EDU 506 Socio-Cultural Bases for Education
This course will provide a survey of the theories,principles, research and best practices associatedwith language acquisition, as related to theteaching and learning of English as a secondlanguage. Students will be provided with pertinentinformation in the areas of applied linguistics and cross-cultural communication. Linguistictheories will be applied to ESOL methods,curriculum and assessment. In addition,legislative and policy issues, including theFlorida Consent Decree, will be discussed.