ENES 5120 - Understanding English

3 credit hours
When students complete this course, they will have a deeper understanding of the history, structure, and diversity of American English as well as how to analyze authentic oral and written samples from English language learners in order to guide instruction. Students will have linguistic knowledge and tools to guide English language learners toward increased English proficiency while providing them with metalinguistic and metacognitive strategies to advance their own bilingualism and biliteracy.