All courses of study require three core foundational courses and a bilingual inquiry course.  M.A. programs require an integrative project.  The teaching strands with Bilingual/Bicultural Studies and the courses of study programs leading to NY State certification require a practicum or student teaching experience. Students are strongly urged to consult with an academic advisor on all degree requirements.

Foundation and Inquiry Courses:

 

• ITSF4021      Foundations of bilingual/bicultural education (3)

 

• ITSF 4024     Linguistic foundations of bilingual/bicultural education (3)

 

• ITSF 4075     Cross-cultural communication and classroom ecology (3)

 

• ITSF 4150     Teacher/educational inquiry: Bilingual/bicultural education (1-3)

 

Each student will choose courses with their advisor’s assistance.  The following shows a sample of recommended courses for potential concentrations.

 

Concentration on Research: Choose among the following.

 

• ITSF 5519                 Research in language and literacy I       

 

• ITSF 5520                 Research in language and literacy II      

 

• ITSF 4015                 Introduction to computers, language, and literacy          

 

• ITSF 4060                 Latinos in urban schools           

 

• ITSF 5016                 Ethnography of education         

 

• A&HL  4003             Schools of linguistic analysis

 

• A&HL 4104              Discourse analysis

 

• A&HL 4106              Text and textuality

 

• A&HL 5008              Interlanguage analysis

 

• HUDF 5020              Methods of social research: survey methods

 

• HUDF 5022              Sociological analysis of educational systems

 

• C&T 5000                 Theory and inquiry in curriculum and teaching

 

• HBSK 5085              Observing and assessing preschool children

 

Concentration on Policy: Choose courses among the following:

 

• ITSF 4025                 Languages, society, and schools           

 

• ITSF 5024                 Bilingual/multilingual education: International perspectives          

 

• ITSF 4027                 Current topics in bilingualism and bilingual/bicultural education

 

• HUDF 4000              Education and public policy

 

• ORLF 5042               Urban politics and education

 

• ORLF 5045               Race, ethnicity and U.S. educational policy

 

(Policy courses in Curriculum and Teaching)

 

Concentration on Teaching (not leading to NYS certification): Choose among courses that are required for programs leading to certification.

 

Courses of study leading to certification require the following:

 

• ITSF 4020                 Bilingualism and disabilities (1)

 

• ITSF4028                  Teaching literacy in bilingual settings (3)

 

• ITSF 4121     Bilingual/bicultural curriculum design in elementary and middle schools (3)

 

• ITSF 4133                 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers: Science (2-3)

 

• ITSF 4134                 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers: Mathematics (2-3)

 

• A&HT 4076              TESOL methodologies for K-6 (3)

 

Master of Arts programs leading to certification (Stream A) require one full year of student teaching with the accompanying courses (a total of 17 additional credits), for a total of 40 credits for the degree.

 

Master of Arts programs leading to dual (stream B), transitional B, and initial certifica-tion require a half-year of student teaching (a total of 7 credits), for a total of 33 credits for the degree.

 

Master of Arts programs leading to certification (initial/professional) require one semester of a practicum, which is a supervised practice (a total of 3 credits), for a total of 33 credits for the degree.

 

Advanced Certificate

 

Students who are not pursuing an M.A. and who either hold teacher certification in another area or are simultaneously pursuing teacher certification in another area can choose the 15-credit Advanced Certificate. The course of study includes the foundation courses and 3 points from the following courses:

 

• ITSF 4121                 Bilingual/bicultural curriculum design in elementary and middle schools

 

• ITSF 4133                 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers: Science

• ITSF 4134                 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers: Mathematics

 

• ITSF 4028                 Teaching literacy in bilingual settings

 

• ITSF 4720                 Student teaching in bilingual/bicultural education