INED 7750 - Language, Power, and Pedagogy

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to M.Ed. or MAT programs.
This course is designed to engage candidates in critically examining a) the role of language and the implications of language policy on educational discourse, b) the nature and power of culture in the performance of students, c) the cultural context of children’s lives in school, including values, worldviews, and language, d) how children can be misidentified, misunderstood, mislabeled, and misplaced because of language differences, e) institutional and structural discrimination in educational settings, f) the education related challenges culturally and linguistically diverse families experience, and g) pedagogical benefits of bilingualism.