EDU 654 The Urban ESL Professional

General

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate successfully with English learners in grades K-12, their parents, colleagues, and community members.
• Understand that cultural practices may differ and that these differences may affect the way students learn.
• Analyze issues of bilingualism and multilingualism.
• Understand the notion of schools as organizations within the larger community context and that successful communication with English learners' parents must be undertaken within that larger socio-cultural framework.
• Learn how the student's environment, including family circumstances, community systems, and health and economic conditions, may influence learning.
• Work with other professionals to improve the quality of educational services provided to students with limited English proficiency.
• Plan how to involve representatives of business, industry, and community organizations as active partners in creating educational opportunities.
• Contrast the purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the learning process.