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Degrees Offered
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Master of Arts in Teaching: Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Program
Program Overview
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Bilingual/Bicultural
Education is designed to reflect a multicultural/multilinguistic
focus and encourages candidates who hold a non-education
undergraduate degree to pursue an elementary teaching
certificate and bilingual endorsement while attaining
a master's degree.
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill the requirements for admission
to the Graduate College.
To be considered for full admission to the program,
students should also meet the following requirements:
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Undergraduate Bachelor's Degree from an accredited
university or college.
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A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (4.0 scale).
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18 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in
any one of the following areas of concentration:
social/behavioral sciences, natural sciences, humanities,
or other related disciplines.
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Six credit hours in the history and philosophy
of education and educational psychology (learning
and development) (EDFN 405 and 406, or equivalent).
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Oral Interview, oral and written literacy assessment
of proficiency in native language and the target
language by program faculty.
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Graduate Record Examination score.
A maximum of nine credit hours of graduate level coursework
may be transferred into the program, based upon the
evaluation of the coursework being equivalent in scope
and content to required program coursework, in accordance
with the policies established by the Graduate College.
Degree Requirements
This program has three components of coursework:
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Professional core of eighteen (18) credit hours
in the area of multicultural education, media technology,
assessment, literacy theory and pedagogy, general
curriculum development, and research.
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ELAD-EDFN-416 Cultural Pluralism and Schools
..... 3 cr.
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TED-ELED-414 Principles of Curriculum Development
........................................ 3 cr.
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TED-ELED-430 Trends and Issues in Assessment
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3 cr.
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TED-INMD-410 Media Technology for Educators ........................................................
3 cr.
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TED-READ-402 Issues in Reading Instruction ..........
3 cr.
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TED-ELED-406 Research Skills for the Classroom
Teacher ..........................................
3 cr.
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Concentration of eighteen (18) credit hours in
bilingual/bicultural education leading to bilingual
approval.
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TED-BLBC-438 Foundations of Bilingual Education
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3 cr.
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TED-BLBC-439 Ethnic Diversity in Our Schools:
A Cross-Cultural/Linguistic Survey ........................
3 cr.
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TED-BLBC -440 Teaching in Culture and Language
Diverse Classrooms ..............................
3 cr.
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TED-BLBC 441 Materials, Methods and Techniques
for Teaching Limited English Proficient Students
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3 cr.
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TED-BLBC-442 Assessment Tools for Bilingual Students
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3 cr.
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LING-414 Theories of Teaching English as a Second
Language ...........................................
3 cr.
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Certification coursework consisting of additional
pedagogical study, special education and field experiences,
including 100 clock hours of clinical experience
and student teaching internship, totaling 15 credit
hours.
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TED-ELED-415 Interrelating Science and Math,
with Clinical Experience (in BLBC Classroom) ......
3 cr.
(min.50 clock hours; apply 6 mo. in advance to
CEST office, CLS 4023)
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TED-ELED-416 Strategies of Teaching Social Studies
and Language Arts with Clinical Experience (in
BLBC Classroom) ..............................................
3 cr.
(min.50 clock hours; apply 6 mo. in advance to
CEST office, CLS 4023)
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SPED-404 Survey of the Field of Special Education
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3 cr.
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TED-ELED-429 Internship in Elementary Education
(in BLBC Classroom) ................6 cr.
(full semester; apply 1 yr. in advance to CEST
office, CLS 4023)
Students must also have completed
general education requirements as specified by the
Illinois State Board of Education. In addition, students
seeking teacher certification are required to pass
the State of Illinois Basic Skills and Subject Matter
Knowledge Tests.
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