of the school, community, and state. (I)

6560 Teaching Methods in Bilingual/Bicultural Education.
Cr. 3

Prereq: admission to a bilingual endorsement program. Utilization of traditional and innovative materials, techniques and methods in teaching elementary and secondary school subjects in a bilingual education program. (F)

6590 Culture and Language in Bilingual/Bicultural
Education. Cr. 1-3

Research and application of multiculture activities for designing processes to bring language and culture, and instruction in English, into the classroom. (I)

6600 Internship in Bilingual/Bicultural Teaching. Cr. 2-12

Offered for S and U grades only. Internship in a bilingual, multicultural setting; assessment of the cultural, educational, and linguistic needs of students of limited English-speaking ability. (T)

6700 (CD) Seminar in Cultural Awareness. Cr. 3

Understanding intergroup relations and the appreciation of cultural diversity in a multicultural society such as the United States. Selected topics offered on a semester or yearly basis. (W)

6850 Applied Linguistics: Issues in Bilingual Education. Cr. 3

Current major models of applied English linguistics, contrasting linguistics with special reference to the comparison of English and linguistic minority languages. (W)

9010 Theoretical Implications of Bilingual/Bicultural
Education. Cr. 3

Theoretical foundations for the development of bilingual/bicultural and multicultural education programs in our schools. (I)

9030 Advanced Seminar in Bilingual/Bicultural Education. Cr. 2-4 (Max. 12)

Advanced seminar for doctoral students in the bilingual, multicultural education program. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (I)