ELE 204 - Language and Literacy in Secondary Education

Institution:

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

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Description:

This writing-intensive course is designed to promote students' understanding of the importance of issues concerning language and literacy in secondary education and their relevance to classroom practices. Students will learn about first and second language acquisition, dialects, discourses and other language abilities as well as communicative styles and language complexity. Strategies for teaching content-area material to a diverse student population will also be addressed. Students must register for fieldwork.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 482-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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