GS208: Advanced Practice for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

This course will provide holistic language support for any culturally and linguistically diverse student. The material will focus on strengthening oral fluency, listening, and note-taking skills through pronunciation practice, vocabulary development, idiomatic expressions, classroom discussions, and presentations. Material will also focus on necessary writing and reading skills, such as understanding prompts, writing expectations, and the writing process, avoiding plagiarism, formatting, synthesizing, editing, and revising. These skills are intended to be directly utilized in concurrent block courses. Personal understanding of American social and cultural topics will also be facilitated. The course will meet twice per week over 4 blocks. 1 unit.

ED200: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

This course introduces students to theories, applications, and issues related to teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Students read second language acquisition theory, learn strategies for working with diverse populations, and understand how to make content area lessons accessible to CLD students. The course includes a field observation practicum component. Block 6. 1 unit.

GS213: Global Scholars Program

This course, designed for Global Scholars, will promote academic success during their transition to Colorado College. This course may cover a range of topics including but not limited to FYP coursework, research and ethical scholarship skills, writing in academic genres, reading and oral presentation strategies, language support, and culturally-contextualized rhetorical practices.

To learn more about the Global Scholars Program and courses, click here.