EDCI 3006 - Sociolinguistic Diversity and the Classroom

Institution:

University of Connecticut-Tri-Campus

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(231) Second semester. One credit. Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Integrated Bachelor's/Master'sTeacher Preparation Program. Osborn, Reagan A basic overview of the role of language in the educational process, and the educational implications of language diversity, as one component of multicultural diversity, in the classroom. Topics include the nature and elements of human language, prescriptive and descriptive approaches to language study, first and second language acquisition, language variation and its social and educational implications, the relationship between language and culture, and foreign and second language education, including bilingual and English as a Second Language programs.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uconn.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 486-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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