EDU 671 - Academic Language and Literacy for the Adolescent Learner

This course will focus on language, culture, and identity. Course participants will discuss how adolescent discourse is shaped by community, culture, and identity. The role of technology will be explored as adolescent learners explore new literacies and discourse online. Course participants will explore how to engage adolescent learners in multiple literacies with focus on striving readers. The required field experience includes tutoring secondary students with special needs in reading and writing over the course of the semester leading to the creation of a digital portfolio for the tutee.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed