Dip 111 - Teaching New Immigrants
(3 credits)

Course Rationale and Outline

Thousands of non-English speaking immigrants take up new lives in English speaking countries every year - Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. MAny do not speak a word of English. Integrating them quickly into their chosen new society requires that they learn to communicate quickly with the local people. Simply put, they must learn to communicate in English.

In some cases this will be an even greater challenge for teachers because many may not have a good education in their own language. Skilled, professional teachers can make a real difference in easing the transition.

 

Learning Outcomes:

Students will have learned the differences between teaching in a regular school and teaching immigrants.

Students wil understand why and what new immigrants need to learn for them to function successfully in their new environment.

 

Reference Texts:

New Immigrants in the United States : Background for Second Language Educators ( Cambridge Language Teaching Library) (Paperback)
by Sandra Lee McKay (Editor), Sau-ling Cynthia Wong (Editor), Michael Swan (Series Editor)
Cambridge University Press (January 28, 2000)
ISBN: 0521667984
List Price: New and Used from $10.50 US

 

 

These texts are provided as sources of additional information. The student is under no obligation to purchase any of texts - other than the course required one as noted above.

 

Assignments:

Students will research the needs of new immigrants and develop a paper of 16-20 pages that breaks these needs into lessons.

Before completing this assignment, please read our assignment guidelines.

 

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