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Language and Language Development Including First and Second Language Development and their Relationship to Academic Achievement

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This course focuses on the research-based conceptual understanding of language systems, structures, forms, functions, and variations of both oral and written language forms. Language functions and variations, discourse and pragmatics can be applied directly to assessment and instruction of English learners and the specific linguistic, and socio-linguistic challenges of English learners are addressed.

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Describe your understanding of research-based conceptual understanding of language systems, structures, forms, functions, and variation. Ref 6.b
Describe your understanding by analyzing how language forms and structures (e.g., phonology and morphology, syntax and semantics) can affect English learners’ comprehension and production of aural and written Language forms and to apply this knowledge to identify effective strategies to promote English learners’ literacy and communication competence and academic achievement.
Describe the current research based theories, models, processes and stages of second language acquisition.
Describe the affective factors affecting first and second language development and acquisitions.
Describe one sociopolitical factor affecting second-language development (e.g. school program organization, differential status of the primary language or dialect and the target language, language planning and policies, community influences).
Describe one strategy for addressing English Learners’ needs with respect to the sociopolitical factor you and explain how this strategy would be effective in promoting English Learners’ English language development.
Define the basic principles of ELD/SDAIE methods and describe their implementation for the classroom contexts.
Identify and address areas in which to build positive transfers from the first language to the second language and describe specific linguistic and sociolinguistic challenges English Learners may experience in developing social and academic English.
Describe how your understanding of cognitive, linguistic, physical, affective, sociocultural, and political factors that can affect second language development.
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