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TESL 501 - Second Language Teaching and Learning

(3 credits)
This course will provide training to Massachusetts’ mainstream teachers who have English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms. Participants will explore theories and models of second language acquisition (SLA). They will learn about the emotional, social and intellectual implications of the process of learning a second language while maintaining the first. Participants will analyze and compare first and second language acquisition and apply strategies related to second language learning in a cross-cultural setting. This course is designed to address the current Massachusetts curricular standards for ELLs.