2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

training; and leadership in teacher growth and evaluation. Emphasis is on the personal qualities of leadership conducive
to good human relations.
EDAD 6309 The School and Its Instructional Program
Factors influencing school curriculum in grades K-12 are studied. Included are the components of the curriculum:
organization of the curriculum; how curriculum is changed; how new curriculum is developed; and the curriculum
programs in elementary and secondary schools.
EDAD 6313 School Personnel Leadership
An integration of personnel leadership skills required in the legal, academic, and administrative considerations of
regular and special school programs. Included are state and federal regulations.
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
EDBI 3121, 3221, 3321 Special Topics in Language and Literature
Special topics to be treated are determined by interested students with the approval of the Dean of the School of
Education. Mexican-American literature, sociolinguistics, grammar for native speakers of Spanish, and field experience
in Hispanic language and culture are examples of possible areas of interest.
EDBI 3173, 3174, 3175 Language Center Internship
Prerequisite: SPAN 1314 or its equivalent.
Students expand their knowledge of and increase their skills in bilingual education through a variety of multi-media
and cultural activities. All work is done in the Language Center under the supervision of a supervising instructor and an
evaluating instructor.
EDBI 3335 Spanish Writing Workshop
This course provides students with strategies to write fluently in Spanish. Techniques emphasize the steps of the
writing process. Students use self-editing and peer collaboration to produce a portfolio of their work. (Offered also as
SPAN 3335.)
EDBI 3336 Advanced Spanish Writing Workshop
Prerequisite: EDBI/SPAN 3335 Spanish Writing Workshop.
An introduction to the writing of personal history. Students write their personal histories through memories elicited by
things they see, songs, dreams, overheard conversations, collections, books, quotes, as well as reflections. Their project
will involve a compilation of entries with a focus on composing, revising, editing, and publishing a ―memoir book‖.
(Offered also as SPAN 3336.)
EDBI 3387 Teaching School Content Areas in the Bilingual Classroom
Prerequisite: ACTFL Spanish proficiency level of Advanced or above.
Preparation and teaching in Spanish of lessons and units in content areas. Spanish vocabulary for school content areas.
Evaluation of curriculum materials for the Spanish speaker. Familiarization with state-adopted materials written in
Spanish. Students apply course content in a 15-hour practicum in the bilingual classroom.
EDBI 4293 Senior Seminar: Foundations of Bilingual Education
Prerequisite: EDBI 3387 and 4314 or permission of the instructor.
Students study topics in applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and multilingual, multicultural
education. Students prepare written assignments, give oral presentations, and participate in discussion of these topics.
Students conduct in-depth research on one of these areas and present their research in a senior seminar paper and in an
oral presentation to the class.
EDBI 4304 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
Prerequisites: (EDUC 4301 or 4311) and 4312 or permission of the instructor.
Theories, pedagogical considerations and current methodology in the teaching of listening, speaking, reading, and
writing skills for second languages and target cultures. Emphasis on developing interpersonal communication skills of
beginning and intermediate ESL students. (Offered as ENGL 4304, FREN 4304, and SPAN 4304.)
EDBI 4305 Second Language Acquisition
Theories of second-language acquisition; comparison of first- and second-language acquisition; second-language
acquisition in children and adults; the bilingual child. Sociolinguistic considerations. Assessment of language
dominance and proficiency. Focus on acquisition of English as a second language.
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