Term
Spring 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAEd
Facilitator(s)
Trish Harvey
Content Expert
Natascha Gillen
Abstract
This capstone project was built in response to the research question “How can general education educators learn the process of language acquisition in an accessible way?” With the population of multilingual learners (MLs) in public schools steadily increasing and teacher preparation programs often not preparing teachers for these students, many general education teachers are looking for professional development (PD) on best practices for teaching MLs. Thus the idea for developing a free, asynchronous website professional development course that instructs general educators on the process of second language acquisition (SLA) was born. The literature review explores the theories and processes that contributed to the field of teaching language acquisition including social and academic language, the step by step process of language acquisition and strategies for teaching language within the classroom. This paper also describes the development of creating a website that explains second language acquisition and the steps that teachers can take to improve academic language outcomes for MLs. This project is designed to be the first steps toward general educators becoming more competent and confident in their teaching practices for MLs.
Project Type
Website Creation
Keywords
ESL/ ELLs, Multicultural Education, Staff Development, Teachers/ Teaching
Recommended Citation
Cabreana, Angela, "Second Language Acquisition for General Educators: An Accessible Professional Development Course" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1035.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1035
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects