Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum

By Elizabeth Jiménez

  • This course presents a dynamic look at teaching English Language Learners across the curriculum to ensure their success. You will learn to increase the effectiveness of instructional delivery and create a culturally responsive classroom. In addition to engaging lectures from Elizabeth Jiménez, a national expert in the field of English Language Learner instruction, incorporated into the course are classroom visits that illustrate the principals presented in the course, discussion panels with teachers and middle school students plus an interview with an actual student on his experience as an English Language Learner student. After taking this course, you will feel empowered with classroom practices that enhance English Language Learners' understanding and achievement.

About Elizabeth Jiménez
Elizabeth Jiménez is the CEO of GEMAS, a consulting and advocacy firm dedicated to improving the education of English Language Learners and their families. The author of over 25 textbooks for Pre-K-12 English Language Learners, Elizabeth is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, coach, and professional developer. She has worked with school districts and charter schools in more than 20 states and Puerto Rico.

Course Units
  • Introduction to Teaching English Language Learners and Foundations of Language Acquisition
  • Who Are Our English Language Learners? Data and Case Studies of English Language Learners in the United States
  • Theories, Models and Processes of Second-Language Acquisition
  • Linguistic Foundations - Receptive (Listening and Reading) Language Structure and Use
  • Linguistic Foundations - Expressive (Speaking and Writing) Language Structure and Use
  • Contrastive Analysis - Why Some Elements of English are So Difficult and How to Help English Language Learners Overcome Them
  • Contextual Factors in Second Language Acquisition
  • Legal Foundations and Political Factors Affecting Language Development - Key Laws, Court Cases, and Policy Directions
  • Assessment of English Language Learners - Roles, Purposes and Types of Assessment
  • Foundations of Programs for English Language Learners - Content Instruction
  • Foundations of Programs for English Language Learners - English Language Literacy
  • Principles of Standards-Based Assessment and Instruction
  • Instructional Planning and Organization for ESL/ELD and Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE
  • Components of Effective Instructional Delivery in ESL/ELD and Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE
  • The Importance of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Instructional Materials

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