An Overview of the Preparation and Certification of Teachers Working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students.

Autor/inn/en	Menken, Kate; Antunez, Beth
Institution	National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Washington, DC.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	An Overview of the Preparation and Certification of Teachers Working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students.
Quelle	(2001), (79 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Education; Diversity (Student); Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Higher Education; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Limited English Speaking; Preservice Teacher Education; Required Courses; Teacher Certification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Pflichtkurs
Abstract	This study combined survey data with qualitative analysis to explore the preservice preparation of teachers of English language learners (ELLs). The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education disseminated surveys to member institutions and Web site users, examining the breadth and depth of preparation programs for such teachers. The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education compared survey findings to its analysis of both state level bilingual education teacher licensure requirements and the content of courses required by institutions for degrees/licensure in bilingual education. Licensure and course requirements were categorized by areas of knowledge, revealing that while typically emphasizing the areas of pedagogy and cultural/linguistic diversity, linguistics received less emphasis at both state and institutional levels. There was great variance in how states mandated requirements for bilingual education teacher licensure, though state requirements did impact institutions' programming. Programs varied in the depth of their coverage of areas of knowledge, with bachelor's programs more likely to cover studies within an area of knowledge through a broad overview or survey course combining various topics within one course. Very few higher education institutions offered programs that specifically prepared bilingual education teachers. Even fewer required preparation for mainstream teacher regarding ELL education. (Contains 44 references.) (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC