The Bilingual Education Minor will help prepare you to teach dual language learners. In the minor, you’ll take classes that:
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Bilingual Education/Elementary or Secondary Minor
The Bilingual Education Minor prepares teacher candidates to work effectively with multilingual learners in bilingual and dual-language classrooms. The program meets the requirements for the Washington State Bilingual Education Endorsement and helps educators develop the instructional strategies needed to teach in linguistically diverse settings.
The Washington State Bilingual Education Endorsement requires a score of Advanced-Low or higher on both the oral and written proficiency assessments administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and passing the Washington State assessment (WEST-E) for the Bilingual Education Endorsement, as required for certification by the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB).
Students who do not meet the proficiency threshold can complete additional upper-division world language coursework or study abroad to improve their language skills before certification.
This minor is also recommended for current K-12-certified teachers seeking to add the bilingual education endorsement.
Grade Requirements: The minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.
| Required English as a Second Language Courses | ||
| ESLG 480 | SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| ESLG 489 | CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM | 4 |
| Required General Modern Languages Courses | ||
| GNML 391 | PRINCIPLES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| GNML 392 | PRACTICES AND ASSESSMENT FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| GNML 393 | PRACTICUM: BILINGUAL EDUCATION (variable credit course; must be repeated ) | 6 |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201; concurrent enrollment with GNML 393.
Designed to develop a conceptual foundation on issues related to bilingual education and prepare for a teaching portfolio and the West-E "Bilingual Education" exam. As a result, the course focuses on various aspects of bilingual education and applies a variety of bilingual methods and strategies. Exposure to a series of primary sources, current research, and strategies for keeping knowledge up-to-date.
Pre-requisites: GNML 391; concurrent enrollment with GNML 393.
Designed to outline some of the foundational elements of effective and successful bilingual schools. Covers related to assessment and the measurement of bilingualism. The final goal is to be able to develop lessons and teaching practices. On becoming a teacher, learn ways of keeping knowledge of research and practices current and up-to-date throughout a teaching career.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 360 or permission of instructor.
Reviews the various linguistic systems and their importance in language learning. Acquisition theories are introduced. The developmental process of interlanguage and the factors that impact effective language learning are covered. Includes practical understanding of how SLA theories relate to instructional choices.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Provides an introduction to the various cultural and linguistic backgrounds in the region. Covers the impact of background cultures on the interactions that occur and expectations that exist in school environments. Provides an understanding of the role of culture in developing theories about what it means 'to read'.