Fort Lewis College
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLD) and Bilingual Education (CLD-S)
Add-on Endorsement (formerly titled “English as a Second Language” and Linguistically Diverse Education)
Field Experience Requirement: Completed (minimum) 30 hours w/ ELL students
Required Courses:
Description:
Ed 335 Linguistics for Educators
(3 credits)
This course is designed for teachers, particularly bilingual
and ESL teachers, who need to convert the science of
language to practical classroom application. The student
will become familiar with the three types of grammar, will
explore how language is learned, and will apply the
science to reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, and
grammar instruction. Phonology, morphology, syntax and
semantics are connected to classroom activities. Further,
the student will explore the phenomenon of dialect and
improve personal language skills.
Ed 434 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
(3 credits)
This course presents the specialized techniques and
materials to appropriately teach English Language
Learners, either in special programs or in the classroom.
Diagnosis of need and reflective prescription are
emphasized. Students learn to use TPR, Sheltered English
(SIOP), and other effective techniques. Further, they
learn to administer language proficiency assessments and
use the data to direct instruction.
Requires field hours via ED 428
Ed 428 Language & Literacy Field-Based Study
(1 credit)
This course provides an immersion experience in a fieldbased setting where students directly work with English
Language Learners in an academic setting. Application of
field-based assignments in literacy, language and the
content areas is required. Requires 30 CLD field hours.
*ECE/Elem take during IM I.
*Secondary K-12 take in conjunction with ED 434.
Ed 333 Southwest Language Immersion
(3 credits)
This is a language immersion course taught entirely in the
target language (Spanish, Ute or Navajo). It provides
students with basic oral and written language skills.
Academic language proficiency is emphasized and
students learn target L2 vocabulary in math, science,
social studies and language arts. Communication skills
needed in a school setting are addressed. [The course is
currently taught in Spanish.]
Ed 447 Instructional Equality
(3 credits)
Future teachers will actively engage in the systematic
exploration of participatory and multicultural education.
Students in this course will develop their perspectives
along a continuum of increased cultural and social
awareness. Emphasis in this course is on developing each
future teacher’s cultural competency.
Requires field hours.
Students must also choose from one of the following courses:
English 265 Semantics (4 credits)
This course addresses a study of the
meaning of language, especially of the
development and changes in meaning
of words and word groups. The
relationship between signs or symbols
and what they signify or denote is also
examined. An emphasis on the social
and psychological uses and abuses of
language is addressed.
English 461 History of English (4 credits)
An examination of the dramatic ways in which
the English language
has changed over the past 1500 years, from its
origins as an obscure
Germanic dialect to its present state as a
distinct, global language spoken by hundreds of
millions of people.
English 462 Linguistics (4 credits)
This course is an introduction to the
study of language, covering many
systems—from sounds to words to
sentences to discourse—working in
language. While the focus will be on
English, those features shared by all
languages will be emphasized.
3-4 additional credits in culturally-based literature, social science, or art courses to be approved by the CLD
coordinator: Lorien Chambers Schuldt. Contact her at licschuldt@fortlewis.edu
Sample culturally-based recommended courses include:
Anth 208 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Anth 210 Intro to Sociocultural Anthropology
Anth 358 Native American Gender Issues
Anth 364 Topics: Indigenous Latin America
Anth 365 Language and Culture
Anth 388 Ethnology of the Southwest
Art 368 or NAIS 368 Native N. American Art History
Eng 176 Native American Literature
Eng 177 U.S. Latina/o Literature
Eng 280 Literature of the Southwest
Eng 380 Native American Literature
NAIS 110 Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies
NAIS 123 Native American History
NAIS 280 Contemporary Issues of Native Nations
NAIS 317 Indigenous Peoples in Film & Media
NAIS 355 Federal Indian Policy
NAIS 450 Native American Heritage Preservation
Hist 131 Introduction to the Southwest
Hist 270 Colonial Latin America
Hist 372 US-Latin American Relations
Hist 271 Latin America since Independence
ML 118 Spanish of the Southwest
ML 130 Beginning Mexican Readings
ML 331 US Latino Literature and Culture
ML 346 Hispanic Cultures
Psyc 375 Multicultural Psychology
Soc 250 Social Issues- Native Society
Soc 301 Comparative Societies
Soc 421 Contemporary Social Analysis in the Southwest
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR ADD-ON ENDORSEMENT: 20-21 credits
Proficiency is demonstrated within the courses and field study. The PLACE exam is not required to earn the CLD or CLD-S endorsements.
Candidates seeking the Linguistically Diverse Education Specialist (CLD-S) Bilingual must also complete the following requirements:
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ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
30 hours in a school-based setting to participate in bilingual content teaching
Complete the Fort Lewis College Language Proficiency requirements (Spanish or Navajo)
Spanish Competency Requirements
Students pursuing the CLD-S endorsement must complete ONE of the two competency requirements prior to enrolling in ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual
Education:
1) Students must complete the following Spanish courses as an indicator to be ready to teach content lessons in Spanish to bilingual students:
a. SPAN 319 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
b. SPAN 320 Advanced Spanish Composition
2) Students must receive a passing score on the PLACE content exam in Spanish.
Navajo Competency Requirements
Students pursuing the CLD-S endorsement must take and pass the Navajo Language Proficiency Test prior to enrolling in ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual
Education:
Recommended: Students may complete the following courses as an indicator to be ready to teach content lesson in Navajo to bilingual students:
a. NAVA 115 Reading and Writing Navajo
b. NAVA 261 Oral Traditions and Styles
*Available through San Juan College: http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/5735.asp
Required: Students must receive a passing score on the Navajo Language Proficiency test through Dine College. Further information can be found at:
http://navajonationdode.org/resources.aspx. The test is required for a Navajo Bilingual Teaching Endorsement in Arizona, New Mexico & Utah, as well as Arizona's
Native American Language Teacher Certificate.
Students seeking either endorsement should contact the CLD Coordinator, Lorien Chambers Schuldt, licschuldt@fortlewis.edu (970) 254-7274