Program Overview
Enhance your understanding, cultural competency, and agency related to the complexity of schooling for multilingual learners. Coursework focuses on U.S. immigration, migration, transnationalism, culture, family school partnerships, education policy, and cultural and language learning considerations.
What You Gain
- Enhanced cross-cultural communication skills and culturally responsive practices
- Experience working in multilingual settings with families and children
- Exploration of language delivery models
- Awareness of the intersection of language and educational policies
- Advocacy for assets-based English language instruction
"What I liked about the coursework was the opportunities to go into the field and work with different organizations, such as the King Street Center and Parent University, to see this information we are learning in a real-life context." – ECLD student Jordan Kerr
Choose Your Pathway (Two Options):
Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity – Open to All UVM Undergraduate Students
This minor is for any UVM student who wants to develop competency working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a variety of professional and community settings. Interdisciplinary coursework includes a variety of electives in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Cultural Anthropology, Higher Education, Human Development, Linguistics, Social Work, and Sociology.
See Minor Requirements in UVM Catalogue
Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity for Licensure Endorsement – for Education Majors
This pathway is for Education majors pursuing an additional certification/endorsement in their licensure program to work with English language learner students (ELLs) in PreK through grade 12. The ESOL Praxis II is required upon completion of the endorsement. Upon completion, endorsement is through transcript review with the Vermont Agency of Education.
Learning Outcomes:
- Address different language, academic, and social-emotional needs of students.
- Create culturally responsive lessons and curriculum.
- Assess language and content for EL students.
- Understand the importance and complexity of home school partnerships with families with English learners.
- Examine state policies and program planning for EL students.
See Minor Requirements in UVM Catalogue
Apply
ECLD Minor Application Form
Deadlines to Apply:
- October 15 to begin spring semester
- March 15 to begin fall semester
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