Bilingual Education Concentration, Curriculum and Instruction (CAS)

This concentration is designed for those wishing to teach in a bilingual classroom. It focuses on theories of language acquisition, strategies that promote cultural understanding and teaching practices that meet the needs of English Language Learners.

This coursework, along with the fullfillment of other requirements, can be applied to the State of Illinois approval or endorsement in Bilingual Education. Visit the Illinois State Board of Education for more details.

This concentration requires:

• 21 SH

Bilingual Education Concentration-Core Courses - 15 SH

CIL500	Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education
CIL505	Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language
CIL506	Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education
CIL510	Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students
CIL531	Cross Cultural Education

Bilingual Education Concentration-Electives - 6 SH

Choose 6 SH from the courses below:

CIL501	Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL
CIL511	Family Literacy for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners
CIL512	Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations
CIL532	Technology Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students

Note: Other NCE graduate courses may apply, but the above courses are accepted for the State of Illinois Bilingual Education approval.