Maricopa Community Colleges  EPD247   20074-20082 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07
EPD247 20074-20082 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Practicum for English as a Second Language (ESL) /Bilingual Teachers
Provides an opportunity to receive guided practical, on-site experience working with English Language Learners (ELL). Requires observations of ELL students in a variety of settings, evaluation of teaching techniques, and critical review of academic standards as they relate to English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.
Prerequisites: (EDU220 or EPD220 or EDU225), or EDU230, or ENG213, or (EDU228 or EDU233 or EPD233 or EDU240 or EPD241), and provisional or standard elementary, secondary or special education teaching certificate.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EPD247   20074-20082 Practicum for English as a Second Language (ESL) /Bilingual Teachers
1. Identify responsibilities of ESL/bilingual teachers relative to the students' grade level. (I)
2. Identify characteristics of students enrolled in ESL/bilingual programs including educational background, languages used, native language literacy. (II)
3. Summarize ESL/bilingual instruction from an administrative and instructional perspective. (III)
4. Analyze the literature that addresses the relevance of ESL/bilingual instruction. (IV)
5. Create lesson plans. (V)
6. Demonstrate the ability to teach English language learners. (V- VI)
7. Evaluate teaching and learning in an ESL/bilingual classroom. (VI)
8. Critique state standards in academic areas relative to English language learners. (VII)
9. Compose a journal of insights relative to the process of learning and progress of a particular English Language Learner (ELL) in the classroom, or a group of ELL's in the classroom. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
EPD247   20074-20082 Practicum for English as a Second Language (ESL) /Bilingual Teachers
    I. Practicum Orientation
        A. Supervising professional
        B. Location and background information on site
        C. Grade level
        D. Responsibilities
        E. Goals
      II. English Language Learners
          A. Characteristics
            1. Background
            2. Languages
            3. Literacy
          B. Goals
        III. Administration/Instructional Perspective
            A. Management of program
            B. Vision of program
            C. Future of program
          IV. Literature Review
              A. Trends
              B. Political implications
              C. Cultural implications
              D. Social implications
              E. Familial implications
            V. Lesson Plans
                A. Target audience
                B. Lesson objectives for content area
                C. Lesson objectives for English language learning
                D. Materials
                E. Outline
                F. Evaluating student learning
              VI. Implementation and Evaluation
                  A. Classroom implementation of lessons planned
                  B. Lesson adaptation based on evaluation of student learning
                VII. Arizona Standards
                    A. Appropriateness
                    B. Arizona Foreign Language Standards
                    C. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Standards
                  VIII. Journal
                      A. Documentation of insights gained throughout practicum experience
                      B. Documentation of progress made by English language learners
                        1. Individual English Language Learner (ELL) in the classroom
                        2. Group of ELLs in the classroom
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