Friday Required Reading Group Quiz #1 Academic Language to ■Teaching July 18 & (on readings and discussions from English Language Learners ■Goldenberg Coleman, “Academic instruction in a second D2L week one) language,” site Questions posed: In-class #5: is academic language? “Homework” Task ■What Optional Reading Goldenberg & Coleman worksheet academic language differ from ■Does and questioning social language? ■Faltis, “Demystifying the power of academic D2L do we teach academic language to language”, 1st Reaction Paper ■How site English learners? (on readings from week one please – upload into the D2L dropbox by midnight Sunday) WEEK TWO National and State Language Policies Social, Historical, and Political Contexts Required and Optional Reading Assignments Due or Class Discussion Topics Assignments Activities Planned (read before class) Date Monday Language Policy: Required Reading In-class #6: small ■National “Homework” Task July 21 Bilingual & English as a Second education and civil rights of group discussion and informal ■The Language Programs (Lau English language learners, D2L site v. Nichols) presentations on the educational rights D2L site of ELLs ■May 25th Memorandum, (1974), D2L site Presentation: v. Nichols ■Lau ■Video the the “Taking Back Schools” (from video series on the Chicano Civil Rights Optional Reading Movement) up the Lau ■Crawford, “Summing decision: Justice is never D2L simple,” Questions posed: site did the Civil Rights Movement ■How influence language policy for ELLs? did the Lau case change national ■How language policy for ELLs? the Lau case still important? ■Is is the Castañeda case applied in ■How school districts today? Tuesday Interaction of Language Policy In-class #7: ■The Required Reading Plyler “Homework” Task July 22 with Federal Immigration Law (Plyler D2L site notetaker with extended v. v. Doe, v. Doe ■Plyler questions Doe) Optional Reading Presentation: Combs, González, ■Video ■Rabin, and Learning at Hoover D2L “Fear “Understanding Plyler’s legacy,” site Elementary” Questions posed: does immigration have to do ■What with language policy? is ELL language policy so ■Why controversial? still influential? Plyler v. Doe ■Is there been attempts to overturn ■Have it?
Friday July 18 ■Teaching Academic Language to English Language Learners Questions posed: ■What is academic language? ■Does academic language differ from social language? ■How do we teach academic language to English learners? Required Reading ■Goldenberg & Coleman, “Academic instruction in a second language,” D2L site Optional Reading ■Faltis, “Demystifying and questioning the power of academic language”, D2L site Group Quiz #1 (on readings and discussions from week one) In-class “Homework” Task #5: Goldenberg & Coleman worksheet 1st Reaction Paper (on readings from week one – please upload into the D2L dropbox by midnight Sunday) WEEK TWO National and State Language Policies Social, Historical, and Political Contexts Date Discussion Topics Required and Optional Reading Assignments (read before class) Assignments Due or Class Activities Planned Monday July 21 ■National Language Policy: Bilingual & English as a Second Language Programs (Lau v. Nichols) ■Video Presentation: “Taking Back the Schools” (from the video series on the Chicano Civil Rights Movement) Questions posed: ■How did the Civil Rights Movement influence language policy for ELLs? ■How did the Lau case change national language policy for ELLs? ■Is the Lau case still important? ■How is the Castañeda case applied in school districts today? Required Reading ■The education and civil rights of English language learners, D2L site ■May 25th Memorandum, D2L site ■Lau v. Nichols (1974), D2L site Optional Reading ■Crawford, “Summing up the Lau decision: Justice is never simple,” D2L site In-class “Homework” Task #6: small group discussion and informal presentations on the educational rights of ELLs Tuesday July 22 ■The Interaction of Language Policy with Federal Immigration Law (Plyler v. Doe) ■Video Presentation: “Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary” Questions posed: ■What does immigration have to do with language policy? ■Why is ELL language policy so controversial? ■Is Plyler v. Doe still influential? ■Have there been attempts to overturn it? Required Reading ■Plyler v. Doe, D2L site Optional Reading ■Rabin, Combs, González, “Understanding Plyler’s legacy,” D2L site In-class “Homework” Task #7: Plyler v. Doe notetaker with extended questions