CLDE 5140 - Multicultural Education

Develops an understanding of the pluralistic nature of U.S. society and the role of the school within this social context. Examines the legal and cultural history of language education in Colorado and the U.S. as well as the impact of changing demographics on schools. Participants study themselves and their students as cultural beings and develop an understanding of how their own cultural identity affects their teaching. This course fulfills the culture requirement for SEHD “core courses.” It also fulfills the culture requirement for the Colorado LDE Endorsement and the LDE Master’s Concentration. It may also serve as an elective in the LDE Master’s concentration. Note: LALC 5140, 5150, 5160. Each of these three courses satisfies the requirements for the Colorado Endorsement in Linguistically Diverse Education and the LDE Master’s concentration. The content of the courses are related, but the focus of each course is sufficiently different that students in the Master’s program may use a second or third course in the sequence as an elective. Semester Hours: 3 to 3