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EDU 454 The Urban ESL Professional

Students in this course examine the roles and responsibilities of the urban ESL teacher, exploring how cultural practices, family circumstances, and community contexts influence student learning, with particular attention to English learners. Students explore schools as organizations situated within broader sociocultural, economic, and health-related systems and develop strategies for effective communication with families and communities. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with educators, specialists, and community partners to improve educational services, connect schooling to everyday life, the workplace, and future educational opportunities, and understand the role of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in supporting student learning and development.

Prerequisites

Special information

Note: Admission to Urban Teacher Program is required to register. EDU 454 is offered concurrently with EDU 654.
2 Undergraduate credits

Effective December 18, 2018 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • understand that cultural practices may differ and that these differences may affect the way students learn;
  • recognize schools as organizations within the larger community context and see that successful communication with parents must be undertaken within that larger sociocultural framework;
  • identify how the student's environment, including family circumstances, community systems, and health and economic conditions, may influence learning;
  • work with other professionals to improve the quality of educational services provided to English learners.
  • connect students' schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further educational opportunities;
  • know how to involve representatives of business, industry, and community organizations as active partners in creating educational opportunities;
  • understand the role and purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the teaching and learning process;

Spring 2026

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 The Urban ESL Professional Tanghe, Shannon L Books for EDU-454-01 Spring 2026 Course details for EDU-454-01 Spring 2026