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ESL 01 Developing Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity | $680
ESL six-course series - $2700 (save $1,380)
- Act 48 Credits: 3 CPE graduate-level credits (PA Dept. of Education Approved)
- Graduate Credit: 3 Master's level graduate credits from Carlow University ($200 option)
- Course Instructor: Dr. Susan Evans
- Course Duration: 8 Weeks
- Course Type: Facilitated
About Masters Credit Option: Carlow University
All Carlow ESL Program Specialist Certification credits count towards a Master's (MEd) in Curriculum and Design for the English as a Second Language (ESL) track. Carlow University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), one of the six regional accrediting bodies recognized by the United States Department of Education. Accreditation by MSCHE signifies that Carlow University meets or exceeds the established standards of quality and integrity in higher education.
Description
As the diverse population of the United States increasingly grows, our communities and public schools need to develop cultural competence to overcome language and cultural barriers. This course is based on knowledge of behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes of a multicultural approach to learning. It also includes cultural awareness activities for promoting school staff understanding of other cultures and in comparison to American culture and strategies for working with English Language Learners. Participants will examine socio-linguistic aspects of U.S. and world cultures, sources of cross-cultural conflict, and approaches to cross-cultural conflict resolution as they relate to K-12 settings, their communities, and the communities in which they teach.
Course Objectives
Participants will demonstrate the ability to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the processes of negotiating one’s cultural identity.
- Differentiate among the varied processes of cultural transitions, including acculturation, assimilation, biculturation and resistance.
- Identify the negative effects of prejudice, stereotyping, and ethnocentrism on language learners’ successful learning in schools and promote a pro-social classroom learning environment.
- Recognize cultural bias in curriculum and materials and use various resources to deliver instruction.
- Demonstrate practical intercultural communication skills to appreciate diverse cultures.
- Develop effective techniques for communication between home and school by recognizing and supporting the preferred mode of communication of the parent/guardian (written, oral, L1, L2, etc.) and appropriately utilizing interpretation and translation resources.
- To facilitate students' transition between their home culture/language and their U.S. school culture/language, they must demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of language and culture.
- Integrate diverse ways of learning and multiple cultural perspectives, including building on ELLs’ strengths, into the planning/adapting of curriculum and instructional methods.
- Use research in the field of ESL to articulate a personal, educational philosophy for instructing ELL’s.
- Create a personal, professional development plan based on interests and reflection, taking advantage of opportunities to support those goals in professional associations and other academic organizations.
Ready to Register? There are three easy ways to enroll.
- Purchase online: Click on the Enroll in Course link.
- Phone Order: (866) 535-3772
- Students Services: studentservices@globalclassroom.us
- Graduate credit enrollment at the end of each ESL course
If you have questions or want to register via phone, please call Student Services at (866) 535-3772. Or email studentservices@globalclassroom.us
