EDU 607 - Teacher Research in Literacy and Language Development

The purpose of this course is to enable Literacy and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) professionals to develop their content knowledge in their disciplines through practitioner inquiry. Students will identify a literacy and language content topic of interest and pursue library and empirical research on this topic. Each student will generate a research question, collect and analyze sample data, summarize findings, and synthesize how their new knowledge for teaching the content area can be applied in their classroom. The class will function as a community of researchers. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an inquiry stance on teaching in their content area.

Prerequisite(s): 15 credits in Literacy Education course or 15 credits in TESOL courses and open to matriculated students in the MSEd. in Literacy Education or TESOL, or program permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education